Guitar Options
Below are listed all the options I offer on my guitars. To find out what a guitar configured to your specifications will cost at current pricing, go to Price Summary for an overall price. If you are ready to place an order for a guitar from my workshop, you can Order A Guitar with this form.
*Standard feature, no extra cost
Option with no extra cost
Option with extra cost
| Soundboard woods— | |
| Western cedar |
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| Engelmann spruce | |
| Rosette— | |
| *Selected by the
builder |
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| Selected by the customer | |
| Back & sides— | |
| *Indian rosewood |
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| Madagascar rosewood | |
| Amazon rosewood | |
| Finish/soundboard— | |
| *Gloss lacquer | |
| Padded satin varnish | |
| Finish/back & sides— | |
| *Gloss lacquer | |
| Finish/neck— | |
| *Gloss lacquer | |
| Penetrating tung oil | |
| Scale length— | |
| 640mm |
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| 645mm | |
| *650mm | |
| 655mm | |
| 660mm | |
| 665mm | |
| Fingerboard width @nut— | |
| #1: 50.8mm (2") | |
| #2: 51.6mm (2-1/32") | |
| *#3: 52.4mm (2-1/16") | |
| #4: 53.2mm (2-3/32") | |
| #5: 54.0mm (2-1/8") | |
| Fingerboard width @12f— | |
| #1: 60.3mm (2-3/8") | |
| #2: 61.1mm (2-13/32") | |
| *#3: 61.9mm (2-7/16") | |
| #4: 62.7mm (2-15/32") | |
| #5: 63.5mm (2-1/2") | |
| Fingerboard extensions— | |
| High-C (E-string) |
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| High-C (E-string) & -G (B-string) | |
| Frets— | |
| Medium: Stainless steel .043"x.080" | |
| *High: Hard nickel-silver .050"x.080" |
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| Highest: Hard nickel-silver .055"x.090" | |
| Highest: Stainless steel .055"x.090" | |
| Fingerboard dots— | |
| Fingerboard dots may be specified by the customer for
any combination of |
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| frets. Three dots are no additional cost. Additional dots are $15/ea. | |
| Dots may be made from white plastic or gold alloy wire. | |
| String spacing @nut— | |
| #1: 41.3mm (.325" between strings) |
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| #2: 42.5mm (8.5mm between strings) | |
| *#3: 43.7mm (11/32" between strings) | |
| #4: 45.6mm (23/64" between strings) | |
| String spacing @bridge— | |
| #1: 53.6mm (27/64" between strings) | |
| #2: 55.6mm (7/16" between strings) | |
| *#3: 57.5mm (29/64" between strings) | |
| #4: 59.5mm (15/32" between strings) | |
| Tuners— | |
| *Gotoh Deluxe, gold plated, lyra style | |
| Gotoh premium, gold plated, Rodgers copy | |
| John Gilbert, 3/plate, ebony knobs | |
| John Gilbert, 3/plate, snakewood knobs | |
| John Gilbert, six individual tuners | |
| Irving Sloane, bronze finish | |
| Custom hand-crafted by David Rodgers | |
| Case— | |
| *Hardshell w/arched lid and installed hygrometer | |
| Hiscox case w/installed hygrometer | |
| Other options— | |
| Seven-string guitar, 4-string tuner on bass side | |
| Seven-string guitar, planetary D-tuner | |
| Left-handed guitar | |
| *Standard feature, no extra cost Option with no extra cost Option with extra cost |
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| To find out what a guitar configured to your specifications will cost at current pricing, please request a Price Summary form by email. If you are ready to place an order for a guitar from my workshop, please request an Order form by email. | |