ds9 tirga mhor
December 2020
Materials
Back & Sides - Master grade 100% FSC African Blackwood - sister set to Martin Simpson’s TM no. 127
Fully kerfed side construction in Western Red Cedar & Purple Heart
Taran Guitars Compression Braces on back
Soundboard - Master grade Adirondack Spruce
Rosette - Hot sand fade Scottish Burr Elm with Scottish Sycamore & Anstruther Pier Purple Heart
Bindings - Ebano & double Scottish Sycamore purfling
Front Purfling - 100% FSC African Blackwood & Anstruther Pier Purple Heart
Front Linings - 100% FSC African Blackwood
Bevel - Hot sand fade Scottish Burr Elm
Neck - Negative taper Cuban Mahogany with 2 way-truss rod & carbon fibre reinforcements
Fret Board - Fan Fret Ebony bound with Ebano & Purple Heart
Fret Markers - Gold circles with pink circles at 12th fret
Frets - Evo gold wire with semi-hemispherical fret ends
Headstock - Hot sand fade Scottish Burr Elm front & back with Purple Heart grafts with black 0.3mm veneers under sheaths
Tuners in gold with black button Gotoh 510 21:1
Hand carved solid Ebony bridge with Ebony pins
t. in gold
Case - Calton hard case in orange and black
Sizes
Scales - 645mm to 660mm
Frets to body - 12
Body length - 510mm
Max body width - 402mm
Depth - 124mm
Width at nut - 45mm
Spacing at saddle - 58mm
String weight - 12-56 Elixir PB