BROADWAY
Once the design of the 16” guitar was worked out by the Gibson company in the late 1920‘s and expanded on by John D’Angelico shortly thereafter, a tone was achieved. It was a tone that was full, balanced, and powerful. This is a design worth exploring by any contemporary maker of guitars - parallel bracing, narrow f-holes closely spaced, eastern maple and adirondack spruce make for a shouty, robust tone, as fit for 4-to-the-bar comping as for Carl Kress-style chord melody.
To my ear, the perfect blend of power and beauty.
Materials - Adirondack spruce soundboard, eastern hard maple back and sides
Body size - 16.5”
Scale length - 24.75”, 25”
Finish - Lacquer, or varnish option
