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GUITARS
Quartersawn Sycamore Tony Rice Style Dreadnought
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Introducing the Bear Creek Custom Timber Tony Rice Style – a masterpiece handcrafted in the timeless style of pre-war Martin guitars. At Bear Creek, we take pride in the art of guitar making, ensuring that each instrument is meticulously crafted by skilled hands, setting us apart from “kit” guitars.
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This guitar boasts quartersawn sycamore back and sides, a Sitka spruce top, and a Honduran mahogany neck – a combination that echoes the classic beauty of vintage Martins.
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The forward-shifted Adirondack spruce braces contribute to its exceptional resonance and tone quality, while the ebony end graft, fingerboard, and peghead overlay add a touch of elegance. The nickel silver frets provide durability and a smooth playing experience.
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What sets this Bear Creek guitar apart is the Tony Rice style sound hole, creating a distinctive tone, volume and resonance.
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Hard case is included.
Sinker Mahogany Dreadnought
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This dreadnought guitar is crafted from 300-year-old Sinker Mahogany, that was retrieved from a riverbed in Belize and slabbed and resawn by us. This extraordinary wood, submerged for centuries, has transformed into a beautiful, unique, resonant tonewood that delivers unparalleled sound quality.
It features pre-war style forward shifted Red Spruce bracing on a Red Spruce top, a hand carved Honduran Mahogany neck, Ebony Fingerboard, Nickle Silver Frets, bone nut, saddle and bridge pins and Grover Tuners.
This ancient Sinker Mahogany offers a depth of sound that modern woods simply can't match. Own a piece of nature's history, where every strum tells a story centuries in the making.
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Hard case is included.
Old Growth Redwood & Curley Maple Dreadnought
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This dreadnought guitar features a 200-year-old salvaged Redwood top/soundboard and Curley Maple Back and sides and is built in the style of a pre-war Martin D-28.
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All the braces are made from Sitka Spruce,
The bridge is made from an amazing piece of Birdseye Maple.
The peghead overlay and the fingerboard or Ebony with some of the sapwood left in place for contrast.
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Additionally, it features a custom-made Curley Maple pick guard.
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Hard case is included.
Indian Rosewood & German Spruce Dreadnought
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This dreadnought guitar is constructed from Indian Rosewood and built in the style of a pre-war Martin D-28. The top is German Spruce and the back and sides are bookmatched Indian Rosewood.
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All the braces are made from Adirondack Spruce, the bridge is Ebony as is the fingerboard. The peghead overlay is Indian Rosewood and features the torch inlay in Mother Of Pearl.
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It features a bleached bone nut and saddle and the tuners are open geared Grovers w/Butterbean knobs, and nickel silver frets.
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Hard case is included.
Cocobolo & Adirondack Spruce O Size
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This O size guitar is constructed from Cocobolo Rosewood and is built in the style of the pre-war Martin guitars. The top is Adirondack Red Spruce and the back and sides are bookmatched Cocobolo Rosewood as is the end graft.
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All the braces are made from Sitka Spruce,
The binding is herringbone in the same style as the early Martins, and the bridge is Ebony. The fingerboard and peghead overlay are matched Cocobolo Rosewood.
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It features a bleached bone nut and saddle. Inlays on the rosette, peghead overlay and fingerboard are all mother of pearl and the tuners are open geared Grovers w/Butterbean knobs, and nickel silver frets.
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Hard shell case is included.
Cocobolo and Sitka Spruce Dreadnought
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This guitar is built from Cocobolo Rosewood from Central America and is constructed in the fashion of pre-war Martin guitars.
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This back and sides show a kaleidoscope of different colors, ranging from yellow, orange, red, and shades of brown with streaks of black and purple.
The top is Sitka Spruce, the binding and rosette are herringbone, and the end graft is vertical grain Cocobolo.
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The neck is constructed from Honduran Mahogany and has open gear Grover tuning machines, Nickle Silver frets and Mother of Pearl fret markers. The bracing is forward shifted Sitka Spruce and features an Ebony bridge, fingerboard and headstock overlay.
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Hard ard case is included.
Cocobolo and Bear Claw Spruce Left Hand O Size
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This is truly a one-of-a-kind O size guitar made from highly prized Cocobolo Rosewood and is constructed in the style of the pre-war Martin guitars.
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The top is made from Torrefied Bear Claw Sitka Spruce and the back and sides are bookmatched Cocobolo Rosewood as well as the end graft.
Braces are made from Sitka Spruce, and it is braced as a left-hand guitar.
The binding is herringbone in the same style as the early Martins and the bridge and fingerboard are Ebony. It features a bleached bone nut and saddle.
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The pickguard is a custom .032" thick piece of Cocobolo to match the rest of the guitar and the peghead overlay is Cocobolo as well.
Inlays on the rosette, peghead overlay and fingerboard are all mother of pearl. The tuners are open geared Grovers w/Butterbean knobs, and nickel silver frets.
Hard case is included.
Sinker Mahogany and Adirondack Spruce Dreadnought
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This beautiful guitar is made from 350 year old Sinker Mahogany and is built in the fashion of pre-war Martin guitars.
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The top is made from Torrified Adirondack Spruce and the back and sides are bookmatched Sinker Mahogany. The back strip and end graft are Cocobolo and the binding and rosette are herringbone.
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It features forward shifted Adirondack Spruce bracing and an Ebony bridge, fingerboard and headstock overlay and has Grover open gear tuners.
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Hard case included
Old Growth Long Leaf Pine 5 String Banjo
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This 5 String Banjo is constructed entirely of Old Growth Long Leaf Pine that we Salvaged from the 1897 Belleview Biltmore Hotel in Clearwater Florida before it was torn down.
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It is made as an open back with a solid top and features a Black Walnut fingerboard and peghead overlay.
It comes with a soft case
