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= Requintonator™ Serial #15 ===
This instrument was commissioned by Dave Dekker. A week after receiving it, Dave had this to say: "I am having a ball with this thing. I haven't even picked up my guitar since I got it."
This is not actually a Mandonator™. It's a resonator instrument with 6 strings, tuned as if a standard guitar had a capo on the 5th fret. From low to high, this is: A, D, G, C, E, A. I call it a Requintonator™. For additional information and sound samples, see the Requintonator™ introduction.
The options he chose are:
- 6 strings; scale 19.2"
- Khaya ("African mahogany") body with Indian rosewood binding
- Ebony fingerboard
- Curvey, paddle-shape headstock with khaya veneer
- Stamped tailpiece
- Fishman Passive Resonator Pickup
Standard features include:
- Spherically arched back
- Khaya mahogany neck
- Radiused fingerboard
- Cutaway
- Spider bridge and resonator cone
- Traditional F-shape soundhole
- Tung oil based varnish
Notice how the tung oil based varnish results in a mellower appearance than a glossy lacquer finish (compare to Mandonator™ #7, for example).
This photo shows a Requintonator™ (left) next to a Mandonator™, to give an idea of the difference in size. The bodies are the same; only the number of strings, and the neck and scale length are different.
Here's what it looks like when it's being played. (If you look closely, you'll notice a trapeze tailpiece has replaced the initial stamped tailpiece.)
You can see photos of this instrument under construction on its Shop Talk page.