https://www.petrosguitars.com/home daily 1.0 2025-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1627704451805-D82IWC2HPXQ1I7VNOQ7O/500_tunnel_13.jpg Home - #500 Unrivaled in in both beauty and tone, Petros Guitars is proud to announce the completion of their 500th guitar. This unparalleled instrument is now available for purchase. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1589776963498-873FL5RVA090XSIJJBXX/IMG_1967.jpg Home - Continuing the legacy. Matt Petros began spending every moment he could in his father’s guitar shop in the basement of their Wisconsin home as soon as he was old enough to make it down the stairs. It was soon clear to his father that he had the same penchant for woodworking and innovating that his father did. Today, Matt builds the majority of each instrument produced at Petros Guitars. His extensive skills and abilities allow Bruce to continue developing new models, tooling, jigs, and designs that keep Petros Guitars at the top of their game. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1589148191457-R8P29ECQ2EKA8FFTHX97/DwendeHoriz.jpg Home - Uncompromising craftsmanship. Each Petros guitar is built to an unsurpassed standard of excellence. From the rich harmonic content of each note to the elegant Purflex appointments, each guitar is not only an unrivaled instrument, but an exquisite work of art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1588472490778-DFLC3H7HPAX6ZARE98IY/Petwindow2.jpg Home - A tradition of distinction. Since establishing Petros Guitars in 1972, Bruce Petros has been building unique, custom, handmade acoustic guitars for discriminating guitar players and guitar collectors. By meticulously constructing each instrument from the finest master-grade woods and using innovative techniques, their guitars are some of the most sought after instruments in the world. Bruce has devoted most of his life to the pursuit of excellence in guitar making and he builds each guitar with both the player and the audience in mind, combining new technologies with time-honored craft secrets. His mission is really quite simple: to build guitars that sound wonderful and are a joy to play. In 2012, Petros Custom Ukuleles brought the same world-class craftsmanship and instrument building mastery to the Ukulele community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/3c18fe40-aae5-41b7-b90b-ff55f63a23ae/documentary.jpg https://www.petrosguitars.com/features daily 0.75 2020-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1589771645302-6A7FDMUESRP7NPTZXNWV/bridge+tilt2.JPG Features - Top Arch The Pre-stressed arched top is responsible for the ringing, sustaining trebles as well as increased stability. The braces are shaped to a 30 foot radius and glued to the top that is placed on a concave work board in a vacuum press. Flexing a saw blade raises its pitch. This is the same principal with our tops. The fundamental trebles sing clearly as well as the enhanced set of overtones. You get the full potential of each string. Increased stability is another benefit. Being pushed up with the arched braces prevents the top from going up any further. This arch also works just like a car bridge and resists going down. Flat tops have the latitude to go up and down with temperature and humidity changes. This arch is also designed to allow the fret board to go up that ramp at the body. No drop-off fret boards as seen on many flat tops. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1588814422220-I1R74VZDOTSBQBA8P9GI/IMG_2761+%281%29.JPG Features - Top Graduation and Bracing The Graduated top makes for more bass. Petros Guitars meticulously thin the top around the edge which acts just like the soft surround on a speaker. This enables the top to move more easily as a whole creating big basses. Symmetrical bracing makes for equal stress on the top. The bass strings don’t have less tension on them to lower the pitch… they just add more mass with the windings. The tension on each string is quite equal. Making one side of the top looser and the other tighter for bass and treble production is counterproductive. We believe asymmetric bracing creates undue tension and this is what we try to eliminate so the top is freer to vibrate. We see the guitar top as a speaker. Speakers are always symmetrical and produce a wide range of tones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1589774193502-IFQZLTFL18Y5QCNCG0KO/IMG_9674.jpg Features - Bridge Plate The bridge plate system is another unique feature of Petros guitars. Here is another place where tone, structure and stress are accounted for in a new way. Although the bridge is also a brace, the top can use some additional support for all that string tension at that location. We also need something hard to withstand wear from the ball ends of the strings. Most guitars use a great big Rosewood or Maple plate to do both things. We believe this is too much hardwood for this sensitive tonal area. Petros Guitars, unlike anyone else, uses an extra tonal and strength appropriate spruce support in that important area. Then