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Comments from the luthier,
Sylvan Wells .....
"I believe that most modern
makers tend to make their
guitars overbuilt and, and as a
result, are just too heavy. Pick
up a new guitar and compare
it to the weight of those built in
the vintage era before World
War II. As compared to new
guitars, the guitar from the
vintage era is light! I wanted to
build guitars like that! So this
guitar's design from the very
beginning was to build an
instrument as light as possible
and still maintain its' tone and
structural integrity."
"The instrument is basically a classic mahogany dreadnaught made in the Gibson Advanced Jumbo style. Although the guitar
incorporates all of my modern techniques of building (double tenon neck joint, Semi-hemispherical frets, etc.) it utilizes pre-war
bracing both in shape and size. The top is vintage red spruce but thinner than usual. The back and side thickness have also
been reduced. The bridge is brazilian rosewood and weighs but 22 grams (as opposed to a "normal" bridges weight of about
35 grams). The neck is a 3 piece, all mahogany design, for stiffness and reliability. This guitar is the first to incorporate all of
the Tone Enhancer™ technologies developed while creating the Bay State series of guitars of which this is one."
"How does it sound? In a word - booming. Loud, responsive and yet, subtle. A flatpicker's dream. And, when
compared to other Dreadnaughts, this guitar weighs about 40% less! Quite a difference!"
compared to other Dreadnaughts, this guitar weighs about 40% less! Quite a difference!"
