Lowden | F35cx | 2006 | SN:15487
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Luthier Facts :
Name: George Lowden Guitars
Location: Downpatrick, Ireland
Wait list: Sockists Worldwide
Taking Orders?: Yes, standard & customs
RIYL: George Lowden guitars have been crafting high quality predominantly fingerstyle guitars for many years.
Note: (RIYL) Recommended If You Like
- Builder: George Lowden Guitars, George Lowden
- Model: F-35CX (X stands for customization including mastergrade tonewood upgrade)
- Year: 2006
- Serial #: 15487
- Back/Sides: Privately supplied highly figured Black Walnut
- Top: Lucky Strike Redwood
- Neck: Mahogany/Rosewood/Walnut
- Headplate: Rosewood
- Headstock Inlay: Builder Logo
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Frets to body: 14
- Cutaway: Venetian
- Pickguard: Clear
- Body Bindings: Figured sycamore
- Top Trim: Wood Lines of Sycamore/Rosewood/Mahogany
- Rosette: Abalone & Wood
- Tuners: Gotoh 510s with custom ebony buttons
- Pickup: K&K Pure Western
- Case: Hiscox
- Bracing: Dolphin profile
- Body Length: 19 5/8 “
- Upper Bout: 11 1/8 “
- Lower Bout: 15 7/8 “
- Body Depth @Neck Heel: 4 1/8 “
- Body Depth @Tail Block: 4 7/8 “
- Scale Length: 650 mm
- Nut Width: 1 3/4” in.
- Strings Spacing: 2 1/8 in
- Price: US$6,200
At Goodacoustics, we love unusual instruments, especially those with hard to find tonewoods and a history to boot. This Lowden fits the bill nicely! It was built for a luthier, who has been the source of the sought after Lucky Strike Redwood (read more about here). I’ve always found redwood and claro walnut to be a bit flat in the upper registers but this Black walnut is quite different with crisp and clear upper partials and a singing treble. It’s also very hard to find Black walnut with this claro type figure and marbled colouration. Without further ado, here’s what He has to say about this instrument:
“Built by George Lowden from wood I supplied to him for this specific instrument. Body is highly figured black walnut from Davis, California and was cut from a tree that was more than 150 years old. The top that I supplied is the famous Carter LS redwood (no longer available from Lowden). Body and fingerboard binding is figured sycamore, purflings are sycamore/rosewood/mahogany fine lines. The scale length is 650 mm (25.59”), nut width 1 3/4 inches and string spacing at the bridge is 2 3/16 inches. Fingerboard is ebony. Tuners are gold Gotoh 510 with ebony buttons. K & K Pure Western pickup installed. The original Hiscox hard shell case is included as are George’s construction detail documents.”
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