Cardinal Magpie Buckeye Burl Top

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AT (512) 243.6036 OR sales@austinguitarhouse.com

Sam Evans, designer and builder of Cardinal Instruments creates unique, inspiring, and beautifully hand crafted guitars, basses and lapsteels. Using locally harvested woods, locally made custom hardware, eco-friendly finishing processes, and pickups made in-house, Cardinal offers players the tools needed to best express their musical identity.

• Model: Magpie
• Serial Number: M20126
• Body Wood: 100 year old Cypress Body, Bookmatched Buckeye Burl Maple Top
• Neck Wood: Torrefied Flame Maple 
• Neck Profile: Medium C-Carve, 0.84" depth at 1st fret, 0.93" depth at 12th 
• Fingerboard: Indian Rosewood 
• Scale Length: 25.5"
• Radius: 12"
• Frets: Jumbo, 21
• Inlays: Cardinal Fretboard Inlays, Pearl Side Dots
• Nut: Vintage Bone, 1.70" width
• Tuners: Hipshot w/Pearl Buttons
• Bridge: Hipshit Tune-O-Matic, Custom Cast Bronze tailpeice, Painted Bronze Headstock Logo. 
• Pickguard: None
• Pickups: Dual Cardinal Custom Wound Humbuckers w/Aged covers
• Controls: Volume and Tone, 3-Way Toggle (CTS, Switchcraft)
• Finish: Natural Top, Redmilk paint back, and Violin Varnish Top Coats
• Case: Gator Hardcase
• Weight: 7 lbs 5 oz
• Observations: Last of the Cast Bronze Tailpiece. New Painted Bronze Headstock Logo, Custom wound Cardinal humbuckers. Calton Case available for custom order.
• Handmade In Austin - Texas

"Cardinal Instruments creates unique, inspiring, and beautifully hand crafted guitars, basses and lapsteels. Using locally harvested woods, locally made custom hardware, eco-friendly finishing processes, and pickups made in-house, Cardinal offers players the tools needed to best express their musical identity.

A stringed instrument’s voice starts with the length of the strings. When ideas started to come together for the Bantam, it was imperative that it offer something new and musical. With its 26-3/16″ scale length, the Bantam has a strong, bell-like timbre that works well with clean and overdrive tones. Notes and chords are clear and distinct, with lots of energy. It’s big, bold and vibrant, and though it has a slightly longer scale length than some of the classics, it still feels natural and guitar-like under the fingers."

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AT (512) 243.6036 OR sales@austinguitarhouse.com