SPECIFICATIONS: Main neck wood – Black Walnut Fingerboard and peg head material – Black African Ebony Heel cap material – Red African Padauk Nut material and Inlays – Genuine Mother of Pearl Geared pegs Dyed Hardwood Red/Black/Red purfling on: centre stripe, under fingerboard/binding, under heel cap, and under peg head overlay. Inlays – Clifford Essex shield and stallion in peg head and gambler motif inlays with detailed engraved dice in fingerboard. Reinforced neck Traditional Clifford Essex shape for the peg head and a vintage style pointed heel. Rim thickness – 0.5″ Total rim height – 2.75″ Rim material – Black Walnut Tone ring material – Brazilian Ebony (Janka Hardness 3692) Rim Cap – Red African Padauk Binding – Cream Head – 11″ high crown Neck width at nut – 1 1/4” (32mm) Plating on hardware – Nickel Rim support / Neck attachment – Dual rim rods Weight: 2.70 kg If you are not familiar with the Janka Hardness standard this is what it means. The Janka number is the number of pounds of force it takes to embed a steel ball 0.44″ in diameter exactly half way into the wood. On my chart Brazilian Ebony comes under Lignum Vitae probably the hardest known wood. Lignum Vitae has a Janka Hardness of 4500. Brazilian Ebony is certainly the hardest wood we have ever worked with and it makes an excellent tone ring for the head to vibrate on. So, if our sums are correct, it would take approximately 1.85 tonnes of pressure to embed the 0.44” ball halfway into Brazilian Ebony. Some tone ring! Note: This instrument comes with a lifetime guarantee. The ebony armrest in the pictures is an optional extra. All our instruments are thoroughly checked and set-up pre-sale. Instruments are dispatched fully insured against any loss or damage and within 2 working days. UK shipping costs £20. Europe £70. Rest of the World £220
