#088 Chicagoan Special (They’re all Special!)

2025 Chicagoan (#088) Specifications

• 17″ Lower Bout, 3.25″ depth
• Low Density Sitka 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
• 1.72″ 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

#088 Chicagoan Portrait

#088 Koentopp Chicagoan

#088 Front Perspective

Very old European Maple on this one

#088 Beautiful Maple grain. Speckle for days!

Close up of front with unbound Fholes

I LOVE this shot!

Great close up of purfling detail and horn lines

Close up of rear cutaway

One piece flamed Red Maple neck

knob detail

#088 Head in Ebony and maple

Rear headstock veneered with Macassar Ebony

#088 Close up Perspective

Posted on Monday, February 10th, 2025 at in Instruments.