2021 Stringphonic Leroy
2021 Stringphonic Leroy
2021 Stringphonic Leroy
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2021 Stringphonic
Leroy SA P90
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SN #: D110
Notes: If you actually play guitar, rather than just accumulating them, you've undoubtedly watched with
dismay as the price of luxury-class guitar models have skyrocketed into the stratosphere. Which is why we
search diligently for those particular instruments that deliver peak performance at an affordable price. This is
one of our favorites.
Our friend Harry Takemoto of Stringphonic Guitars has created a series of instruments inspired by some of
the most iconic instruments of the 20th century. Simple and elegant in design, his Leroy model is a tribute to
the popular Gibson ES-125TC thinline archtop of the 1960's, with its lightweight, fully hollow body, and
beloved P-90 single coil pickup.
The Leroy updates the 60's classic with a featherweight, compact 14" body, just 3lb 9oz in total, pounds
lighter than the originals. The gently rounded Venetian cutaway is more demanding to build as well, and the
plain slab-cut maple laminate body of the 125 is upgraded to an arched spruce top, highly flamed maple back
and sides, and a solid ebony fingerboard, on a lustrous ribbon-figure solid mahogany neck.
This fine example is in mint condition, without apparent playwear, and sports a lovely ambered natural
blonde finish, and an art-deco Selmer inspired logo. The P-90 style pickup is hand wound with traditional 42
AWG wire over an Alnico III magnet, and is wonderfully faithful to the surprisingly vibrant acoustic voice of
this little wonder. The action is low and smooth over fine medium jumbo fretwork, with a gentle C profile
neck, and a fresh high precision setup.
With big box performance in an ultra-compact package, the Leroy is an ideal companion to the player on the
move, and a true best buy as well. One only: call now.
Setup: The frets have been precision leveled, recrowned and polished;
trussrod tension and neck relief
adjusted; bridge height adjusted; bridge
compensation set; string slots at nut and bridge inspected and recut
as
necessary; bridge foot contour inspected and fit to top as necessary; bridge
radius inspected and recurved
as necessary; bridge wheels and tuners lubricated;
fingerboard and bridge oiled; body and neck cleaned and
hand polished.