*This is a used guitar in very good condition.
*This is a consignment item
*Observations: This guitar has a very colorful history. Originally comissioned in 1989, it was designed for a woman and was to have no black on it. It was promptly stolen, reappeared in a collector's photo spread in Japan, and then made it back to the States. It is a very special, one of a kind guitar!
It's narrow nut width will appeal to anyone with small hands. There is a fair-sized gouge on the headstock veneer, as well as other finish scratches and pick marks. There are a couple small dents on the first fret under the unwound strings, but the rest of the frets look good.
What looks like an uneven skunk-stripe is actually a truss-rod cap on the back of the neck; as Linda explains in the included correspondance: "The thing in the back is a truss rod plug. AND YES - there is ideed a truss rod. This was made before adjustable truss rods were around for flattop guitars..."
This guitar was auctioned off by Dream Guitars in 2017 to help victims of Hurricane Maria, which levelled Puerto Rico. It is once again looking for a good home. The artistry of Linda Manzer is unparalleled, and is evident in the stunning inlays on this beautiful little guitar.
From Linda Manzer: "Indian Rosewood back and sides, Not sure of the top. No ebony on it at all, should be rosewood bridge and fingerboard. This guitar started out entirely white except for the Rosewood back. It was stolen then found then possibly refinished. I'm not sure."
