MAINGARD GUITARS
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- Maingard GC: This GC has the sister set of the Highest grade Brazilian Marc has. It is juicy and exciting to behold ~ many colors and hues are exhibited. Fine, fine Italian spruce top. Soft cutaway. Front & Back BEVELS. Ebony fretboard that measures 1 3/4" at the nut; 2 1/4" string spacing at the saddle. Torquoise & Maple handmade rosette. This awesome blue is found in purfling all around the guitar sides and around the headstock as well. Curly Maple top purfling. Ebony body, fretboard & soundhole bindings. Awesome heelcap with marquetry. Ebony bridge pins with Torquoise dots. Brazilian Rosewood front & back headstock faceplates. Gold Waverly tuning machines with Snakewood buttons. Piano-Like tone, smooth as silk. Hiscox lite flight case included. Please Inquire for our pricing. Front... Closer... Back... Back Detail... Headstock... Other side... Fretbaord... Rosette... Heelcap... Front Bevel... Down Front... Down Back... Side.
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- Maingard Lucas York: This guitar has some of the most enchanting, unique Brazilian Rosewood we have EVER seen! Extremely colorful. This is Marc's on model loosely modeled after the vintage Gibson Nick Lucas model and the Martin New Yorker. It is 12 frets to the body and has a wonderful Italian Spruce top. Our own proprietary torquoise blue and maple, handcrafted rosette. Ebony bridge pins with matching torquoise blue dots. ALSO, stunning fine torquoise blue purfling running all around the guitar. Even the headstock. The heelcap also incorporates this blue. The soundhole is bound; and curly Maple encircles the top of the guitar. The neck on this guitar is our own custom shape from Marc, it is his usual, wonderful neck, minus the shoulders. The Ebony fretboard measures 1 3/4" at the nut with 2 1/4" string spacing at the saddle. The scale is 25.5"; the lower bout measures 14 3/4"; and the depth at the tail is 4 3/4". Sweet Slotted headstock with Waverly tuning machines and Snakewood buttons. Tons of Tone. This guitar just soars. Soft cutaway and front & back BEVELS for a really comfortable play. Hiscox lite flight case included in our price. Please Inquire for that........ Front... Closer... Un-friggin' believable Back... Headstock... Other side... Fretboard... Rosette... Front Bevel... Bridge... Down Front... Down Back... Side.
- Maingard 000-12: Another outstanding guitar from S. Africa! Brazilian Rosewood back and sides with a creamy European Spruce top. Front & Back BEVELS. Our own proprietary Brown/Torquoise handmade wooden rosette. The Ebony bridge pins have matching torquoise dots. Wonderful Maple top purfling with fine blue lines bordering it. 1 3/4" nut width and 2 1/4" string spacing at the saddle. 25.5" scale length. ALESSI handcrafted gold tuning machines from Italy with Elephant style Ebony buttons. The bevels and soundhole binding are macassar Ebony. The neck on this guitar is our own custom shape from Marc, it is his usual, wonderful neck, minus the shoulders. Piano-like tone. Superb playability. Hiscox light flight case included. Please Inquire for pricing. Front... Closer... Back... Headstock... Other side... Fretboard... Rosette... Down Front... Down Back... Bevel...Rib Rest... Side.
- Maingard GC cutaway: For those of you who have not yet played a Maingard.... let me just say, he's certainly worth consideration. Perfect workmanship, and tone that goes on for days. This beauty has stunning Cocobolo back and sides with a fine European Spruce top. Soft cutaway. Handmade maple & cocobolo rosette. Curly Maple top purfling. Clear pickguard. The soundhole is bound in cocobolo. Ebony fretboard that measures 1 3/4" at the nut. 25.5" scale length. Gold waverly tuning machines with Ebony buttons. Marc's signature headstock with MOP logo. Ebony bridge with Ebony pins/abalone dots. The body, fretboard and headstock are bound in ebony. The headstock faceplate and backplate are cocobolo. Very tasty! The sound is very powerful and a bit more direct than Brazilian. This guitar would be awesome in the studio. Hiscox lite flight case included. $7500. Front... Closer... Back... Headstock... Other side... Fretboard... Rosette... Down Front... Down Back... Side.
