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Fritz Mueller

For Sale: #317

March, 2018:

FOR SALE -- Another new instrument (#317), this one made with a western red cedar doubletop and magnificent African blackwood back and sides, set off with Macassar ebony bindings and a single, elegant white purfling line.

#317 is the first blackwood guitar I've made in many years. The wood is unbelievable. Hard, dense, with a superb tap tone, it gives the sound amazing power and fullness. Combined with the cedar doubletop, the guitar has a deep, sustaining, exceedingly rich sound, with outstanding presence.

Scale length is 645 mm. Fingerboard width is 52 mm at the nut, 62 mm at the 12th fret. Playability is superb. It can handle strings of any tension, but seems especially well-suited for normal tension.

#316 has a tailblock access panel and a Ryan-style bevel, plus most of the other standard base-model features, including double sides and back, hollow neck, elevated fingerboard, and 12-hole tie block. Tuners are by Sloane. An upgrade to Rodgers or other high-quality tuners would set off the refined, classical look of the instrument nicely.

For more information and photos, please write. #317 is in stock and available immediately. Price is $10,500 USD. Included is a one-year warranty and a Hiscox Artist case. Shipping costs are additional. See photo below.

For Sale: #316

UPDATE: MARCH 2018. #316 is now SOLD.

November, 2017:

FOR SALE -- A new instrument (#316) made with an Engelmann spruce doubletop and exceptional flamed maple back and sides, set off with Macassar ebony bindings.

#316 is a sister to guitars #297 and #305. Photos of #297 can be seen by scrolling to the archive at the bottom of this page.

The sound of maple guitars is routinely described as "mellow". Not these. Their sound is strong, rich, warm, loud, sustaining, powerful, brilliant, capable of doing almost anything you might ask. Playing them is a thrill.

Scale length is 640 mm. Fingerboard width is 52 mm at the nut, 62 mm at the 12th fret. Playability is superb. With light gauge strings it plays like butter, but still with plenty of volume and projection.

#316 has a tailblock access panel in addition to the standard features of my base model, such as double sides and back, a hollow neck, an elevated fingerboard, and a 12-hole tie block. Tuners are by Sloane.

To find out more, or to see more pictures, please write. #316 is available immediately. Price is $8,500 USD. Included is a one-year warranty and a Hiscox case. Shipping costs are additional. Photo below.

UPDATE: MARCH 2018. #316 is now SOLD.

Archive -- earlier guitars in this series

#297. Flamed maple back and sides with a spruce/cedar doubletop and ebony bindings.

#295. Macassar ebony back and sides, ebony bindings, and a cedar/cedar doubletop.

#291. Ziricote back and sides, snakewood bindings, and a cedar/cedar doubletop.