Rick Hayes Instruments - Guitar
Top -- Adirondack red spruce
Back & Sides -- mahogany*
Body Binding -- triple bound ebony, died maple, ebony
Tuners -- nickel Schertler tuning machines with black ebony knobs
Bridge -- ebony, weight-relieved
Bridge Plate -- rosewood
Headstock Inlay -- custom mother of pearl "Hayes" logo
Headstock -- triple ply ebony, died maple, ebony
Frets -- stainless steel frets that virtually never wear out
Fingerboard -- ebony, 25.4 scale length, 21 frets, 12" radius
Nut -- bone, 1-3/4" width
Saddle -- bone
Rosette -- burled rosewood
End Graph -- ebony
Pick Guard -- Tor-Tis™ faux tortoise shell
Heel Cap -- ebony
Braces -- red spruce (very tight grain)
Bridge Pins -- ebony with pearl dot
End Pin -- ebony with pearl dot
Strap Button -- ebony with pearl dot
Truss Rod -- double action
Finish -- high gloss polyurethane
Case -- hard shell case
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*Rosewood back and sides available at additional cost and requires deposit.
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