Size of new ARS Signature Model
Body Length: 18 3/16"
Upper Bout: 11 1/2"
Waist: 10 13/16"
Lower Bout: 14 3/16"
Depth: 3 11/32"~4 1/8"
Frets: 20
Fret at Body: 14th
Scale: 25"
Back and Sides: Madagascar Rosewood
Backstrip: Version 8a
Top: Sitka Spruce
Banding: Spruce
Bracing: Quartersawn Spruce
Bridge: Rosewood
Bridge Pins: Rosewood with brass and Abalone
Bridgeplate: Maple
Fret Markers: Abalone
Frets: Nickel Medium/Medium
Kerfing: Cedar
Nut & Saddle: Bone
Rosette: Rosewood with Abalone circle
Truss Rod: 420mm double action
The process of design is completed, and the guitar sides are shaped and are resting in the mold. The first example of the ARS Signature Model will have Madagascar Rosewood back and sides, with Sitka Spruce top, and Mahogany neck. More details will be added as this instrument progresses. The images show the back with version 8a back strip, and the trimmed sides with the kerfing installed resting in the custom built form. This size is inbetween 0 and Double 0.
Note: images will change as this new model get further along
