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2020 Mark Usherovich w/pegs SP/CY

Year 2020
Top Spruce
Back & Sides Cypress
Scale Length 648 mm
Nut width 51.5 mm
Finish French Polish
Country Canada

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Description

Although built in 2020, this is a brand-new (not pre-owned) guitar that Mark recently brought in to show us as that he built during the pandemic in 2020. We liked it so much we not only ordered a future guitar but we bought this one! Although thoroughly traditional all around, it does have one very interesting experimental element - the back is in 3 layers - the outside (like the sides) is of cypress, the inside layer is spruce (like the soundboard) and the inside layer "core" is of cedar struts, allowing for a very lightweight structure overall. Actually the entire guitar is extremely lightweight - one of the lightest guitars in our inventory. Mark's idea with this back system was to create a stiff "structure" to the box that would force additional resonance and vibration to the soundboard (for improved volume and sustain) and at the same time, maximize the "spruce" quality of sound bouncing around in the box before exiting through the soundhole. We dubbed it a "Torres of the 21st century" since it really does have an earthy, traditional, old-world Spanish quality of sound and "feel" when being played, but with increased power and projection. It is fitted with mechanical pegs which look old-school but easily stay in tune with no fuss. In addition to being ultra-lightweight, it has immediate response and dry, woody sound. Although never pre-owned, Mark did show this guitar recently at a guitar festival and it did pick up a few small nicks and scratches (which is reflected in his price - for a new guitar Mark's list price for this model is $9,000), but it has never been sold until now. Really a joy and a breeze to play.

Videos

2020 Mark Usherovich w/pegs SP/CY

"Ave Maria" by Bach/Gounod performed by Sakeenah Godfrey and Wesley Park on a 2020 Mark Usherovich

2020 Mark Usherovich w/pegs SP/CY

Mark Usherovich's cameo appearance (with this guitar) in Konstantin Kosyachkov's "History" music video

2020 Mark Usherovich w/pegs SP/CY

Yuri Liberzon tests Mark Usherovich's guitars (including this one marked with number 1)

2020 Mark Usherovich w/pegs SP/CY

Tavi Jinariu plays music by Torroba and Montes on a 2020 Mark Usherovich w/pegs SP/CY

Guitars by Mark Usherovich