D-65-VA | Master Series handmade dreadnought guitar
D-65-VA overview
handmade dreadnought guitar, solid spruce & rosewood, vintage aged finish
Richwood Master Series are all handmade acoustic guitars, made of premium selected tonewoods, professionally set-up before packing.
The D-65VA has solid sitka spruce top and rosewood sides and back. Sonorous and bold, loud and clear, great playability and a classic look. The vintage aged top and herringbone purfling hark back to the first versions of this classic model giving this model a very distinct look. The rosewood back and sides are what makes this guitar so sonorous and clear sounding. The volume is higher than with its mahogany counterpart, the D-40. The low end is much bolder, the high frequencies are thicker and clearer with a lot of body. A dreadnought it typically played in strumming style, the big top has a slower attack time than the smaller bodies guitars, giving the dreadnought a full and round sound that is commonly loved by guitarists who use a pick.
The technical and aesthetical advanced features include bone fittings, a double action trussrod, voluted headstock joint, cotton capped X-braces, mahogany back braces, high grade Derjung machine heads, USA D'Addario EXP16 coated phosphor bronze strings.
D-65-VA
| body shape | dreadnought |
| bracing design | X scalloped, with mahogany back braces |
| scale length | 650 mm |
| nut width | 43,6 mm |
| body length | 500 mm |
| lower bout width | 405 mm |
| body thickness | 96/120 mm |
| top material | solid A grade Sitka spruce |
| back & side material | laminated rosewood |
| neck material | Indonesian mahogany |
| fingerboard material | Indian rosewood |
| fingerboard binding material | Indian rosewood |
| fingerboard radius | 14" |
| bridge material | Indian rosewood |
| top colour | vintage aged |
| body finishing | glossy |
| neck finish | satin |
| rosette | 3 rings model |
| top purfling | herringbone |
| side binding | ivory ABS |
| back binding | ivory ABS |
| back seam | zipper |
| trussrod | active two-way |
| top position dots | 7 mm + 5 mm white pearl shell |
| side position dots | 2 mm white pearl shell |
| frets | 2.4*1.1 mm 18% nickel silver |
| nut & saddle material | bone 43*6 mm and 72*3 mm |
| machine head | Derjung Deluxe chrome |
| strings | D'Addario EXP-16 |
| bridge pins | ivory color, black core |
| pickguard | imported 129 tortoise D |
| strap button | chrome |
| extra | additional genuine bone saddle and 1 x saddle underlayment |