Completed in April of 2021, this was a custom build for single-cell molecular biologist ( that also plays lots of bluegrass!) It features a few unique characteristics. For one thing, a slightly shorter scale length (13 1/2″) for his very small hands and custom headstock inlay implying an “optical trap”, an image of a critical tool in his research. It also features:
- Red maple figured sides and back
- Englemenn spruce top with scalloped tone bars
- fully bound in Ivoroid
- Rubner tuners
- 1 1/8″ width bone nut
- EVO gold frets
- Shop made ebony adjustable bridge/saddle
- Adjustable truss rod and 3 piece laminate neck construction
- custom neck profile
- James tailpiece in silver
- 10″ Radiused fingerboard with MOP dots and side markers
- bound, ebony pickguard
- hand brushed oil varnish finish, rubbed out to a gloss sheen
