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1999 Nickerson Corona
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SN#: 8593, Dated April, 1999. Body size at lower bout: 17" Scale length: 24 3/4" Nut width: 1 11/16" Body depth: 3 1/8" Neck depth: .81/.92, 1st/10th frets
Materials: Bookmatched, quartersawn fine-grained solid spruce top; solid figured maple back, sides and neck; solid ebony fingerboard; 7 ply body binding; Macassar ebony headplate.
Hardware: Seymour Duncan floating Johnny Smith Signature humbucking pickup; Gold M-6 Mini-Schaller tuners with ebony keys; Macassar ebony tailpiece, bridge and pickguard, with volume and tone controls; 1/4" endpin jack; adjustable truss rod with ebony cover.
Notes: An acolyte of Guild head designer Carlo Greco in NYC, Brad Nickerson set up his shop in Northhampton, MA in 1982, and relocated to Asheville, NC in 2006, where he maintains an active luthiery and teaching practice. A versatile builder, Nickerson produces a full line of hand crafted instruments, for an enthusiastic roster of performers and recording artists.
The Nickerson Corona is hand graduated from premium solid tonewoods, including the tap-tuned, X-braced spruce soundboard, and two-piece maple neck with solid ebony fingerboard. At a mere 5lb, 9oz, the instrument is exceptionally lightweight and well balanced, on the lap or the strap, with a rich, supple, voice with sparkling highs, warm, resonant mids and lows, and excellent acoustic projection.
Graced with gorgeous bookmatched fiddleback maple back and sides, the Venetian cutaway body is equipped with a Seymour Duncan floating Johnny Smith Signature humbucking pickup, volume and tone controls, and endpin jack. Carefully maintained, the guitar is in 100% original condition, without pick, buckle, thumb or fingerboard wear, and has smooth low action over a gentle D profile neck, with a fresh high-precision setup.
The original nitro lacquer finish has ambered to a warm honey color, and apart from a few incidental lacquer nicks, and a small finish line under the guard, the instrument shows few signs of playwear altogether,
A superb example of the luthier's craft, this handsome guitar is an outstanding player, and a true best buy in a handbuilt American classic. One only: call now.
Setup: This instrument is strung with medium gauge flatwound strings. The guitar will accommodate lighter or heavier gauge strings, according to preference. String action is set at 4/64" to 6/64" at the 12th fret, with moderate relief for acoustic playing with medium strings.
Case: Original deluxe arched black plush lined hardshell case.
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