Pratley OM Solid Bunya Top Blackwood B&S Johnstone River Teak FB Non-Cut/Elec Acoustic Guitar

Pratley OM Solid Bunya Top Blackwood B&S Johnstone River Teak FB Non-Cut/Elec Acoustic Guitar - Brisbane-built beauties!

Pratley acoustic guitars are a beautiful representation of Australian craftsmanship and design. The use of premium native Australian tone-woods (such as Blackwood, Queensland Maple, Bunya, Johnstone River Teak) is a key ingredient in forming the aesthetic appeal and unique voice. Designed to be elegant yet robust, Pratley acoustic guitars are chosen by some of Australia's finest musicians.

This OM-SNCE-BW/B is a full-bodied OM / orchestral style acoustic guitar with solid Blackwood top, back and sides. The Johnstone River Teak fingerboard and bridge add beauty and durability complementing premium Pratley Tuners, a Graphtech nut/saddle combo and a premium satin nitrocellulose lacquer finish. A unique internal bracing structure adds stability to the top, impressive dynamics and a robust full-spectrum voice. Finally, the instrument is amplified by an LR Baggs Element with Stage Pro side-mount EQ.

• Optimised scarf joint peghead angle to provide a good string break angle and superior strength
• Premium GRAPHTECH Nuts & Saddles
• High performance NECK CARVE with 2-way adjustable truss rod & twin torsion bars. Both Truss rod & torsion bars run across the 14th fret body intersection which prevents any hump forming.
• Having the truss rod & bars run the full length of the neck allows for a more even relief arc from 1st to last fret.
• Fretboard: Johnstone River Teak or Wenge. Johnstone River Teak (JRT) is a topical hardwood similar to Indian rosewood. It makes a very stable fretboard that sits perfectly in the sweet spot of oily, hard & with a good weight. It also holds frets well. Wenge is an African wood that is beautiful and dark. It is tonally & visually amazing. This super hardwearing tone-wood is a great addition to Pratley's more expensive models.
• Neck Pocket: Pratley use a set neck joining method similar to PRS electric guitars. They've eliminated the 'old world' heel which came from the Spanish heel method of construction. Removing the heel has reduced weight and allowed greater access to fretboard. Each neck is carefully fitted and glued into the body pocket to maximise resonant transfer.
• Floating Fretboard: The end of Pratley's fretboard sits just above the soundboard. Many companies compromise the soundboard geometry to create the correct angle to glue on the fretboard. Others machine the fretboard thin to thick to create the angle. We keep the full thickness of our neck & fretboard through past the last fret and then allow the fretboard to float above the top. Traditional stringed instruments also do this as it allows the maker to focus on the voice of the soundboard without compromise.
• Pratley use premium Australian tone-woods for their bodies. Instrument backs have a 4.5M radius dome with premium quarter sawn bunya braces.Sides are joined to the top and back with proprietary laser kerf linings. These linings give a greater gluing surface area for the same width. This improves resonant transfer between the top, sides & back.
• Top braces are also made from premium quarter sawn Bunya. Pratley have designed the AX bracing pattern to prevent bridge roll (top belly-ing) while enhancing the articulation and sweetness of our tone.
• Pratley use traditional Nitrocellulose Lacquer on their acoustic guitars. After years of extensive testing it was concluded that other thicker finishes can reduce the sustain and note complexity.
• LR Baggs pickups & pre-amps are used to faithfully amplify each instrument's acoustic voice.

We're very lucky to have full access to Pratley's range of attentively built instruments, so give us a call or head in store to chat about options and have a play! Or, simply hit the cart button and checkout to get one sent to your door ASAP! We've been looking after you - our musical family - for decades, offering our wealth of expertise and knowledge Adelaide and Australia wide! We won't be beaten!

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