2005 Art & Lutherie Folk Cedar 00/000 Guitar
This Godin-made (ie, Seagull, etc.) guitar is from their budget Art & Lutherie line, but it doesn't sound like a budget guitar. It's punchy, forward, clean, and crisp and really responds well to fingerpicking or bluesier, rootsier flatpicking. It's somewhere in the L-00-style soundscape.
Clearly, this box was played a ton and it has wear and tear to the finish throughout with the "best" part the pickwear around the soundhole and the "worst" part being a Sharpied signature on the lower-bout rear.
After some light, setup-side repairs, it's playing bang-on, has a good tall saddle, and feels good, too. I've been a fan of the practicality and comfort of Seagull guitars for years and the A&Ls are basically the same thing and also made in Canada by the same company.
Repairs included: fret level/dress, minor cleaning, setup.
Top wood: solid cedar
Back & sides wood: ply cherry
Bracing type: x
Bridge: rosewood
Fretboard: rosewood
Neck wood: maple
Action height at 12th fret: 3/32” bass 1/16” treble (fast, spot-on)
String gauges: 52w, 40w, 30w, 22w, 16, 12 custom set
Neck shape: slim-med C
Board radius: ~12"
Truss rod: adjustable
Neck relief: straight
Fret style: medium
Scale length: 24 7/8"
Nut width: 1 11/16"
Body width: 14 3/4"
Body depth: 4 1/2"
Condition notes: it's all-original and crack-free but it does have significant finish wear from use, handling, and pickwear.
It comes with: a nice, hard, TKL case.
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