Moonstone Guitars http://www.moonstoneguitars.com Handmade Custom Acoustic & Electric Guitars Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:41:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 J-90 Venetian Cutaway http://www.moonstoneguitars.com/2012/02/j-90-venetian-cutaway/ http://www.moonstoneguitars.com/2012/02/j-90-venetian-cutaway/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:40:10 +0000 Steve Helgeson http://www.moonstoneguitars.com/?p=761

Myrtlewood back and sides from the Pistol River area
30 year old Redwood to Hand carved eagle Ebony Bridge
Moonstone Beachscape Inlay with Agoura shell sky, leopard skin sand, Black pearl rocks Green Lapice ocean(reconstituted stoneSpalted Maple butt wedge,heel cap, rosette with double rings of paua abalone.
Paua abalone around top and back
Curly maple bindings

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Ziracote back and sides (southern Mexico)
Seasoned Adirondack Red Spruce
White pearl Rose vine inlay with Paua abalone vine
Curly Koa binding on body,neck and headstock
5 spruce back braces tall and thin
Scalloped soundboard braces
Bone nut and saddle,Ebony fretboard,bridge and headplate.
Honduras Mahogany neck
]]> http://www.moonstoneguitars.com/2012/02/ziracote-rose-j-90-venetian-cut/feed/ 0 Baritone Guitar Song – Moonstone B-95 Acoustic http://www.moonstoneguitars.com/2011/12/baritone-guitar-song-moonstone-b-95-acoustic/ http://www.moonstoneguitars.com/2011/12/baritone-guitar-song-moonstone-b-95-acoustic/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:31:03 +0000 Steve Helgeson http://www.moonstoneguitars.com/?p=749

“My Buddy Steve Helgeson of Moonstone Guitars made this beautiful acoustic baritone. We were jamming at his shop one day and he let me take it home to get more acquainted with. I was so taken by the power of this instrument that I had to make a song with it – and a video!”
-Chad Johnson

]]> http://www.moonstoneguitars.com/2011/12/baritone-guitar-song-moonstone-b-95-acoustic/feed/ 0 STEVE’S TITAN 2 http://www.moonstoneguitars.com/2011/04/steves-titan-2/ http://www.moonstoneguitars.com/2011/04/steves-titan-2/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 23:54:01 +0000 Steve Helgeson http://www.moonstoneguitars.com/?p=746 Brazilian  Rosewood Fretboard  & Head Veneer 24 fret 24 3/4 scale Hand stained Tiger Eye 5A Quilted Maple top Figured Black Limba body & neck Dunlop 6100 Frets 2 way truss rod w/ double graphite reinforcement “GALACTIC” Abalone inlay Curly Maple binding Paua Abalone body border binding Gotoh Delta Series 510 Machines Gear Ratio 1:18 Ebony knobs Master Volume /  Master Tone 3 Seymour Duncan ‘Lil [...]]]> STEVE’S TITAN 2 titan-023_resize.jpg Brazilian  Rosewood Fretboard  & Head Veneer

24 fret

24 3/4 scale

Hand stained Tiger Eye 5A Quilted Maple top

Figured Black Limba body & neck

Dunlop 6100 Frets

2 way truss rod w/ double graphite reinforcement

“GALACTIC” Abalone inlay

Curly Maple binding

Paua Abalone body border binding

Gotoh Delta Series 510 Machines

Gear Ratio 1:18

Ebony knobs

Master Volume /  Master Tone

3 Seymour Duncan ‘Lil Humbucker Hotrails

5 way switch settings:

*Bridge Full Humbucker

* Bridge & Middle  (both split – hum – canceling)

* Middle Full Humbucker

*Middle & Neck (both split – hum – canceling)

*Neck Full Humbucker

*** STEVE”S BIRTHDAY SERIAL # ***

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24 3/4″ scale
Curly Koa back, sides & top
Back carved & sides formed in 1981
Semi hollow body – No solid block
Honduras Mahogany neck reinforced w/ 2 carbon fiber rods
Two – way trussrod system installed
Bartolini PBF pickups
Tone Pros wraparound bridge
Brazilian Rosewood fret board w/ abalone filled pearl oval inlays
Double bound head stock w/ Brazilian Rosewood headplate
SWEEEEEET!!!
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28 1/2′ scale
Premium Quilted Bubinga back and sides
Venetian cutaway
Master grade Adirondack red spruce soundboard
Spalted Maple rosette
African Purpleheart bindings
Ebony fretboard, bridge, and head veneer
Purpleheart bound head with purflings
Gold Sperzel open back tuning machines
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281/2″ scale
Premium Brazilian Rosewood back and sides
Master grade Adirondack red spruce soundboard
Modified broken fan Torres style fan bracing
Engraved Waverly classical tuners with Snakewood buttons
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VULCAN EXTREME built for new Apprentice Adam Wolfe

5A Quilted top

Hand stained Aqua Blue

Brazilian Rosewood Fretboard and Headplate

Bartolini PBF Humbuckers

Hand Cut Abalone Salmon Fretboard Inlays

Abalone Osprey W/ Catch Headplate Inlay

Paua  Abalone Headplate and Fretboard Bindings

Paua  Abalone Top Surround

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$4,400 – Base Price: J-90
$2500 – Premium Brazilian Rosewood Set
$500 – Adirondack Red Spruce Top
$500 – Venetian Cutaway
$400 – Paua Bound Head
$100 – Chrome Mini grovers with Ebony Buttons
$1200-Pearl skull rosette
$300 – Curly Maple Bindings
$600- Paua abalone top bindings
$500- Paua filled pearl oval fretboard inlays
$250-double bound head curly maple

$250-SC Labs pickup
$300 – Cedar Creek Alligator Case Upgrade

$11,800

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Vulcan Extreme with 5A quilted maple top24 3/4″ scale

Bartolini PBF pups

Madagascar Rosewood fretboard and headplate

Black Limba(korina) body and neck

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