Acoustic Guitar for sale - 8-String Classical Darren Hippner

8-string guitar, #499, year 2006 by Darren Hippner with European Spruce top and Brazilian Rosewood back & sides.

This is Darren�s Hauser model with French-polish top and ultra-light lacquer finish elsewhere. The neck is Mahogany with a smooth-as-silk tung oil finish and Ebony fretboard. The tuners are Blake-Robson with pricing at $800-900 and have beautiful Snakewood knobs. The fretboard scale is 650mm. The nut is bone 68.5mm (59mm spacing). Saddle is bone 90mm (72mm spacing). Pricing if ordered today would be near $5,000.00.

This instrument is the finest guitar I have ever owned. The sound is rich and complex and the construction quality I believe ranks up there with the best in the world. Darren�s luthier skills are at a very high level and even with that said, this is truly a magnificent guitar from him. I have the guitar strung in AEADGBEA tuning (as per Paul Galbraith) and I attached bridge beads to prevent bridge wear (the high �A� string is of small diameter and could knife into the bridge without the bead there). There is not a scratch, crack or ding anywhere on the guitar. I have been the only owner and have kept it in its case in an environmentally controlled room.

I am selling this guitar because, after 7 years on 8-string, I have decided to go back to playing 6-string. It wasn�t an easy decision but playing 8-string well requires more time than I have available currently. Please contact me with any questions or for additional photos. Also note that I may have a sound file available in a couple of weeks.

$3000.00 plus $75.00 shipping (I will pay for insurance).