Friday, December 10, 2004

Gitane DG-255

Gitane DG-255

Select solid spruce top with rosewood back and sides
Body is bound in solid ebony with maple/walnut/maple purfling on top and back
Bound Mahogany neck with a 21-fret fingerboard of genuine ebony, marked with pearl position dots
slotted peghead
Genuine bone nut with traditional "zero" fret
Dovetail neck/body joint
Body size- 14-fret neck joint - Scale length 26 5/8” - Nut width 1 3/4” - Body length 18 1/2” - Lower bout 16” - Upper bout 11 1/4”
Horizontal cutaway
Characteristic "Oval" soundhole, surrounded with a delicate multi-ply rosette
Unique and rare solid peghead design
Moustache bridge with, a compensated, movable center
Nickel-plated, open geared tuning machines with a 14:1 ratio
Adjustable truss rod
Trapeze tailpiece
Shop adjusted

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