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Bartlett Retrospec Semi-Hollow Oxblood

Retrospec Semi-Hollow · #63
BrandBartlett
TypeElectric Guitars
Serial No.63
PhotographyActual Photos
Part No.Retrospec
Archive ID31946
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The Story

Retrospec Semi-Hollow Oxblood

This is a Retrospec Semi-Hollow model from Bartlett Guitars, built outside of Toronto Canada to specs of the solidbody electric guitars of the 1950s that we all know and love. This guitar is crafted of old growth Honduran mahogany that's been chambered for a lighter weight with an added resonance thanks to the bound sound hole, with a fretboard of CITES-certified Brazilian rosewood, and all hot hide glue construction. The Retrospec is even finished in nitro lacquer that is made without any of the plasticizer found in modern nitrocellulose finishes. It's a gorgeous instrument that is built by hand with attention to every detail.

Includes: Bartlett Hardshell Case

The Specifications

As it left The Music Zoo Tech Bench.
  • 7 lbs, 3 oz.
  • Nitrocellulose Lacquer Oxblood Finish
  • Eastern Maple Carved Top
  • Semi-Hollow Honduran Mahogany Body
  • Brazilian Rosewood Fretboard with Cellulose Nitrate Inlays
  • Cream Royalite Body Binding
  • Mahogany Neck
  • 24-3/4" Scale Length
  • 1-11/16" Nut Width
  • 22 Frets
  • .900" Neck Profile at Nut
  • 1.010” Neck Profile at 12th Fret
  • ThroBak SLE-101 PAF Humbuckers
  • Nylon Nut
  • ABR-1 Bridge and Stopbar Tailpiece with 1” Long Studs and Bushings
  • Kluson Tuners
  • Nickel Hardware

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