The Bourgeois Aged Tone Mahogany D takes as its inspiration the pre-WW2 Mahogany bodied dreadnought guitars. The ‘Aged Tone’ refers to the use of an Adirondack Spruce top that has been ‘Torrefied’ to simulate the effects of natural aging on the wood structures, bracing configurations from those periods, and special finishes to replicate the look feel and sound of old lacquer. The Adirondack top shows a wider grain pattern often seen in Adirondack or Red Spruce.
Maine
The Bourgeois Slope D Adirondack aims to deliver the sound and feel of pre-WW2 round-shoulder dreadnoughts, an near ideal instrument for flat-picking styles. Dating to 2007 and built in Lewiston, Maine, this Bourgeois Slope D Adirondack dreadnought is in very good condition with just light wear.
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MORE →The Bourgeois Custom Slope D aims to deliver the sound and feel of pre-WW2 round-shoulder dreadnoughts, an near ideal instrument for flat-picking styles. Dating to 2003 and built in Lewiston, Maine, this Bourgeois Custom Slope D dreadnought is in very good condition with just light wear. It features an Adirondack Spruce top, Mahogany for the sides, back, body blocks and neck, Ebony for the fingerboard and bridge, and Indian Rosewood for the head plate.
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MORE →Drawing from the iconic and sought after pre-war Dreadnoughts, the Bourgeois Signature D Madagascar serves up a rich combination of tone, presence and volume. Madagascar Rosewood is considered a visual and tonal equivalent to Brazilian Rosewood, though with a bit less orange to the colour. On this Bourgeois Signature D, it’s paired with Adirondack Spruce, as used on most of the best pre-WW2 steel string guitars.
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MORE →Here is a new, old stock Bourgeois JOMC Jumbo OM Cutaway, built during 2015 with a German Spruce top and Indian Rosewood back and sides. The neck is Mahogany, with Ebony for the fingerboard and bridge; the headplate is highly figured and likely Madagascar Rosewood. The inlays are Mother of Pearl, and the tuners are by Grover.
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MORE →Here we’re treated to a Bourgeois Vintage D, dating to May 19 2015 and featuring an Adirondack Spruce top paired with Indian Rosewood for the sides and back. The neck is Mahogany, with a Ziricote head plate, and Ebony is used for the bridge and bound fingerboard. Mother of Pearl is used for the Bourgeois headstock inlay and the snowflake position marker sets. The top is enclosed in an old-style Herringbone inlay, and the back has a ‘Zipper’ center strip. Open gear, nickel plated Waverly tuners – made in Bozeman, Montana, not far from the Gibson Acoustic shop – are at the head.
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