

But the guitar is so alive, lights strings have also lasted a couple of years.I've got a few vintage Washburns, & on all of them the first two numbers of the serial number indicates the year. With mediums, strings might last indefinitely, like strings on a piano. I generally have played light strings on it but had a set of medium EJ17's on for a couple of years that sounded as good when I took them off as when they went on.

The Sitka Spruce top is at least 15 yrs aged.Set-up and neck/string relief is good with low action for light or medium gauge strings without needing truss adjustment. This Brazilian Rsw set is in the neighborhood of 100 yrs old as it was imported from Brazil as legal pre-ban and about 80 years old at that time. Dovetail neck joint with adjustable truss rod, perfect neck set angle with high saddle Ebony fretboard with intricate abalone Tree of Life or aka Vine of Life inlay Fretboard width at nut 1.69" with bone nut and saddle, 25.4" scale length Ebony bridge, bridge pins and pick guard with intricate abalone inlays (bone pins included) Hard-shell caseVery well naturally aged wood. Mahogany neck, very comfortable C shape very close to a standard low profile neck with a custom vintage design at heel. A fine sounding guitar that when not being played would look great hanging in a display case.Specifications:Solid Canadian Spruce top with the tightest grain you'll probably ever see Solid Brazilian Rosewood sides and 3 piece back, small center wedge, near full wings Golden Era bracing with maple bridge plate Abalone and maple wood bound body and neck with abalone rosette Gold Grover Rotomatic 18:1 tuners give smooth precise tuning. Playing melody, fingerstyle or strumming you get a deep full satisfying tone, excellent bass, mid and treble. Sounds excellent, loud and clear with a full bodied balanced tone. Johnson (will include).Like that 1993 model, this guitar built in 2007 has an aged, harvested pre-CITES ban set of quality solid Brazilian Rosewood and beautiful inlays. A photo of one is on the cover of the famous book Martin Guitars An Illustrated Celebration. On the rare occasion a used 1993 D-45 Deluxe Custom BR with Tree of Life comes up they had been priced in the $25K-35K range (last one I saw about 10 yrs ago). In 1993 Martin built a limited run of 60 of this model which itself was inspired as a recreation with features from other of their vintage models. This guitar is not a Martin but was built as a recreation based to the specs of a 1993 D-45 Deluxe Custom Brazilian Rosewood w/ Tree of Life inlay.

If listing is up, its available.Finely crafted with beautiful inlays, made by Unique Acoustic Guitar Company. Unique Acoustic Guitars D-35 BR Deluxe Custom Dreadnought.
