Well, our customers asked, and I feel that we have delivered! Many of you, while impressed with our line of resophonic guitars and mandolins, have wondered why we don’t make an instrument YOU can play. So, for all you guitar players out there, we are now making a line of acoustic guitars. Our first two entries in this, our latest instrument adventure, are the Parlor Guitar and the RL-45.
The Redline Parlor Guitar offers excellent tone, volume, and playability in a very comfortable size. Not a “baby guitar” by any means, the design of our Parlor Guitar was heavily influenced by some of the turn-of-the century parlor and OM sized guitars, many of which are still around and sounding great today. We have modernized the shape a bit, added a truss rod, and use high quality wood components and hardware througout. These initial pictures show our Parlor Guitar made of myrtle wood and Carpathian Spruce. Our production models will be available with either mahogany or rosewood back and sides, coupled with Carpathian, Sitka, or Engelemann spruce tops. Necks are mahogany, with a comfortable fret scale length of 24 3/4″. Standard nut width is 1 3/4″. The overall body length is 18 1/2″, with a lower bout dimension of 13 1/2″. Other amenities include ebony fretboard, mother of pearl fret dots, ebony pyramid bridge, and fully bound body. Finish is nitrocellulose lacquer, with various sunburst options available.
The other guitar that we are pretty excited about is our RL-45 Acoustic Guitar. This fine and attractive guitar leans heavily on a tried and true design that has been around since the early 1940’s. The design of this guitar includes a jumbo body size, with an overall body dimension of 20″, and a lower bout dimension of 16″. and “sloped-shouldered” sides where they meet the neck. The fretboard and bridge are made of East Indian Rosewood. The fret scale is 24 3/4″. This guitar is available with your choice of either mahogany or rosewood for the backs and sides. The neck is mahogany as well, and includes a bone nut with a standard width of 1 11/16″ . You also have your choice of either Carpathian, Sitka, or Englemann spruce on these guitars, as well.
Great tone, easy playability, plenty of volume, and a great looking guitar, all at a very reasonable price. What more could you ask for?
If you are interested in either of these fine new acoustics, be sure to get in touch with us. Both models will be available in January of 2010!
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(back left to right:) Dirk, Chris, Steve, and Ryan
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