Individually hand crafted 12 string guitar built by the Master Luthier Dermot McIlroy…(former production manager for Lowden Guitars) .
Cutaway neck with elaborate custom decorative work . In mint condition and lovingly maintained .
Model No AJ30c /12 . Serial Number 063.
Certificate of Authentication to accompany this guitar states the following list of materials were used .
“ Back and side: Solid Indian Rosewood .
Top :Solid Sitka Spruce .
Neck: 5 piece mahogany , sycamore/ rosewood/ mahogany with solid ebony fingerboard with rosewood and sycamore .
Edge bindings: Solid Pear wood ‘ with sycamore and rosewood purfling inlays .
Rosette Abalone’ with rosewood purfling inlays . Headstock veneer ‘rosewood’ with sycamore purflings .
Bridge: Rio Rosewood’ .
Strap button inlay: ‘Walnut’ with Rosewood and sycamore .
Heel cap: ‘Solid Pear ‘ with sycamore and rosewood purflings” …
High quality machine heads ‘Gotoh’ (gold plated ) provide ‘stable tuning’.
LR Baggs Anthem pickup fitted .Hiscox hard case. New Elixir bronze 10 gauge strings fitted . AJ (jumbo) body shape; known for its ‘massive room filling ’ volume and rich low-end orchestral depth and crystal clear treble. The action is responsive and powerful. It maintains immaculate tonal quality even when played at the top end of the fingerboard (12th fret and higher). This high end guitar is a deeply resonant instrument and a supreme example of a contemporary Celtic-inspired Luthier.