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Parlor and Small Body

G.R. Bear SP 12-Fret, Maple, African Blackwood & Engelmann Spruce

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InstrumentParlor and Small Body
BrandG.R. Bear
ModelSuper Parlor 12-Fret
FinishNatural
SKUG-2100259
HandednessRight
Made In Year2022
Model12-Fret SP (parlor)
TopEngelmann spruce
SidesAfrican blackwood
BackEuropean birdseye maple
NeckBrazilian mahogany with C profile
FingerboardMacassar ebony
Fingerboard radiusCompound 16" to 20"
BridgePadauk
RosetteAfrican blackwood
End graftEbano
HeadstockMacassar ebony
BindingEbano
PurflingEuropean maple
Top bracingPaulownia carbon falcate
FinishPolyurethane
TunersGotoh 510
Nut and saddleBone
FretsEVO Gold with hemispherical ends
Scale length25.4" (645mm)
Nut width1.8" (46mm)
String spacing2-1/4" (57mm)
Lower bout13-1/8"
Depth3-1/2"
Serial number41
CaseVisesnut hardshell

G.R. Bear's SP, or Super Parlor, is a new addition to his roster of steel string guitars. Given the Vancouver-based luthier's incredible work with his modern interpretations of the 00 and OM, we knew we'd love his take on the intimate small-bodied guitar. There's plenty of size variation in the parlor world, but as you'd expect from one called a "Super Parlor", the SP is more comparable in size to a Martin 0 or Size 1 than the slender Collings Parlor, clocking in at a comfortable 13-1/8" wide in the lower bout. It may be small, but by using unusual techniques like carbon-reinforced falcate bracing, Rye manages to get an outsized voice out of this guitar. Going against the grain of using the same wood for both back and sides, this SP features the visually striking juxtaposition of African blackwood sides with a birdseye maple back. Engelmann spruce's soft, warm tone is rendered more articulate and well-defined by the unusual blend of resonant blackwood and bright, transparent maple. Truly, this guitar just has its own thing going on.

Rye includes a limited lifetime warranty for the original owner of his guitars.

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