The top is made of fine grain spruce with herringbone purfling around the edge and rosette. The genuine mahogany neck is fitted with an ebony fingerboard inlaid with mother of pearl markers. The bridge is made of ebony and the strings are secured by chrome plated tuning machines. Finished with an acoustic type lacquer and hand rubbed to a high gloss. Includes hardshell case.
Fine spruce is used for the top to provide superior qualities for the projection of sound.
Carefully selected and seasoned rosewood is used on the two piece back and sides. An adjustable truss rod is used to counter balance string tension and is tightened from inside the body to permit full length adjustment. This hand made guitar is finished with an acoustic type lacquer hand rubbed to a high gloss. Includes hardshell case. This guitar is the same as are standard AR-38 except it has a satin finish.