we add a small ebony pin plate to support the ball ends of the strings. Ebony is much harder than either Rosewood or maple. The Petros system has less mass and more strength while using spruce’s great tonal characteristics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1589771798538-Z40RGXAE6ZEDYS2G3J7E/FB+contour1.JPG Features - Neck Construction Petros necks are constructed with two pieces of end to end flip matched high quality Honduras Mahogany or Butternut. If a board had an inclination to warp in a certain direction, then the technique that Petros Guitars uses counteracts that tendency. Real dovetailed neck joints are becoming a thing of the past for reasons of manufacturing convenience for many factories as well as numerous small builders. Not for Petros Guitars. We believe the integrity of this joint is one more piece of the sound puzzle and won’t eliminate it. The fingerboard edges taper rather than being perpendicular to the face. This enables us to take almost 5% more wood off the neck . This feature allows lots of room on top without the feeling of a clubby neck. Less fatigue, better articulation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1589774721442-S11OQPWO7PPGW4VAD7WM/nut+3.jpg Features - Nut Width The standard nut width is 1 13/16″ with plenty of room on the treble side for the high E string. A common error is to have the E string too close to the edge. In conjunction with our slender neck you won’t notice it’s a wider fret board until you realize you are hearing notes you haven’t heard before! Greater string spacing, slender neck, no more muting out notes with those fat little fingers. Top quality bone is the standard nut material for Petros Guitars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1589775017965-QXN4I001LJRZLYH984CE/bridge+tilt.jpg Features - Backward Tilt Bridge The backward tilt bridge and saddle are a feature unique to Petros Guitars. That angle causes the string length to change appropriately when the height is raised or lowered thus self compensating for string height. In addition, the break angle of the strings is equalized which puts less stress on the saddle and bridge. Look at many standard straight up and down saddles and notice how they are now leaning forward. This forward stress can actually break the front of the bridge right off and not only is there undue stress but the intonation is now worse than originally designed. Although string tension is stress, the more you can accommodate it the better. The extra width of the Petros fully compensated saddle is also a great stabilizing factor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1589771921612-0JM8S2TJ9O6LZAMAQVX2/compensated+saddle.JPG Features - Compensated Saddle A fully compensated saddle is an absolute must for virtually perfect intonation. This is not only essential for standard tuning but a perfect boon for alternate tunings. A quick explanation of the need for compensation: Although the 12th fret is theoretically halfway between the nut and the saddle, you are stretching the string when you press it to the fret. This makes the note go sharp. This problem is “compensated” for by moving the saddle back to bring the note back in tune with the harmonic. Top quality bone is the standard saddle material for Petros Guitars. https://www.petrosguitars.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-06-07 https://www.petrosguitars.com/gallery daily 0.75 2021-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1590291082545-PXHCGPTP3QP791VGIKLI/IMG_6544.jpeg Gallery The Celt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1590290334453-CQIH9YH0VWYSG8T609I7/IMG_7780.jpg Gallery The Tunnel 13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1627333191946-8DVUL7110JP9IO988CMX/front+.jpg Gallery - Make it stand out #500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1590291542470-VKOC1XKH804BVL1L7427/WCGCClose.jpg Gallery The Walnut Creek https://www.petrosguitars.com/models daily 0.75 2025-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1589148191457-R8P29ECQ2EKA8FFTHX97/DwendeHoriz.jpg Models - A Guitar as Unique as You Ordering a custom guitar is a deeply personal process—an exploration of tone, aesthetics, and self-expression. Petros Guitars offers several body styles, from the gentle Baroque Parlor to the powerful Baritone, to suit your playing style. Both the look and sound of your guitar come to life when you select from our reserve of master-grade domestic and exotic tonewoods. Your guitar can be further personalized with tailored appointments such as intricate inlays, premium hardware, and bespoke finishes—creating a one-of-a-kind instrument that reflects your artistic vision. At this time, we are not accepting new guitar orders. However, we plan to open up approximately 10 slots for new orders in the future. We will collect the names of individuals who would like to be notified when this happens. If you are interested, please send me an email, and we will add you to the list. We will notify everyone simultaneously when the slots become available. Starting