Roy McAlister became revered as a luthier during his tenure with the Santa Cruz Guitar Company and his instruments are collected by the likes of Jackson Browne and David Crosby.
This tenor was completed in 2018 and boasts the following specs:
Specs:
• Solid Koa back, sides & top
• Solid Honduran mahogany neck
• Carbon fiber neck reinforcement bar
• Dovetail neck/body join
• Ebony fretboard
• Ebony bridge
• Paua abalone rosette
• Adirondack spruce 3-fan top bracing
• Adirondack spruce back bracing
• Honduran mahogany neck & tail blocks
• Spanish cedar kerfing
• Brazilian rosewood headstock overlay
• Ziricote rear hedstock overlay
• Ivoroid binding
• Bl/wh/bl purling top, back & sides
• MOP slotted square freeboard markers
• MOP side dots
• Custom MOP Hibiscus headstock inlay
• Grover open gear tuners
• Polished bone nut & saddle
• Nitrocellulose lacquer
• Premium Crossrock fiberglass hard shell case
• Retail value: $3600.00
$2350 shipped/paypal
howardmessinger@gmail.com
Carmel, CA
This tenor was completed in 2018 and boasts the following specs:
Specs:
• Solid Koa back, sides & top
• Solid Honduran mahogany neck
• Carbon fiber neck reinforcement bar
• Dovetail neck/body join
• Ebony fretboard
• Ebony bridge
• Paua abalone rosette
• Adirondack spruce 3-fan top bracing
• Adirondack spruce back bracing
• Honduran mahogany neck & tail blocks
• Spanish cedar kerfing
• Brazilian rosewood headstock overlay
• Ziricote rear hedstock overlay
• Ivoroid binding
• Bl/wh/bl purling top, back & sides
• MOP slotted square freeboard markers
• MOP side dots
• Custom MOP Hibiscus headstock inlay
• Grover open gear tuners
• Polished bone nut & saddle
• Nitrocellulose lacquer
• Premium Crossrock fiberglass hard shell case
• Retail value: $3600.00
$2350 shipped/paypal
howardmessinger@gmail.com
Carmel, CA
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