DG250M Fichte Ahorn Gitane

Saga Gitane DG250M

A faithful recreation of a rare original vintage Selmer guitar as played by and a favorite of John Jorgenson. 'I took it with me to Samois...and it held its own in many a jam session, with a lead tone audible over as many as 8 rhythm guitars all playing at once!'

• Select Solid Spruce top with a beautiful birds-eye Maple back and sides
• Body is bound in Solid Ebony with Maple/Walnut/Maple purfling on top and back
• Bound Maple neck with a 21-fret fingerboard of genuine Ebony, marked with Pearl position dots
• Genuine bone nut with traditional 'zero' fret
• Dovetail neck/body joint
• Body size- 14-fret neck joint - Scale length 26 5/8' - Nut width 1 3/4' - Body length 18 1/2' - Lower bout 16' - Upper bout 11 1/4'
• Horizontal cutaway
• Characteristic 'Oval' soundhole, surrounded with a delicate Multi-ply rosette
• Unique and rare Solid peghead design
• Ebony Mustache bridge with, a compensated, movable center
• Nickel-plated, open geared tuning machines with a 14:1 ratio
• adjustable truss rod
• Trapeze tailpiece

Details:

Back and Side Material
Birdseye Maple

Back Inlay
None

Binding
Ebony

Body Shape
Horizontal Cutaway

Brace Material
Spruce

Bridge Material
Ebony / Movable Mustache-style

Fingerboard
& Peghead Binding
None

Fingerboard Material
Ebony

Fingerboard Position Inlays
M-O-P Round Dots

Finish
Natural High Gloss

Headstock Style
Solid

Neck Material
Canadian Maple

Number of Frets Clear
14

Number of Frets Total
26

Nut Material
Zero-fret / Bone String Guide

Nut Width
1 3/4'

Other Options
 

Peghead Overlay
Birdseye Maple

Recommended Strings
Parisian by Gitane® Manouche Strings - Light Gauge

Saddle
Dyed Rosewood

Scale Length
26 5/8'

Side Inlay
Multi-ply Ebony / Maple

Soundhole Rosette
Traditional Multi-Ply Wood

Soundhole Shape
Petite Bouche

Top
Solid Sitka Spruce

Top Bracing Pattern
Traditional Ladder Bracing

Top Purfling
Multi-ply Ebony / Maple

Tuning Machines
Vintage-style Nickel-plated /
Accurate 14:1 Gear Ratio / Open Gear Metal Buttons