Price: $1,495.00
Ashbury AR-49 TriCone Guitar, Brass Body
Brass bodied, matt finish, Tricone
Item ID: GR53036 Model No: AR-49
- Product Features
- Three cone resonator 12th fret to body and mahogany neck.
- Rosewood bound fingerboard. Slotted headstock with single Kluson style machine heads
- Strung with medium gauge strings
- Product Specifications
- Nut width: 45mm
- Width at 12th fret: 55mm
- Scale length: 655mm
- Body depth: 77mm
- Lower bout: 365mm
- Upper bout: 262mm
- Waist: 240mm
- No Frets: 19
- Body length: 505mm
- Overall Instrument Length: 1000mm
- Made in: China
- Model Number: AR-49
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Resonator Guitar Information
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Round neck Resonator Guitars are usually played in the same wasy as an normal acoustic in an open D or G tuning. Square neck models are usually played with a steel and held horizontally on the lap or in front of the standing player with a strap. Lap steel style players generally refer to the instrument as a Dobro. We can't as it is a registered trade mark!
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Ashbury produces high quality traditional and acoustic instruments, including acoustic and electro acoustic guitars, and bass guitars, autoharps, fiddles, mandolins, banjos and ukuleles.
The range is designed for the beginner to semi-professional player, offering very playable instruments with high specifications for the best price. Ashbury instruments make an excellent and affordable upgrade from any entry-level instrument, and are constantly being examined and perfected to offer the best possible value in quality and materials.
