The Iris DF is a slope-shouldered dreadnought named after Iris co-founder Dale Fairbanks and modelled closely on the depression-era guitars coming out of Kalamazoo in the mid and late 1930s. Fairbanks describes what he was after as the combination of grit, funk and warmth, and the shape delivers it. This one is built with an Adirondack spruce top over mahogany back and sides - Adirondack being the stiffer choice with more headroom than the standard Sitka, so it keeps its composure when a player digs in rather than compressing. Scalloped Adirondack bracing and a 16-1/4 inch lower bout account for the volume. Finished in tobacco burst. Built by hand in Burlington, Vermont.
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Nut Material
Bone
Tuner
Vintage Style Brass Open-Back w/ Cream Knobs
Fingerboard Material
Indian Rosewood & Bar Bridge
Fingerboard Radius
16”
Inlay Style
Plastic
Neck Joint
Bolt-on Mortise & Tenon
Nut Width
1-11/16”
Scale Length
25”
String Gauges
D’Addario XS Coated - Light Gauge
Back & Sides Material
Mahogany
Binding
Tortoise & Pickguard
Body Depth
4-7/8”
Body Length
20-1/4”
Brace Pattern
Scalloped Adirondack Spruce
Lower Bout Width
16-1/4”
Overall Length
40-7/8”
Purfling
Blk/W/Blk
Top Material
Sitka Spruce
Upper Bout Width
11-1/2”
Waist Width
10-1/8”
Bridge Pin Material
Off-white Plastic
Bridge Total String Spacing
2-7/32”
Finish
Open Pore, Natural Satin Nitrocellulose
Case
Hardshell TKL
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