New Prohaszka custom 12 fret parlour build from 2020.
We’re very excited to have this one in stock along with his other
Mahogany ‘Bard’ model recently received. This is a guitar specifically
built by Balázs for the 2020 ‘Holy Grail’ guitar show, which due to the
pandemic unfortunately couldn’t go ahead. A rare opportunity to purchase
a very special guitar.
It’s a stunning 12 fret parlour model with some very quirky, unique
& playful custom appointments and the sound of it really belies it’s
small stature. It’s an incredible little guitar alongside being a truly
one of a kind type design.
It has a wonderfully straight wide grained Sitka Spruce top, almost
Adirondack esque visually and a jawdropping black Limba back and sides.
It also showcases some of Balázs’s mastery of craftsmanship with some
exquisite inlay work with a nod to his dark sense of humour.
The Rosette states ‘This is a Fucking Good Guitar’, of which it is,
but this is really a statement to echo the slight ‘risque’ inlay work
detailing couples in the midst of passionate encounters. The headstock
design showing a man kissing a woman’s neck whilst she clutches him
close and he, as the Irish say, is “dropping the hand”. The fretboard
inlay takes this further and shows another couple committing the act. It
really is a fun piece of art and an amazing sounding instrument
combined.
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Specs
Body Shape: Parlour
Finish: Polyurethane
Body Material: Black Limba
Top Material: Sitka Spruce
Body details: Ebony bindings with maple/ebony purflings. Ebony
rosette with maple/ebony surround with ‘This is a Fucking Good Guitar’
inlaid in ‘Mother of Pearl.’ Ebony end pin wedge with maple edge.
Neck Material: Honduran Mahogany
Fingerboard Material: Ebony with ‘couple having sex’ inlay made from
mother of pearl and reconstituted stones (coral, rodonite, turquoise,
spiney)
Scale Length: 648mm
Body length: 470mm / Lower bout: 340mm / Body depth: 88mm
Neck details: Ebony front and back headstock facing with ‘kissing
couple’ inlay on front made from mother of pearl and reconstituted
stones (coral, rodonite, turquoise, spiney) & Prohaszka logo on back
in mother of pearl.
Nutwidth: 44mm bone nut
String spacing: 56mm at bridge
Bridge: Ebony with ebony bridge pins with ‘Mother of Pearl’ dot inlays and Bone saddle.
Pickguard: None
Tuners: Gotoh open geared 510
Pickup: None
Overall condition: New
Hard Case: Yes Hiscox Pro Lifelite II