RobB Posted March 2 Posted March 2 (edited) A little background. Back in the 20-teens, Eric Schoenberg collaborated with Radio King on two cutaway, parlor guitars based on, "0/00", Martins. Schoenberg makes high-end OM28 and other pre-war Martin-types that cost many dollar$. I've been looking for one of these for years, and finally gave up hope to fate. I was putzing around Real Guitars SF last week and looked up. The clouds parted, the sun shone through and the angels sang. There it was! Raced home and grabbed a bagful of pedals and $300. Done. I went out to Tiburon to get a proper case for it. Eric's shop is cool. small but organized. One must tread carefully as guitars are everywhere. This is my first MIPRC guitar. It sounds/plays great, but needs to be banged on to open it up. Gonna put it on my Tone-Rite for a week, which should do the trick. Specs: O-style, 12th fret cutaway Solid Engelman spruce top Solid mahogany sides/back Thin nitro finish Ebony f/b and pyramid bridge. Grover Sta-tite machines 1-3/4" nut, V-neck Edited March 2 by RobB 10 Quote
Feynman Posted March 2 Posted March 2 It’s perfect! I have an 0- coming myself. I would have snagged that just as you did. Please give an extended report once you’ve spent more time with it. Quote
RobB Posted March 2 Author Posted March 2 1 hour ago, Feynman said: I have an 0- coming myself. Ooooh, do tell! 1 hour ago, Feynman said: Please give an extended report once you’ve spent more time with it. Will do. It has been getting a lot of play. The ultimate, compact, living room guitar. Quote
topekatj Posted March 2 Posted March 2 @RobB: nice catch👨❤️💋👨! Eric is a great guy, and has a wonderful shop.- about 15 years ago I bought a new custom Martin 0021 (with cutaway) that Eric SPEC’d, both my 00 and I believe your Radio King feature the longer Martin OM and Dreadnaught scale length of 25.4”, which makes these guitars much more powerful than a similar 24.9 “ scale guitar would be. enjoy! Quote
RobB Posted March 2 Author Posted March 2 (edited) 5 hours ago, topekatj said: @RobB: nice catch👨❤️💋👨! Both my 00 and I believe your Radio King feature the longer Martin OM and Dreadnaught scale length of 25.4”, which makes these guitars much more powerful than a similar 24.9 “ scale guitar would be. That’s interesting. I remember measuring the scale length at Real. It projects with volume that belies its size. The top can take loud picking without getting messy and distorted. I lucked out on this one, for sure. Edited March 2 by RobB 1 1 Quote
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