Australian Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon) is a true Acacia,  the same genus as koa,  and exhibits many of the visual and sonic attributes of its cousin from Hawaii.  The trees are a fast growing evergreen that typically grow in eastern Australia,  attaining maximum heights of around 45 meters over a life span of 50 years or so.   The trees are extremely hardy and thrive even in poor soil conditions with little water. 

        Like koa,  Australian Blackwood often imparts a midrange tonality somewhere between mahogany and rosewood ... nice warmth that falls short of being nasal sounding,  with great space between the notes and in the hands of a talented builder like this one ... a superb many-layered series of partials that really keeps the listener totally engaged.  This guitar is a spectacular introduction to a very talented new luthier ... Lilly Lee!

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*  1 3/4" wide bone nut
*  ebony bound ebony fingerboard
*  flamed mahogany neck with medium elliptical profile
*  Australian Blackwood backstrap ? peghead overlay
*  adjustable truss rod
*  25 3/8" scale length
*  bookmatched Sitka spruce top
*  spalted maple soundhole rosette
*  ebony bridge
*  intonation compensated bone saddle
*  flamed Australian Blackwood back ? sides
*  2 3/16" string spacing at the bridge
*  clear mylar pickgaurds (bass and treble side of strings)
*  figured Australian Blackwood body binding
*  mitered purflings
*  15 1/4" lower bout dimension
*  4 3/8" deep at end block area
*  French Polish applied shellac finish
*  deluxe tweed covered archtop case is plush lined

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