#087 Chicagoan, From LA to NY

2025 Chicagoan (#087) Specifications

• 17″ Lower Bout, 3.25″ depth
• Romanian Spruce Top
• Flamed Romanian Maple Back and Sides
• One piece Flamed Red Maple neck
• Violin style purfling on top and back
• Flame Maple Body Binding
• 1.6875″ Bone Nut Width
• 12″ Fingerboard Radius
• 25.25″ scale
• Medium Wide Fret Wire
• Indian Ebony Fingerboard
• Elliptical side position markers in MOP
• Rear Headstock veneer in Macassar Ebony
• Carved Ebony Tailpiece
• Carved and compensated, adjustable Ebony bridge
• Gotoh 510 HAP tuners with Ebony buttons
• Oil varnish finish
• Fitted with a Ron Ellis “Frissell” humbucker
• Strung with Thomastik-Infeld Bebop strings
• Fitted with a custom Hoffee Case

#087 Chicagoan Portrait

#087 Chicagoan In perspective

Top of Romanian Spruce

Maple meets spruce

Detail of heel cap and trim

Beautiful full back arch in European braodly flamed maple

Cutaway horn detail

Unbound fhole

Efficient bridge design

Ebony bridge and knob detail

Rear Headstock Veneer in Ebony

Ebony Veneered Headstock face with maple trim

Beautiful one piece flamed maple neck, rubbed down.

Nut and binding detail

#087 Top in Shadow

Posted on Tuesday, February 4th, 2025 at in Instruments.