2021 Iris DF Slope Dreadnought Guitar

Overview: Iris guitars are made up in Burlginton, Vermont. They're high-quality, superb-sounding instruments and build a little bit more to a "depression-era" style and spec. To keep costs down, the trim is simpler and the finishes tend to be satin with the grain pores peeking-out from it. I think this lends them a friendly look of the sort you also get from the Collings Waterloo line -- premium instruments but with a more plainspoken sound and feel. 

This DF mimics an old slope-shoulder Gibson dreadnought, visually, and sounds similar to a '40s J-45 but with a good bit more low-end, woody warmth and a bit less top-end shimmer and shine. It's pretty-much a perfect old-time or countrified backup guitar.

Repairs included: While the guitar itself is in great shape, it had gotten a little dry in the fretboard and so Ancel had to pull and reseat every single fret (as they were loose) and then give them a level/dress job. It then got a setup. It's playing bang-on, still has some saddle left, and is ready to roar. One note -- these have bolt-on necks so any later, "major" adjustment will be easy to do. I've reset a couple others already and the job was about an hour, tops, for me.

• Weight: 4 lbs 0 oz
• Scale length: 25"
• Nut width: 1 3/4"
• Neck shape: medium C/D
• Board radius: 16"
• Depth at first fret: 0.91"
• Depth at seventh fret: 0.91"
• Body width: 16 1/8"
• Body depth: 4 7/8"
• Top wood: solid spruce
• Back & sides wood: solid mahogany
• Bracing type: x
• Bridge: rosewood
• Fretboard: rosewood
• 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

Condition notes: While it's overall quite clean, there may be light scratches/scuffs here or there that I am not easily seeing as it has been handled and enjoyed for the last few years. The one thing I did notice is that there are circular string-winder marks at the sides of the headstock.

It comes with: It has a nice hard case and comes with a K&K acoustic pickup installed with an endpin jack and offset strap hanger. Yip!

Consignor tag: APTT