Bourgeois Touchstone The Standard LDB

The Bourgeois Touchstone series, a collection of hand-built guitars designed by icon, Dana Bourgeois. These guitars are crafted with Bourgeois' signature attention to detail, bringing his legendary sound and craftsmanship to more players than ever before.

Drawing on his half-century of experience as a luthier, Dana and his team carefully select Alaskan Sitka Spruce for the tops and Adirondack Spruce for the bracings, deep from the northern woods of Maine.

The Touchstone series is a very close collaboration between Bourgeois Guitars and Eastman Music Company. After the Touchstone tops are prepared by Dana, they are vacuum sealed and shipped to Eastman's workshop, where a select group of Eastman's luthiers -carefully trained by Dana Bourgeois himself in tonal philosophy and construction methodology- integrate the tops into Dana's designs and bring each guitar to life. The whole thing is then shipped back to Bourgeois in Lewiston, Maine for the final check and tuning.

The Bourgeois and Eastman collaboration proves to be a brilliant move. The result is the ultimate blend of exceptional quality at an exceptional price. The Touchstone guitars can rightly be called true high-end player guitars and may leave the established order very far behind.

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The Standard LDB

The Bourgeois Touchstone Standard LDB is a compact guitar with a 00-body size that combines the charm of classic American guitar construction with contemporary craftsmanship, as we know it from Dana Bourgeois. With its carefully chosen combination of mahogany for the sides and back and Sitka spruce for the top, complemented by a sculpted Adirondack X-bracing, this instrument delivers a warm, balanced tone with remarkable volume and projection for its size.

The elegant sunburst finish adds to its vintage appeal, while stylish elements such as ivoroid binding, a multi-colored purfling and a striking firestripe pickguard provide a refined finish. The mahogany neck with a comfortable V-profile combined with the Ziricote fingerboard and bridge offers a smooth playing experience and accurate intonation over the full 25-inch scale.

This choice of wood is not only visually appealing, but also contributes to a rich tone with plenty of overtones and sensitive dynamics, ideal for fingerstyle players. The top of the guitar was built in Lewiston, Maine, using Bourgeois' advanced torrefaction process to artificially age the top, resulting in the sound and response of a high-end boutique instrument.

The Schaller GrandTune tuning machines with ivoroid knobs ensure stable tuning and enhance the classic character of the guitar. Whether you enjoy fingerpicking, flatpicking or strumming, this Bourgeois offers a surprising amount of tonal possibilities and character. And like the best guitars, its sound only gets richer with time.

The guitar comes with a hard case and certificate.

Specifications:

• Top: Torqued Sitka Spruce
• Side & Back: Mahogany
• Neck: 14 fret Mahogany with slight V-shape
• Brush: Ziricote
• Scale length: 25"
• Nut width: 1 23/32" (43.7mm)
• Saddle: 2.2" (55.8mm)
• Tuners: Schaller Grand Tune Nickel with Ivoroid Buttons
• Bridge: Ziricote with Ivoroid bridge pins
• Finish: High Gloss
• Bracings: Adirondack Spruce