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[NAMM] Recording King roasts its guitars

Recording King will introduce tomorrow at Summer NAMM 2014 its first guitar that uses torrefied wood.

The RP1–16C is an acoustic guitar which top is made of torrefied Adirondack spruce. Torrefaction is a low-temperature heating process performed in an oxygen-free environment. Its allows for reducing impurities and weight of the wood as well as expanding its resonance. The RP1–16C is the first instrument to benefit from this process at Recording King, with more guitars expected soon.

Specifications of the RP1–16C:

  • Dreadnought 0 cutaway acoustic guitar
  • Torrefied solid Adirondack spruce
  • Mahogany back and sides
  • Grained ivoroid binding
  • Sitka Spruce X scalloped bracing
  • Mahogany neck with V shape and Dovetail joint at the 12th fret
  • Rosewood fingerboard with 20 frets and Dot inlays
  • Nut width: 1.75”
  • Scale length: 25.4”
  • Grover Butterbean tuners
  • Pyramid-shape Ebony bridge
  • Natural Gloss finish

US street price of this RP1–16C is $499.99. Visit www.recordingking.com for further details.

 

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