at $12,000 — Contact us for options and pricing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1588207522516-FBQF2X0TL1GCRJSGSPGU/sizeD.jpg Models https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1588207411746-PILVLOCRUCMZUCCZHFFT/sizeGC.jpg Models https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1588207783953-PU98AJ25LHOO25WTPPZR/sizeJumbo.jpg Models https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1588207021485-R01GYLHYZKJ36RHQ6JHB/size12fret.jpg Models https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1588207867185-HOBW2VGZHBKQAEUFEFRA/sizeBaritone.jpg Models https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1588206909737-M51ZJOV0M0E2K5QFD1WD/sizeNewFS.jpg Models https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1588206508261-QFK1Y1ROZBZNTW7DOPVV/sizeparlor.jpg Models https://www.petrosguitars.com/wood-combinations daily 0.75 2020-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1588642095531-WA9NH6P81HRDSDP84GOM/AlaskanYellowCedar.png Wood Combinations - Alaskan Yellow Cedar Alaskan Yellow Cedar, technically a Cypress, is one of the slowest growing trees. There are more than 50 grains per inch on the wood I have. The grain is so tight, you can hardly see it. It is hard and heavy and rings like a bell. This is a unique wood that can be used for backs or tops. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1588646561837-5TRGYMIZQQCJP123773I/Englemann.png Wood Combinations - Englemann Englemann Spruce is lighter than Sitka, whiter in color, softer but still very stiff. Preferred by many fingerstylists who prefer more nuance in the softer dynamic range, This wood is personally selected for evenness of grain, stiffness across the grain and a beautiful tap tone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1588645668657-KPTRSW38DKQHB3Q16M0D/Cocobolo.png Wood Combinations - Cocobolo Cocobolo grows in Mexico and Central America. It is an excellent substitute for Brazilian Rosewood but is quite a bit heavier. It has a glassy tap tone and beautiful colors. All the Cocobolo we use is quarter sawn for stability and that classic look. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1588646280242-8JJU909I8NI7Y06OYUNQ/WesternRedCedar.png Wood Combinations - Western Red Cedar Our master grade Western Red Cedar from Western Canada is personally selected for us to meet our strict criterion. We choose extremely tight grain, very stiff across the grain and a beautiful, consistent chocolate brown color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1588644732804-597FAF4IWS3PT781I2ZV/CeylonSatinwood.png Wood Combinations - Ceylon Satinwood Ceylon Satinwood is an amazing tonewood that is primarily from Sri Lanka and Ceylon. Quarter sawn pieces with this beautiful bees wing figure are very rare indeed. It is very hard and has a great tap tone. Infinitely more rare than Brazilian Rosewood and just as desirable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1588643461287-RPOMQGX7ZNAM65HALNSW/BolivianRosewood.png Wood Combinations - Bolivian Rosewood Bolivian Rosewood or Pau Ferro comes from South America and is a perfect wood for backs and sides with an excellent weight to strength ratio, beautiful tap tone, is extremely stable and pretty to boot. You can't go wrong with this stuff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1588643646716-6ASJHZ2UVH4GS707EL5S/Ziricote.png Wood Combinations - Ziricote Ziricote comes from Central America. Here is an example of presentation grade wood exhibiting growth characteristics that create a beautiful pattern. It also has a hardness, stiffness and tap tone that belies its weight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1588645777408-NWRFLLII4NWWGXEM0G2G/CambodianRosewood.png Wood Combinations - Cambodian Rosewood This rosewood from Cambodia is a true rosewood (Dalbergia Bariensis) that is not oily, is extremely hard and quite heavy and has a glassy tap tone like Brazilian Rosewood. It comes from fairly small trees so it is tricky to get large quarter sawn sets, but we have some and it is very nice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1588643220542-Z1ED75PHW5O0ALS8MZEV/ClaroWalnut.png Wood Combinations - Claro Walnut Beautiful, figured, stable, light weight tonewood from Walnut orchards on the West coast. I use this in lieu of Mahogany because I like it better and it sounds the same. Pair it with the softer top woods for best results. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1588646717306-8AZQ977O7GJWJ08B6G4Q/ItalianSpruce.png Wood Combinations - Italian Spruce Italian Spruce has been used in the Italian tradition of violin making. Stradivarius himself used this wood to construct his famous instruments. Studies have been conducted to explain why this Spruce has superior acoustic qualities have have concluded that this is the king of tonewoods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1588642764139-FX0BFO9KAKIMMN9RNKSJ/Sapele.png Wood Combinations - Sapele A common hardwood from Africa that is a bit harder and heavier than Mahogany. As you may guess, this particular piece of Sapele is not so common. This tree has spectacular figure and I have a very limited supply. