Trivia
Collector's item with a modern Japanese style
This guitar boasts a bright Japanese design, featuring a mother-of-pearl inlay formed by inlaying shiny pearl gray parts cut from shells, and gold-embossed lacquerwork. The impressively beautiful guitar in the photo features a mountain cherry design, with flowers running up the fingerboard and head. John Lennon is also said to have had a mother-of-pearl dragon guitar made custom for him.
Mountain cherry gold lacquer guitar
Musical Instrument Guide : Acoustic Guitar Contents
Structure
How the Instrument is Made
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Trivia
- The guitar top is actually two panels stuck together
- The shape of the pick guard is dictated by the manufacturer
- Collector's item with a modern Japanese style
- Cutaways make it easier to access upper frets
- Why do the spaces between frets grow narrower down the neck?
- The order guitars and violins are strung in differs