You are bidding on a kit to make a 14 fret D size guitar in indian rosewood and sitka spruce from Martin parts. This kit feautres a style 41 fretboard that is bound and inlaid with abalone hexagon position markers and scalloped top bracing. This kit requires that the buyer provide a few more parts that are typical for my kits so be sure to read all the way to the end of the listing so that you know what is included and what is not. Not a Martin boxed kit but made up from parts purchased at the Martin factory for use in my luthiery shop. All parts are first quality unless otherwise noted. All parts guaranteed to be compatible with one another to make the guitar that is described. Please read the entire description before asking questions, as the answer to your question may already be in the listing. The kit includes the following: Solid indian rosewood back (factory joined with style 28 'checker' back strip, straight grained, the wood shows rich purple/brown color, profile and bracing positions marked), solid indian rosewood sides (factory bent, profiled and trimmed, the color and grain is a very good match for the back, the lower bout curves have relaxed a bit but they fit well into a D form with no problem), solid sitka spruce top (factory joined and rosetted, very tight grain at the center, well quarter sawn and quite stiff, top bracing positions and profile marked), solid mahogany neck (25.4" scale, mortise and tenon joint, factory machined to near final profile, rosewood headstock veneer, there are two very tiny wormholes in either side of the headstock measuring about 1/64" each that will fill easily with wood dust and glue and will be almost invisible once the neck is stained prior to finishing, cosmetic only and very minor at that), ebony fretboard (factory bound, slotted and inlaid with style 41 abalone hexagon position markers, 1 11/16" nut width), ebony bridge (belly, 2 1/8" pin spacing with vintage style long saddle slot), X/A hybrid pattern top bracing (5/16" gauge with scalloped X and tone bars), back bracing, kerfed cedar lining and birch neck and tail blocks. The buyer will provide the following items which are all commonly available through various luthier supply outlets: saddle, nut, pickguard, white bindings and top purfling, heel cap and end graft, fretwire, bridge pins, tuners, glue and finish. All parts are first quality unless otherwise noted. All parts a guaranteed to be compatible with one another to make the guitar described in the listing. No such guarantee can be offered to cover buyer labor and end result. There are no blueprints or instructions for this kit (blueprints really aren't necessary as all the layout and shaping work is done for you or marked/patterned on the parts). I can provide referral to various sources for these materials on request. Questions? Email me. But please do so as early in the auction as possible. I answer all inquiries, but I cannot guarantee that I'll get back to you before the close of bidding if you wait until the final hours of the auction to ask your question. I WILL BE UNAVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IN THE FINAL 72 HOURS OF THIS AUCTION SO GET YOUR QUESTIONS IN EARLY! International bidders welcome, but if you are bidding from a non-US location EMAIL ME BEFORE YOU BID so that we can negotiate suitable payment and shipping arrangements. Buyer to pay exact shipping and insurance if shipping within the US. If you want a shipping quote email me with your address or zip code. International buyers pay a small premium ($10) to cover costs and time of filing customs paperwork and transporting the package out to the shipper. International shipping rates...Canada $35.10, Most of western Europe about $55, Japan about $59...these rates for USPS international priority. To all international bidders: I do not falisfy value of kits shipped outside the US on customs documentation to save you on your import taxes. Please don't ask. NYS buyers to add 8% sales tax. Payment by money order or cashier check, personal check or business check (must clear before item ships) and Paypal. I will also accept International Postal Money Orders from some countries (Japan and Canada for example) but for most foreign buyers I require payment via Paypal. If you are bidding from a non US location please email me before you bid in order to discuss appropriate payment methods. Please see my other auctions this week for more guitar kits. Thanks for looking and good luck bidding. DLP
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