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The McPherson MG 3.5
Serial # 1322

This beautifully crafted guitar is shelled with stripped macassar ebony and topped with Engelmann spruce.

Engelmann spruce is the most common alternative to Sitka, another domestic western species. Engelmann is often more expensive than Sitka due to the lower yield from its smaller logs and because most logs have a spiral-grained structure that renders them unsuitable for proper quarter-sawing.

Engelmann is considerably lighter in color than Sitka spruce and lighter in weight.
Engelmann tends to produce a noticeably broad and strong overtone component.
It is therefore a good choice for players who require a rich, more complex tone,
particularly when the instrument is played softly.
This provides an excellent advantage for solo and fingerpicking styles.

This guitar is temporarily out of stock -- please call us for more details.