Description
Description
Founded in Canterbury, England, in 1995, Atkin Guitars' uses a combination of traditional techniques and a little modern technology to handcraft around 350 guitars a year, all emanating the indefinable qualities that delight, surprise, and inspire us even after decades as players.
The Essential D offers 100% Atkin tone – stripped down to the bare essentials! Each Essential D sports a North American Sitka spruce top and braced with pre-war scalloped bracing, all of which is baked in house here at Atkin. Mahogany back and sides are complimented by a lightweight mahogany neck with an ebony fingerboard – just like some of the finest Pre-War guitars. This is a time proven combination, extremely popular with songwriter, a work horse that never gets tired!
Serial #: 2568
Weight: 4 lbs 2oz
Top: Baked Sitka Spruce
Back & Sides: Mahogany
Neck: Mahogany
Backstrip: Ebony
Headstock Overlay: Ebony
Logo: Atkin Decal
Truss Rod: Dual Action
Fretboard: Ebony
Bridge: Ebony
Rosette: Black/White/Black
Purfling: Black/White/Black/White
Binding: Tortoiseshell
Bracing: Pre-war scalloped
Lacquer Finish: Aged Thin Gloss Nitrocellulose
Nut & Saddle: Bone
Tuners: Nickel Gotoh
Side Dot Fretboard Markers: Silver
Fret Markers: MOP - Dots
Case: Atkin Hard Shell
Body Length: 20"
Body Depth: 4 7/8"
Lower Bout Width: 15 5/8"
Total Length: 40 1/4"
Scale Length: 25.4"
Nut Width: 1 11/16"