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 most popular steel-string guitar of all time, the dreadnought is a design classic. The Atkin Dreadnought is based on the classic pre-war models of the 1930s. We’ve been building and repairing this style of guitar longer than any other and, as with the J-45, every vintage example we’ve worked on has taught us something different.
With its deep body and scalloped braces, the Atkin Dreadnought puts out an incredibly strong, full sound. It’s one of the biggest sounding guitars we (or anyone else) makes and it really stands out when you’re playing alongside other instruments, live or in the studio.
Serial #: 1881
Weight: 4 lbs 9.4 oz
Top: Torrified Sitka Spruce
Back & Sides: East Indian Rosewood
Backstrip: Zipper Style
Neck: Mahogany
Headstock Overlay: East Indian Rosewood
Logo: Atkin Decal
Truss Rod: Adjustable Double Action
Fretboard: Ebony
Bridge: Ebony
Rosette: Black/White/Black
Purfling: Herringbone
Binding: Grained Ivoroid
Bracing: Pre-war Scalloped Bracing
Lacquer Finish: Age Toned Relic Gloss Nitrocellulose
Nut & Saddle: Bone
Tuners: Nickel Gotoh
Side Dots Fret Markers: White Celluloid
Fret Markers: Mother of Pearl
Case: Atkin Oxblood
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”
The most popular steel-string guitar of all time, the dreadnought is a design classic. The Atkin Dreadnought is based on the classic pre-war models of the 1930s. We’ve been building and repairing this style of guitar longer than any other and, as with the J-45, every vintage example we’ve worked on has taught us something different.
With its deep body and scalloped braces, the Atkin Dreadnought puts out an incredibly strong, full sound. It’s one of the biggest sounding guitars we (or anyone else) makes and it really stands out when you’re playing alongside other instruments, live or in the studio.
Serial #: 1881
Weight: 4 lbs 9.4 oz
Top: Torrified Sitka Spruce
Back & Sides: East Indian Rosewood
Backstrip: Zipper Style
Neck: Mahogany
Headstock Overlay: East Indian Rosewood
Logo: Atkin Decal
Truss Rod: Adjustable Double Action
Fretboard: Ebony
Bridge: Ebony
Rosette: Black/White/Black
Purfling: Herringbone
Binding: Grained Ivoroid
Bracing: Pre-war Scalloped Bracing
Lacquer Finish: Age Toned Relic Gloss Nitrocellulose
Nut & Saddle: Bone
Tuners: Nickel Gotoh
Side Dots Fret Markers: White Celluloid
Fret Markers: Mother of Pearl
Case: Atkin Oxblood
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”