Description
Blueberry Handmade Groove Guitar #2 from 2008 – from the private collection of Blueberry Founder Danny Fonfeder
Back in 2008, we came up with the idea of adding grooves to the top of our guitars by carefully hand carving against the grain of the wood using traditional Balinese steel chisels – our idea was to take out wood density from the top in order to enhance volume and projection without affecting the structural integrity of the standard dimension top.
This had never been done in the history of guitar building and the result was an electrifying change in how our guitars sounded.
From that time onward, the majority of Blueberry acoustic guitars have been made with groove patterns on the top (over 6,500 guitars and counting)
This guitar as been at many trade shows since it was built in 2008 including both Summer and Winter Namm and it has been played and admired by many accomplished musicians – it sounds truly spectacular.
Unfortunately, the top was damaged at one of the shows, we did our best to repair it but those repairs are visible as you can see in the photos.
It is covered by our Blueberry warranty and is part of our history, we are holding onto #1 but this is your chance to buy #2.
We will send a letter of authenticity with the guitar.
Blueberry Handmade Acoustic Guitars are made on the tropical island of Bali by our experienced team of traditional wood carvers and artisans who have been practicing their craft for generations.
Our unique workshop has been creating singular objects of musical and visual beauty since 2005.
This is your opportunity to own a unique instrument or to gift someone something that can be cherished for future generations.
Detailed description
Top: Cedar
Back and sides: Mahogany
Neck: Rosewood and Mahogany
Fretboard: Macassar ebony
Nut and Saddle: Bone
Truss Rod: Adjustable with a 5/32 Allen Key
Tuners: Gotoh
Strings: D’Addario
Hard Shell Case: Included
Warranty: Included
Strap Pins: + $60.00
Electronic Pickup Options: LR Baggs iBeam $295.00 or LR Baggs Anthem $475
*** Note that both the iBeam and the Anthem are exceptional pickups but the Anthem is better if you play in larger rooms
Dimensions of Grand Concert Models (can be altered upon request)
Scale Length: 26 Inches / 65 cm
Number of frets: 20
Width at lower bout: 15 ¾ inches / 40 cm
Width at upper bout: 11 ½ inches / 29 cm
Body Length: 20 inches / 50 cm
Body depth at heel: 4 inches / 10.3 cm
Body depth at butt: 4 ½ inches / 11.3 cm
Total length: 42 inches / 106 cm
Nut width: 1 11/16 inches / 4.3 cm
String spread at saddle: 2 1/8 / 5.4 cm
