Breedlove Discovery Concerto Sitka Spruce - Mahogany

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Discovery Concerto Guitars

New for 2019, but available now, we're proud to introduce the larger bodied Concerto to the Discovery Series lineup. Based on the ever-popular Discovery Concert platform, this larger body guitar is bold, beautiful and balanced with a Sitka spruce top and mahogany back and sides, but with additional sound and projection from the Concerto body. This guitar is ideal for a player looking for a big body sound with more tonal complexity and comfortable playing experience.

Features:

Body Shape
When we set out to create a guitar that would surpass the classic big body sound of the dreadnought, we didn’t just want it to be loud. We sought to bring out more tonal complexity, and to offer a much more comfortable playing experience, too. Introducing the new Breedlove Concerto, a new guitar shape created to elicit more volume than a classic dreadnought and more lush, complex tonal resonance in a comfortable body shape that feels just right. Loud, textured, and supremely satisfying.

Breedlove Pinless Bridge
The Breedlove Pinless Bridge helps maintain the integrity of the top by eliminating the need for six drilled string holes. The fewer holes in your soundboard, the more evenly the sound wave can move across the interior, without any loss of energy. The Breedlove Pinless Bridge also provides a gentler string-break angle from the bridge to the top of the saddle, reducing saddle strain. This innovative bridge also makes string changes a breeze, especially on 12 strings. Plus, you’ll never again have to worry about lost, worn-out, or broken bridge pins.

Breedlove Neck
Breedlove guitars feature a slimmer neck profile, which enables comfortable play, even with smaller hands. The hand-rubbed, semi-gloss Breedlove neck finish also contributes to ideal playability. The labor-intensive finish process includes precise finish coat applications, fine sanding, and hand buffing and rubbing.

Top Wood
Sitka spruce, Picea sitchensis, originates in the northwest United States. Sitka spruce has been the primary top wood for American-made instruments for decades. It is strong and light with extended harmonic content, and it nearly equals the power of Adirondack. It offers a strong, focused tone with a solid fundamental -- perfect for flatpicking styles. When compared with European spruce, Sitka delivers warmer, more fundamental sound, largely free of overtones. Sitka takes a slightly longer period of playing time to open up. It has a straight uniform grain and coloration ranges from white to pink to light brown.

Discovery Concerto Specifications:
Body Type: Concerto
Neck Wood: Mahogany (Nato)
Solid Wood Top: Sitka spruce
Back & Sides: Layered Mahogany (Okoume)
Top Finish: Natural gloss
Back & Side Finish: Natural gloss
Fretboard: Ovangkol
# Frets: 20
Nut Width: 1.69"
Tuners Hardware: Chrome Closed Gear
Lower Bout Width: 16"
Waist Width: 9.37"
Upper Bout Width: 11.745"
Body Length: 20.695"
Body Depth: 4.92” (Tailblock)
String Gauge: D'Addario EXP 17
Pickup: N/A
Bridge: Ovangkol
Binding: Black
Inlay: Centered dots
Case: Standard Gigbag
Scale Length: 25.5"
Sound Hole: 3.75"
Crafted In China

 

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