Description
Here is a David Wren Concert Cutaway Acoustic Guitar from 1989, a wonderful example of David's work.
Construction and Condition
This guitar features a classic tone wood pairing of Sitka spruce and Indian rosewood along with a mahogany neck and ebony fretboard and bridge.
The elegant and characteristic Wren inlay on the 5th fret and abalone rosette provide the perfect visual contrast to the natural woods. The concert sized body is very comfortable to play and provides a very well balanced tone with lush overtones. The deep cutaway and treble side fingerboard extension allow great access to these upper frets.
This particular example of David Wren's work has some significant play wear but it is cosmetic and not structural. The finish has some staining, a natural result of years of playing. Fret wear is light to medium, with some matching fingerboard wear.
This guitar's tone has really opened up with extended playing time and the resulting sweet warmth along with great clarity and sustain makes for a very engaging tonal experience!!
Sold with its original hard shell case.
About the Builder
David Wren built and repaired guitars in the Toronto area from 1973. He was one of Jean Larrivee's early apprentices along with other now prominent builders including William 'Grit' Laskin, Linda Manzer, Sergei de Jonge, Tony Duggan-Smith and George Gray.
He worked at The Millwheel folk music shop in downtown Toronto for some time repairing and building, with a clientele including Bruce Cockburn, Jackson Browne and Joan Baez. From 1990 to 2009 he was a partner at The Twelfth Fret until re-opening his own shop, Wren Guitar Works, which he maintained until retiring in 2020.
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DETAILS:
- Instrument Model: Concert Cutaway
- Instrument Manufacturer: David Wren
- Instrument Year: 1989
- Instrument Finish: Natural nitrocellulose
- Instrument Class: Acoustic guitar
- Instrument Serial Number: 8905181, built May 1989 in Toronto Canada
- Country of Origin: Canada
- Instrument Condition: Good, significant cosmetic wear including heavy wood wear on the treble side of the sound hole and lots of small cosmetic dings and scratches.
- Playing Condition: Plays cleanly
- Right-handed
- CITIES Documentation Required: No
- Instrument Weight Imperial: 4.38 lbs
- Instrument Weight Metric: 1.99 kgs
- Scale Length Imperial: 25.59 in
- Scale Length Metric: 650 mm
- Nut Width Imperial: 1.79 in
- Nut Width Metric: 45.5 mm
- Case included: Yes
- Case original: Yes
- Case Type: Black Hard-shell
- Items in Case: Picks
- Consignment: Yes
- Product ID: 190540
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