Goodall

One of the finest nylon string cutaway acoustic-electric guitars known to mankind, this James Goodall hand-made instrument has a 25.5" scale length, 1.875" nut width, Gotoh Classical black tuners, with Crossover-fitted Ameritage humidity-control deluxe hard shell guitar case.  James Goodall formerly of Kailua-Kona, on The Big Island, Hawaii, is now of Ft. Bragg, California, where he and his son make some of the best sounding and beautiful guitars on the planet earth. When he set his mind to making a hybrid – a classical guitar for steel string players – the end result is heavenly.

We would call this "excellent or even excellent plus" condition, showing only small signs of having been played—a few scuffs, a few small scratches - having a low comfortable action in every fret position.

James Goodall is well-known for his baritone guitars, and this one is a gem. Crafted from master-grade Adirondack spruce and the finest mahogany, this stentorian screamer will put a crease in your trousers, for sure. Baritone guitars are meant to be tuned lower than standard instruments, and the Goodall, with its longer 28” scale, is comfortable anywhere from D down to B, given an appropriate diet of heavier-gauge strings. This particular instrument has been munching on medium-gauge phosphor-bronze strings, and it will shake, rattle, and roll quite happily whilst tuned D-to-d.

The code, which should never be pronounced out loud since it can harm the pomum Adami (Adam’s Apple) or its surrounding tissue, means Koa Grand Concert, the C means Cutaway – in this case a sharp, Florentine, one, and the last K probably means Koa top This guitar is in remarkably clean condition – when you see it you will have a hard time accepting that it is not still new.

James Goodall is one of the earliest makers of the acoustic baritone guitar, an instrument happiest when it is tuned C to C instead of the usual E to E.  

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