Blueberry Acoustic Concert Guitar LIBRA TEMPLE WOOD

ABOUT TOP CARVED GUITARS
The tops of most guitars are made of either Spruce or Cedar. These are very soft woods and are almost impossible to carve into. Until recently, Blueberry guitars concentrated on carving on the backs, sides, headstock and bridge. After more than two years of experimentation and intense trial and error with different chisels and carving methods, our top three Balinese Blueberry woodcarvers have developed the skill to carve onto the tops of guitars without damaging the structural integrity of the soft wood tops. Blueberry Guitars does not use thicker than standard woods on any part of our guitars. It is the unique skill of the Balinese woodcarvers and their very specialized chisels that allow them to carve intricate details onto very soft thin woods. One of the secrets to the sweet and clear Blueberry sound is the direct result of the increased resonation caused by the fact that our guitars have contoured carved grooves on the top, sides and backs.
This is a unique signature feature exclusive to Blueberry Guitars.

This is a finger-picker’s instrument. The smaller, shallower body is lighter on its feet, and quicker to respond to the subtlest nuance. It is bright and clear, and the greater separation of tones gives the finger-stylist a wider range of expression. No lack of power here, however. The light, rounded body pumps sound very efficiently and the deep waist stabilizes the instrument when played sitting down. This is a very nimble and expressive guitar worthy of the finest finger technique.

Scale length: 25.5" 648mm
# of frets: 20
Width of lower bout: 15 3/8" 39cm
Upper bout: 11 1/2" 29.3cm
Body length: 19 11/16" 50cm
Body depth at heel: 3 7/8" 9.8cm
At butt: 4 1/4" 10.8cm
Total length: 41" 104cm
Nut width: 1 3/4" - 44.5 mm
String-spread at saddle: 2 1/4" 56mm

Take A Blueberry Guitar Out For A Test Drive!!
If you are unsure about buying a Blueberry Guitar and would like to play and hear one first, we can send you a demo Blueberry Guitar in either a Grand Concert, Dreadnought or Classical model to try it for 3 days and then return it to us. We would charge you $75.00 to partially cover our shipping costs. Should you decide to purchase a new Blueberry Guitar, we would credit the $75.00 towards the price of your new guitar.
This offer only applies to customers in USA or Canada.
A $500.00 security deposit would be required. The deposit is refunded when the guitar is returned to us in good shape.

Custom Orders
We can work with you to create a very special and personal guitar. Custom projects typically take from 12-16 weeks from conception to delivery. Payment is 50% at the beginning of each project and the balance payable just before delivery. We will provide artists drawings and photographs of the guitar’s progress as it is being built.

Some Blueberry Guitar Statistics And Information
All Blueberry guitars are handmade and hard carved on the Island of Bali. Bali is home to the most gifted woodcarving artists in the world, whose traditions go back for thousands of years. Once our guitars are completed, they are sent to Montreal where tuners are added and final setup, inspections and adjustments are made. Prior to this project there had never been a guitar produced on Bali Island. It took twenty months from the conceptualization of Blueberry guitars in August 2005 until our Master Luthier agreed that our guitars were perfect and had his approval to be sold. The first “perfect” Blueberry guitars started arriving in Montreal from the Blueberry Guitar workshop at the beginning of May 2007. Most of our guitars are now in the hands of musicians and collectors. At full capacity, the Blueberry Guitar workshop can produce about 25guitars per month. This is broken down by Dreadnoughts (45%), Grand Concerts (45%) and Classical (10%). Each guitar is handmade with different exotic woods and has carvings with various degrees of intricacy. We have had very favorable responses from accomplished musicians as well as fantastic receptions at trade shows such as NAMM, MIAC and SIMM. There has been a tremendous amount of media coverage from local and international newspapers, online and print magazines and TV. The suggested retail prices for Blueberry guitars range from $2,250 for an entry model, $2,850.00 for a midlevel model and $3,500.00 to $10,000.00 for a Masterpiece series or custom made Blueberry guitar. Our goal is to always produce guitars that are acoustically and artistically perfect.