The Historic Series offers authentic style, paying close attention to the details of the most sought after prewar instruments. The BR-163, built in the comfortable 000-sized body makes not only a truly enjoyable guitar to play, but the ultimate finger picking guitar in its price range. Crafted with a select solid spruce top, hand-carved X-bracing, choice solid Santos rosewood back and sides, with herringbone top trim and a traditional dovetail neck joint.
Features
- Back & Sides Wood: Solid Mahogany
- Finish: Vintage-Toned High Gloss
- Neck: Mahogany
- Style: 000 14-Fret Model
- Top Wood: Solid Sitka Spruce
140 – Historic Series
| Back and Side Material | Select Solid Mahogany |
|---|---|
| Back Inlay | Black |
| Binding | Black ABS |
| Body Type | 0 |
| Brace Material | Spruce |
| Bridge & End Pins | Black ABS |
| Bridge Material | Santos Rosewood |
| Bridge Plate | Maple |
| Fingerboard & Peghead Binding |
None |
| Fingerboard Material | Santos Rosewood |
| Fingerboard Position Inlays | M-O-P Dots |
| Finish | Vintage-Toned High Gloss |
| Headstock Style | Solid |
| Heelcap | Black ABS |
| Logo Inlay Style | M-O-P |
| Neck Material | Select Mahogany |
| Number of Frets Clear | 14 |
| Number of Frets Total | 20 |
| Nut Material | Bone |
| Nut Width | 1 11/16 in. |
| Peghead Overlay | Santos Rosewood |
| Pickguard | Dalmatian Tortoise |
| Plating | Nickel |
| Saddle | Bone |
| Scale Length | 25.6 in. (650mm) |
| Side Inlay | None |
| Soundhole Rosette | Traditional Multi-Ply ABS |
| Top | Select Solid Sitka Spruce |
| Top Bracing Pattern | Pre-war-style Forward Shifted X-Bracing |
| Top Purfling | Multi-ply W-B-W |
| Tuning Machines | Gotoh Vintage-style / Open-back / Butterbean Buttons |
Due to ongoing product development efforts, specifications are subject to change without notice.
