Alfa Seth

This is the hollowbody arch top model with the highest acoustic vocation, and this always involves, in the design phase, particular attention in the choice of woods.

The body measures 16 inches and the pick-up of choice is the floating one, always of excellent quality.

During the construction, a particular type of arch is used for the top, with less steep and more harmonized bending areas to make the movement of the board more free and vital.

Usually a X bracing is chosen, which allows a better diffusion of the vibrations of the soundboard; the manual excavation of the top, for this model, is always the most significant, complex and intense step, made up of tactile investigations on the areas to be refined, of pressing with the thumb to test the resistance, of listening to the sound to the delicate strokes of tapping but also of moments of silence and stillness when the senses, motionless, seek the secret of that unique and generous wood.

Top
Very, very aged, Val di Fiemme alpine spruce, with “X” bracing
Back and sides
German curly maple, “Premium” quality, or mahogany
Neck
Sapele mahogany, usually in two pieces, ebony headstock cover with mother of pearl logo, thin separation lines B/W/B
Fretboard
Gaboon ebony, 12” radius, neoclassic look without position markets, and on request, customized inlay on 12° fret
Frets
22 medium jumbo Jescar frets
Truss rod
Nut
Bone, on request, graphite Tusq, standard width 44 mm, and 54 mm at 12° fret
Scale
24 ¾
Bridge
Ebony, two-piece adjustable
Tailpiece
Ebony, traditional design with ground connection of the strings
Pick-up
Kent Armstrong made in USA floating humbucker, 12 poles epoxy, pickguard mounting; alternatively, Kent Armstrong “Johnny Smith” model
Controls
One volume on pickguard; on request, one thumbwheel potentiometer tone, under pickguard
Pickguard
Ebony, customizable design, mounting with two screws on the neck
Tuners
Gotoh 510 “Z” serie, 1: 21 ratio, or Schertler tuners
Finish
Nitrocellulose, customizable colors
Case
De luxe SKD solid case

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