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Made by American Luthier David J. Pace out of Baltimore, Maryland. He builds both double-tops and traditional guitars and this instrument is his Sitka spruce composite double-top model. The top is made from two separate layers of wood, with a thin layer of Nomex (a paper-like material processed into honeycomb-textured sheets, originally for aviation and aerospace purposes) sandwiched inbetween. The bracing inside is traditional, 7-fans. This design, which was pioneered by the luthiers Gernot Wagner and Matthias Dammann, is intended to enhance a guitar’s volume and projection.
Other features of the guitar include a half-raised fingerboard and hardwood armrest - which is beveled underneath, so it does not make contact with the vibrating portion of the soundboard. The advantages of this option include increased forearm comfort, reduced friction during right arm movement, elimination of soundboard damping caused by forearm contact, and protection of the varnish and soundboard surface. It is also fitted with a 20th fret fingerboard extension for repertoire requiring a high c-natural. The neck has an internal carbon fiber reinforcement for an excellent and stable setup and the box’s linings are solid strips of hardwood, rather than the traditional kerfed linings and the lower bout is stiffened with buttresses. The linings and buttresses add stability to the instrument, helping it withstand the stresses brought on by seasonal changes of humidity and by string tension. Although a used instrument, it is in excellent structural condition with no prior damage or repairs, only playing wear in the finish due to regular use by its previous owner.