Previously Sold
- Maingard Lucas York: Scrumtious Brazilian Rosewood back and sides with a fine, European Spruce top. Top and back Ergonomic bevels of Macassar Ebony for comfort. Guitar Gallery's own special rosette of torquoise & cinnamon brown colors. Bound soundhole. Ebony bridge with Ebony bridge pins sporting Torquoise dots. 12 frets to the body. Brazilian Rosewood headplates front & back. Gold Waverly tuning machines with Snakewood buttons on the slotted headstock. Ebony fretboard that measures 1 3/4" at the nut. 2 1/4" string spacing at the saddle. The top has maple trim bordered by blue purfling lines. The back center strip is the same and continues into the complex heelcap along the same theme. The body is bound in rosewood and the fretboard is bound in Ebony. The sides are accented with delicate purfling lines, as are the sides of the headstock. Talk about attention to detail! Some specs: 14 5/8" lower bout; 10 1/2" upper bout; 4 3/4" deep at the tail; 25.5" scale. Marc describes this model as based on the Gibson Nick Lucas model, but incorporating the Best of the Martin New Yorker. It's got plenty of guts, but the sensitivity is there when played lightly. This guitar Soars! SOLD. Front... Closer... Back... Headstock... Fretboard... Handmade Rosette... Heelcap... Down Front... Down Back... Side.
- Maingard GC cutaway: We waited a long time, but it was well worth it. This Maingard is a very special one. Due to the increasing difficulty of obtaining quality sets and the wonderful tonal characteristics of African Blackwood, Marc had aspired to keep this one for himself. Alas, our good fortune and yours, finds this guitar here in TN. Increasingly rare, African Blackwood back and sides with a European Spruce top. Signature fancy Maingard rosette. Engraved, gold Waverly tuning machines. Ebony fretboard that measures 1 3/4" at the nut; that is bound in Ebony. Ebony bridge with Ebony pins/abalone dots. Clear pickguard. Flame Maple top purfling. The body and soundhole are bound. The back stripe is intricate marquetry and continues through the heelcap, a Maingard trademark. The tone is perfection, Marc described it aptly when he said, "It's like the notes are tipped with honey at the edges ...amd the transition between notes is ultra smooth." SOLD. Front... Closer... Back... Headstock... Tuner button... Fretboard... Rosette... Down Front... Down Back... Side.
- Maingaird Classical (Earl Klugh model): Our first, absolutely mind-blowing classical from Marc Maingard. 25 year old figured Cocobolo back and sides .... 35 year old Cedar top (From Jose Oribe). Double sides (cypress lined) .... Double bevels of Macassar Ebony , and a lovely red purfling line all the way around .... adjacent to the binding & on the ebony fretboard as well. Sloane tuning machines with Ebony buttons. Brazilian rosewood headstock faceplate; CocoBolo headstock backplate. One of Marc's unique rosettes with a matching pattern in the bridge. And, BTW, the Bridge very special Brazilian that is 60 years old; quarter-sawn! The soundhole is bound as well. GREAT attention to detail. The back center strip continues right up the center of the heelcap. The sound is quite Fantastic. Bright, beautiful tone and a good resonant bass. Hiscox lite flight case included. SOLD. Front... Closer... Back... Headstock... Other side... Fretboard... Rosette... Down Front... Down Back... Front Bevel... Heelcap... Bridge... Side.
- Maingard 000-12 fret: Tremendous! Our first 000 from Marc. Striking Brazilian Rosewood back and sides with a fine European Spruce top. 2 Bevels, one for your right forearm on the top, and one on the back for total comfort whilst playing. Soft cutaway. 12 frets to the body with a 25.5" scale. Ebony fretboard that measures 1 3/4" at the nut. Ebony bridge with Ebony pins/torquoise dots that match the handmade rosette of torquoise blue and brown Maple. Bound soundhole. Curly Maple top purfling, tail wedge and back center strip. Brazilian rosewood front & back headstock faceplates. Gold Waverly tuning machines with Ebony buttons. TONE TO DIE FOR... Hiscox lite flight case included. SOLD Front... Closer... Back... Headstock... Fretboard... Exquisite Rosette... Front bevel... Heel... Down Front... Down Back... Side.
- Maingard GC cutaway: One of the most stunning guitars to ever grace our shop! Figured Brazilian Rosewood back and sides with a European spruce top. Soft cutaway. Front and back ergonomic BEVELS (ebony) for comfortable playing. Colorful blue & tan rosette. The soundhole and body are bound in Macassar Ebony. The heelcap is a work of art in its own right -- multi-colored geometric inlays. Gold vintage Waverly tuning machines with Ebony buttons. Beautiful Brazilian Rosewood front and back headstock faceplates. Maple top purfling, back center strip and tail wedge, with a tasteful blue line adjacent. 1 3/4" nut width; 2 1/4" string spacing at the saddle. What a joy to play such an exquisite instrument! Hiscox Lite flight case included in our pricing. SOLD. Front... Closer... Back... Headstock... Other Side... Fretboard... Striking Rosette... Bevel... Back Bevel... Down Front... Down Back... Side...
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