{"id":2821,"date":"2023-10-25T13:35:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T20:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/?p=2821"},"modified":"2023-10-25T13:43:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T20:43:33","slug":"a-chicagoan-for-eduardo-mercuri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/a-chicagoan-for-eduardo-mercuri\/","title":{"rendered":"A Chicagoan for Eduardo Mercuri"},"content":{"rendered":"

This was a very fun build. Eduardo visited the shop a number of times, once before the guitar was being built, where we picked through some old tonewood, and then once in the middle; at the time when the neck joined the body and he could really feel the life of the guitar coming together. We built the neck around his desired specifications and I voiced the guitar to be articulate, clear, and balanced. Eduardo wanted a guitar he could play gigs with, record with, and I wanted to make him a guitar that would push him and inspire him as a player. If you haven’t checked out Eduardo’s work, do yourself a favor. He’s brilliant! (link to Eduardo Mercuri )<\/a><\/p>\n

2023 Chicagoan (#084) Specifications<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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  • 17\u2033 Lower Bout, 2.625\u2033 depth<\/li>\n
  • X Braced<\/li>\n
  • German Spruce Top<\/li>\n
  • Romanian Maple Back and Sides<\/li>\n
  • One piece flamed Maple neck<\/li>\n
  • Body and neck bound in flamed maple and purfling<\/li>\n
  • 1.72\u2033 Bone Nut Width<\/li>\n
  • 12\u2033 Fingerboard Radius<\/li>\n
  • 25.25\u2033 scale<\/li>\n
  • Indian Ebony Fingerboard<\/li>\n
  • Elliptical side position markers in Ebony<\/li>\n
  • Rear Headstock veneer in Macassar Ebony<\/li>\n
  • Carved Ebony Tailpiece<\/li>\n
  • Carved and compensated, adjustable Ebony bridge<\/li>\n
  • Gotoh 510 HAP tuners with Ebony buttons<\/li>\n
  • Oil varnish finish<\/li>\n
  • Ron Ellis LRP humbucker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    #084 Chicagoan<\/p><\/div>\n

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    #084 Well aged German Spruce top<\/p><\/div>\n

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    #084 Close up of fhole and signature<\/p><\/div>\n

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    #084 Fhole<\/p><\/div>\n

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    #084 Fhole trim and binding detail<\/p><\/div>\n

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    #084 Cutaway horn and Ron Ellis LRP Humbucker<\/p><\/div>\n

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    #084 Front Lower Bout<\/p><\/div>\n

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    #084 Close up of Fhole binding<\/p><\/div>\n

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    #084 Extension with position markers<\/p><\/div>\n

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    #084 Headstock Face<\/p><\/div>\n

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    #084 Headstock rear face in Macassar Ebony<\/p><\/div>\n

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    #084 Neck shaft, rubbed oil finish<\/p><\/div>\n

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    #084 Custom knobs with embossed detail<\/p><\/div>\n

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    #084 Close up of Ron Ellis LRP Humbucker and ebony finger rest<\/p><\/div>\n

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    #084 Hand cut and compensated ebony bridge<\/p><\/div>\n

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    #084 Ebony tailpiece with personal “Ararucaria” tree inlay, a native tree from Brazil.<\/p><\/div>\n

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    #084 Wonderful figured Romanian Maple with contrasting maple binding<\/p><\/div>\n

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    #084 “Blackbird” shot<\/p><\/div>\n

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    #084 Waist<\/p><\/div>\n

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