1975 Mossman D-28-Style Dreadnought Guitar

Overview: Mossman instruments were among the first "boutique" guitars available en masse. They're very good quality, lightly-built and responsive, and sound tremendous. This one is a take on a D-28 and it sounds remarkably close to a good, '50s-style D-28. It's got a lot of warm bottom, a smooth middle, and a nice punch to the highs. It's just about the perfect chug-along, bluegrass-backup guitar. It also doesn't hurt that it looks nice, too, with a distinctive headstock and pickguard shape and interesting purfling and rosette choices. 

Repairs included: Max gave this a level/dress of the frets and setup. It's playing bang-on and ready to go.

• Weight: 4 lbs 15 oz
• Scale length: 25 9/16"
• Nut width: 1 11/16"
• Neck shape: medium C/soft V
• Board radius: 20"
• Depth at first fret: 7/8"
• Depth at seventh fret: 59/64"
• Body width: 15 7/8"
• Body depth: 4 5/8"
• Top wood: solid spruce
• Back & sides wood: solid Indian rosewood
• Bracing type: x
• Bridge: ebony
• Fretboard: ebony
• Neck wood: mahogany
• Action height at 12th fret: 3/32” bass 1/16” treble (fast, spot-on)
• String gauges: 54w-12 lights
• Truss rod: adjustable
• Neck relief: straight
• Fret style: medium-narrower

Condition notes: This is a very clean example of one of these guys. It has the usual weather-check and minor scuffs/scratches in the finish, but overall it looks nice! It appears to be completely original, too. I haven't found any cracks or structural woes. The truss rod is a little hard to get at (you need to use a long socket, really, to get back there) but these usually don't need much adjustment, anyhow. I see two or three of these for regular checkups every couple years and they haven't budged so I expect this one to be nice and stable, too.

It comes with: It's got a good old hard case.

Consignor tag: DCHM