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.