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1588643869504-DRZWLFWOG9AHMYVZ3HD6/EIndianRosewood.png Wood Combinations - East Indian Rosewood This high quality tonewood is the standard of the industry because of its beauty, stability and consistent tonal qualities. All of the Indian Rosewood we use is personally selected from thousands of sets to get the best of the best. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1588645428330-EI01M9YGI4NAOHZQ12Z1/Ebony.png Wood Combinations - Ebony Ebony back and sides, It doesn’t get any better than this. Hard, heavy, stable, beautiful and elegant. A great alternative to Brazilian rosewood. I have two species: Macassar Ebony and Malaysian Blackwood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1588646958878-288BKEQFHCAB7S53GFG8/SitkaSpruce.png Wood Combinations - Sitka Spruce Sitka Spruce is the standard of the industry for guitar tops because of its strength to weight ratio and its tonal qualities. We have a supply of the absolute best Sitka in the world. It is harvested in Alaska and Canada and processed by experts in the business. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1588646416604-8I036ACF48OYTTLJFYFM/Rosewood.png Wood Combinations - Redwood Redwood grows only in a relatively small area of coastal California. The tree this wood came from was cut down in the 1800’s, probably about the the same time as the Civil War. Redwood can be described as cedar on steroids. Extremely light, stiff and brittle. An excellent tonewood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1588647119880-PGC26LT1TTROFWWYDTCI/AdirondackSpruce.png Wood Combinations - Adirondack Spruce This is stuff that Martin Guitars used in the early 1900’s until it ran out. It is the heaviest of the spruces. We make it thinner than the other spruces to compensate for it’s added weight. Hard to get really good quality because of the size of the trees, mostly less than 100 years old. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1588642568409-XRNDST1V15YHVKH9Q5W8/Koa.png Wood Combinations - Koa Koa, found only on the islands of Hawaii, is getting harder and harder to find. It is a beautiful wood and is in same general weight and tonal category of Mahogany and Walnut and Sapele. Get it before it’s gone. We have a limited supply of excellent sets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1588644001241-493GKRI0P6AD8YLS2EBE/BrazilianRosewood.png Wood Combinations - Brazilian Rosewood Brazilian Rosewood has been used in the construction of the finest guitars, but is very rare. I procured some of this beautiful wood, quarter sawn with flitch matched backs and sides. I have a very limited supply of this treasure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1588644575936-XBK2AFWP08YCAML0PKZJ/AfricanRosewood.png Wood Combinations - African Rosewood, Bubinga African Rosewood is an excellent tonewood. Actually a large and common tree, this wood came from a rare jewel amongst those giants. I’ve never seen this figure before I chanced upon this exquisite material. There may not be another tree like it. My personal favorite. https://www.petrosguitars.com/luthier-supplies daily 0.75 2020-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1589150660944-20NZ2AARE4IFDVNZRT36/ezgif-6-e8f68b1dd85b.png Luthier Supplies - The Petros Guitar Shop The Petros Guitar Shop offers a wide variety of guitar building supplies, including a limited number of master grade tonewood sets and Purflex®, the flexible, easy to install purfling, invented by Petros Guitars. https://www.petrosguitars.com/the-walnut-creek-gallary daily 0.75 2020-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1590458236571-T6DC8QE1M3GH8GCYBJA5/WCFSFront.jpg The Walnut Creek Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1590458555871-PQBS855I4P26B1WG0FY8/shapeimage_6.png The Walnut Creek Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1590458553873-7ZBZY4SYWX68GCN2MO2I/WCFS3-4.jpg The Walnut Creek Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1590458556183-VVM793C8CSOC5OMV661W/WCFSBackClose.jpg The Walnut Creek Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1590458557093-X4RS9KE5UDLHIKVRQY8Z/WCFSFrontClose.jpg The Walnut Creek Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1590458556509-QWD9T0Y8WYUW7EK5OE3Q/WCFSFrontCloser.jpg The Walnut Creek Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1590458555936-SP9SROO0FDKKOCMW8XFE/WCFSHead.jpg The Walnut Creek Gallery https://www.petrosguitars.com/the-celt-gallery daily 0.75 2020-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1590294853142-SJF3NBJ3D4G5SMS80DSO/IMG_6533.jpeg The Celt Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1590372934630-1C2U4OEDVE3OC71IQ2L5/IMG_6535.jpeg The Celt Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1590372933524-ZZFDFMGBHHYSW5KD7VLE/IMG_6538.jpeg The Celt Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1590372943540-39B9DM5WMLGZCWFRKZQS/IMG_6541.jpeg