2013 Spalt Instruments Gate Guitar Custom #19 Vienna Style

2013 Spalt Instruments Gate Guitar Custom #19 Vienna Style

From Spalt Instruments:

The gate to our new location in Vienna needed replacement.  To me it looked like prime guitar-building material.  Nice weathered Pine boards - resonant and light - with a wonderfully textured surface!  So, in June 2012, a year after moving into our new shop, we finally got around to make guitars out of it - a limited series of 50 (the boards yielded just about enough wood). 

Now, after 9 years the project is complete.  49 Gate Guitars (2 of them Lefties) and 1 Gate Bass were made. Only scattered pieces of the wood remain and they will be integrated into other projects.

SETUP & INSPECTED BY OUR LUTHIER

Weight: 7.1lbs

Case: Hardshell Case

Year: 2013

Cosmetic Condition:  Guitar is in excellent near mint condition.  There is some light scratching on backplates/electronics cover that can be seen in our listing photos.  Very lightly played guitar. 

Tech Notes:  Guitar and electronics were cleaned/tested and are functioning appropriately. Setup with D'Addario 10's, minimal neck relief and comfortable medium/low action. Plays great throughout the entire neck. 

Hollow Mahogany (Sapele) body

Mahogany (Honduras) neck, 3-bolt solid joint with machine screws and inserts

Madagascar Rosewood fingerboard

25 1/2” scale

Gotoh vintage style tuners

Tone Pros wraparound adjustable tailpiece

Dunlop Straplocks

Spalt BoneTop P-90 style pickups

Volume, Tone w/ push/pull for series mode, 3-way switch