Micheletti "Kestrel" Rigid-Rim - 2018
Micheletti "Kestrel" Rigid-Rim - 2018
b&s: kiawe
top: Engelmann spruce
rims: Peruvian walnut
neck: 7-piece: mahogany / kiawe / rosewood / maple
satin finish
12-fret
short scale, 24.9”
frets: nickel silver
radius: 14” - 22”
fingerboard: kiawe
inlays: CobWeb paua abalone
nut: 1-¾”
bridge: kiawe
headplate: figured kiawe w/ebony binding & paua abalone w/1mm ebony stroke
rosette: segmented, overlapping staggered burl
bridge: individual saddles
soyndport on upper bout
case: Cedar Creek
Decidedly different and truly delightful. Those beveled edges are not just pretty and comfortable … they are part of the unique structure of this instrument. They are rigid rims, carved out of single pieces of wood, that the top and back essentially “float” inside of. Do let me know if I can demo this one for you online. Wow!