The Celt Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1590372940546-ZSW1MIK17A7FWEU3XFEA/IMG_6544.jpeg The Celt Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1590372951849-37QHI8M388J7AZ95S4SB/IMG_6549.jpg The Celt Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1590372940510-KRLXYPHQK2U5Y8XSC3TI/IMG_6551.jpeg The Celt Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1590372956159-3NI3GEJPJZ107IQOROH9/IMG_6556.jpg The Celt Gallery https://www.petrosguitars.com/tunnel-13-gallery daily 0.75 2020-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1590293685721-6UU6JTGUDZWONOCF30KW/IMG_7767.jpeg The Tunnel 13 Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1590294541590-DQRYNAM7JPSQGO1HQUS5/IMG_7769.jpg The Tunnel 13 Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1590294532481-3OO7VPY7F438PQKZPR8P/IMG_7770.jpeg The Tunnel 13 Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1590294535237-6B6K1RVGNLKJ8ZSZ0BLT/IMG_7777.jpeg The Tunnel 13 Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1590294545247-PLQM4SP785GUI7ZAORAG/IMG_7780.jpg The Tunnel 13 Gallery https://www.petrosguitars.com/500 daily 0.75 2025-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1627150312415-N4QOGKUHAWTIE198MRT7/500BackClose2.jpg #500 Just in time for my 69th birthday, my 500th guitar is finally done. This guitar is our smaller Fingerstyle body and features “The Tree” mahogany back and sides and a Tunnel 13 Redwood top. The neck is some of the finest grained Honduras Mahogany I have seen and is a nice light weight piece fitting in nicely with the rest of the light weight body. — Bruce Petros https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1627151623385-MDZD2M4AA64P856FT5XB/500_back_the_tree.jpg #500 - Mahogany from The Tree In 1965, deep in the jungle, a 350 year old giant of a tree, 100 feet tall and 10 feet around was felled and hopelessly trapped in a ravine. It waited 16 years before it was retrieved and dragged over 100 miles to a steam powered sawmill. When it was opened up it revealed some of the most spectacularly figured Mahogany ever seen. As its legendary status grew it has been dubbed “The Tree.” For many years the wood has been coveted by guitar builders for its beauty and tonal properties. The Tree exhibited 3 different figures with the tortoise shell figure being the most sought after. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1627152195015-5IH9745ZEDLI688XX8NN/500_tunnel_13.jpg #500 - Redwood from Tunnel 13 Longer ago in 1880, high in the Siskiyou mountains, a railroad tunnel was built using timbers from virgin Redwood trees for the tunnel supports. In 1926, Southern Pacific train 13, pulling 13 cars, going through Tunnel 13 was held up and 4 men were killed. This was The Last Great American Train Robbery. A fire in 2003 caused the tunnel to cave in and some of this spectacular redwood was salvaged and sold to Petros Guitars. When these charred timbers were opened up an amazing treasure was indeed found. This 2000 year old wood, air dried in the tunnel for 120 years is some of the finest tonewood the Petros boys have ever encountered. This rare timber has been christened Tunnel 13 Redwood®. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/1627699349919-NAG6IL0OWG5BJ1PXMBHB/500Head3.jpg #500 - #500 Includes Top: Tunnel 13 Redwood Back & Sides: “The Tree” Mahogany Bridge: African Ebony Bridge Pins: Old Walrus Ivory Neck: Mahogany Fingerboard: African Ebony Inlay: Boxwood Nut and Saddle: Old Walrus Ivory Truss Rod Cover: Engraved Boxwood Binding: Boxwood Purfling: Florentine, Boxwood Rosette: Tunnel 13 Boxwood/Abalone Tuners: Rogers/Sterling Silver with Custom Engraved Plates Tuner Buttons: Boxwood Sound Port: Boxwood/Abalone Lower Bout: 15 inches Waist: 5 5/8 inches Upper Bout: 10 1/2 inches Depth: 4 1/4 inches Scale: 25 1/2 inches Nut Width: 1 13/16 inches Bridge Spacing: 2 1/4 inches Case: Karura Carbon Fiber Serial Number: 500 Price: $100,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/9a82e350-33e5-4e10-bc1d-25925f643e38/500+3-4Front.jpg #500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/5b8bc5b5-5424-4f1a-af56-f80bdaae5673/500BackClose.jpg #500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/17e7f8cf-46fe-4c61-85d5-cb7211615f2b/500Back3-4.jpg #500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/4e5da089-262d-4112-b4e0-831e5e93e665/500Front3-4Close.jpg #500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/72870433-b74c-41b7-ae33-0ed04ab4b328/500Glam3.jpg #500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/d90f1eca-4020-4ee2-bca5-0e364aa0ac10/500HeadBack2.jpg #500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/c1b6b8c3-671e-43f8-80fa-cd13afd2734e/500port1.jpg #500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/a358c6ae-8270-4d6b-aa1c-a114228445eb/500HeadClose2.jpg #500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/fe4fff86-70bb-45c9-9228-e5ce9b024e07/500TailGlam.jpg #500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea5943b9cd96e3529ee6998/f994caed-2927-4992-850d-848e57429837/IMG_0385.JPG #500