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!
Specs
Specs
General
| Country of Manufacture: | Made in the UK |
| Serial Number: | 2856 |
| Product Color: | Natural |
| Relic/Aging Level: | Aged |
| Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
| Factory Setup: | E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
| Body Shape: | Dreadnought |
| Acoustic Cutaway Type: | No Cutaway |
| Body Material: | Mahogany |
| Body Finish: | Age Toned Relic Gloss Nitrocellulose |
| Top Material: | Baked Sitka Spruce |
| Bracing Pattern: | Pre-War Scalloped Bracing |
| Body Binding: | Tortoiseshell |
| Rosette: | Black/White/Black |
| Purfling: | Black/White/Black/White |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Mahogany |
| Neck Finish: | Age Toned Relic Gloss Nitrocellulose |
| Fingerboard Material: | Ebony |
| Headstock Veneer: | Ebony |
| Nut Material: | Bone |
| Nut Width: | 1.687" |
| Scale Length: | 25.4" |
| Number of Frets: | 20 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | Set Neck |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Mother of Pearl Dots |
| Inlay Shape: | Dots |
| Side Marker Inlay: | Silver Dots |
| Headstock Inlay/Decal: | Atkin Decal |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Nickel |
| Bridge: | Ebony |
| Tuning Machines: | Nickel Gotoh |
| Saddle: | Bone |
| Pickguard: | Tortoise |