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DESERT ROSE "DESERT MOON" PROTOTYPE (2005)

DESERT ROSE "DESERT MOON" PROTOTYPE (2005)
EC, red-brown stained mahogany neck and double ivoroid-b-i bound burled mahogany resonator, ivoroid-bound 22-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl inlays, 1-1/4" nut width, 26-1/8" scale, Tony Pass "Lost Timbre" 500TS rim with "Vintage Formula" 20 hole flat-head style tone ring, black headstock overlay with pearl "Desert Rose" inlay, 5 geared tuners with pearloid buttons, railroad spikes at frets 7 and 9, Kershner style tailpiece, dual co-ordinator rods, one-piece flange, chrome plated hardware, inside resonater inscribed (2005-013 - DESERT MOON - PROTOTYPE), made in Japan by luthier Scott Zimmerman, with arched-lid HSC (burgundy lining) (SN:2005-013)
70U-3096... - No longer available - $2,200.00
body-front (click)
front-detail (click)
front (click)
armrest (click)
back (click)
body-back (click)
bridge-tailpiece (click)
case-open (click)
case (click)
fretboard (click)
headstock-back (click)
headstock-front (click)
heel (click)
inside-resonato (click)
rim-back (click)
rim-detail (click)
rim-detail2 (click)

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