Atkin Essential D
$5995 CAD
($4316.4 USD)
For more details contact us at info@folkwaymusic.com or 855-772-0424.
The Atkin Essential Series takes its name from the simplified appointments and tonewoods of the guitars that comprise it. The Essential D is something A-kin to a Pre-War D-18, complete with scalloped, forward shifted X bracing, tortoise bindings, ebony fretboard and bridge, but built with a baked Sitka spruce top rather than red spruce. The bracing on this example is red spruce, which helps impart some of that tonewood’s dryness and snap.
The Essential D is a powerful and muscular mahogany dreadnought with plenty of headroom, strong bass response, and a treble response that will make any flatpicker smile. It’s lightly built, and offers the dry, open, quick tone of an aged and well opened guitar.
This example was ordered with a lightly aged nitro finish and a shaded top. The finish is attractive, and offers a vintage look without any fake mechanical aging applied.
Fairly deep and round neck carve with a 1-11/16” nut and 1st fret depth of .885”. 25.4” scale length, 2-3/16” string spread at the saddle. Bone nut and saddle, ebony pins, Gotoh aged nickel-finish vintage style open gear tuners. Pearl logo.
With Atkin hardshell case
The Essential D is a powerful and muscular mahogany dreadnought with plenty of headroom, strong bass response, and a treble response that will make any flatpicker smile. It’s lightly built, and offers the dry, open, quick tone of an aged and well opened guitar.
This example was ordered with a lightly aged nitro finish and a shaded top. The finish is attractive, and offers a vintage look without any fake mechanical aging applied.
Fairly deep and round neck carve with a 1-11/16” nut and 1st fret depth of .885”. 25.4” scale length, 2-3/16” string spread at the saddle. Bone nut and saddle, ebony pins, Gotoh aged nickel-finish vintage style open gear tuners. Pearl logo.
With Atkin hardshell case