2009 Christian Druery Guitars.

Christian Druery | Ruru | 2009 | Guitar Database

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Model: Ruru

Year: 2009

Top: Quartersawn Kauri 900 years old.

Top Bracing: X bracing style made from Cedar

Back and sides: 50,000 yr old Ancient Flamed Whitebait Kauri.

Back Bracing: Cedar

Neck: 5 piece neck, Quartersawn Kauri

Headplate: Flamed Whitebait Ancient Kauri with Koru Paua inlay

Purfling: B/W/B/W

Binding: Ancient Kauri with Kauri laminate.

Rosette: Ngutukura inlayed in Paua.

Fingerboard: Puriri (NZ Teak) with Paua Kowhaiwhai inlayed fretmarkers.

Bridge: Puriri with Kauri bridge pins paua dot.

Nut Width: 44mm

Tuners: Gotoh chrome

Scale: 650mm

Body Length: 514mm

Lower Bout: 410mm

Upper Bout: 302mm

Body Depth: Butt 105mm Heel 95mm

Christian Druery wrote to us about this guitar: “This guitar was commissioned by the Global Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix Arizona,and made by New Zealand Luthier Christian Druery,the brief was to best represent New Zealands unique indigenous timbers and Maori cultural designs, in a more traditional form.

The guitar will be a permanent exhibit in the Oceania section of the Museum which is due to open in April 2010.” Christian also had another guitar commissioned by the MIM.

Pictures kind courtesy of Christian Druery
©2009

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