Talking Guitar: Incoming Leonardo Buendia OMC in African Blackwood
We recently caught up with luthier sensation Leonardo Buendia to discuss the latest incoming OMC in African Blackwood that we have on order for The North American Guitar showroom. Here is an interview with the man himself...
- Soundboard, Old growth German Spruce
- Back and sides, Master grade African Blackwood
- Cutaway, Florentine
- Rosette, Custom segmented broken Buendia
- End graft, Custom design matching rosette
- Back strip, Custom interrupted
- Position markers, Custom sticks
- 14th-fret to the body fingerboard
- Bridge, hand sculpted ebony
- Bridge pins, ebony with pearl dots
- Binding, ebony with black/white purfling
- Saddle, 2 1/4” string spacing compensated bone
- Nut, 1 3/4” width scalloped and compensated bone
- Neck, One piece Honduran mahogany
- Head-cap veneer, ebony or choice of other wood
- Back of Head-cap veneer, matching the back or choice of other wood
- Tuning Machines, Gotoh 510 Series stealth in gold
- Fingerboard, ebony with ebony binding and white maple purfling
- Truss-rod, light·weight double action
- Fret wire, medium Nickel-Silver 18%
- Fretboard Radius, 20”
- Case, custom carbon fiber Hoffee hardshell case (choice of color)
- Scale Length, 25” for OM
- Finish, Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Strings, John Pearse light .013- .053 or choice of brand
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