D'ANGELICO MEL BAY (SPECIAL)
- Earliest ledger date: 05/07/49. A variation of the New Yorker, headstock inlaid with the guitarist's name. Sold through Gravois Music, St. Louis, MO.
- D'ANGELICO
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D'ANGELICO STYLE A
No. of Strings
6
Body Type
Hollow
No. of Frets
20
Weight
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D'ANGELICO STYLE A Price & value
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D'ANGELICO STYLE A Description
- 17 in. wide, generally parallel braced, carved spruce top, carved maple back and maple sides, f-holes not bound, three-ply bound body (some early models single bound,) adjustable ebony bridge, rounded bound tortoiseshell celluloid pickguard (later models with bound stair step guard,) bound ebony fingerboard with block position markers (some early models with dots,) usually equipped with simpler trapeze and Grover DeLuxe tailpieces, bound three-point or five-point headstock, early models having a block inlays bearing "D´Angelico" logo and model name (later models w/"Style A" engraved on inlaid shield design and inlaid "D´Angelico" script logo), button tuners, originally available only in full Dark Brown Sunburst, some later models in Blonde, all metal parts nickel-plated. Earliest ledger date: 3/10/36. Last ledger date: 9/14/45.
D'ANGELICO STYLE A Specs
Orientation:
Right-Handed
Number Of Strings:
6
String Type:
Steel
Number Of Frets:
20
Fret Size:
--
Tuner Layout:
3 by 3
Nut Style:
Normal
Nut Width(inches):
--
Nut Material:
Bone
Neck Material:
Mahogany
Neck Joint Style:
Set-Neck
Neck Shape:
V-Shape
TailpieceType:
Trapeze tailpiece
Fret Board Material:
Ebony
Fretboard Radius (inches):
--
Fret Board Style:
Standard
Inlay Style:
block inlay
Inlay Material:
Custom Materials
Body Type:
Hollow
Body Shape/Style/Series:
Archtop
Body Material:
Maple
Veneer:
Rosewood
Body Finish:
Dark Brown
Body Color:
Sunburst
Pick-Guard Material:
Rounded bound tortoiseshell celluloid
Pick Guard Color:
Black
Sound Hole Size:
--
Sound Hole Shape:
F-holes (unbound)
Year From:
1936
Year To:
1945
Country Of Origin:
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D'ANGELICO EARLY MODELS (1932-34)
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D'ANGELICO EXCEL
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