2017 Ritter Princess Isabella Blue Dragon #6 of 25 Fabric Guitar

DESCRIPTION

The Princess Isabella is so more much than a beautiful guitar. The sound of it is like nothing else. Jens Ritter designed this solid body guitar to sound like a hollowbody - the best hollowbody you have ever heard!

Limited edition #6 of 25 instruments world wide.

The 3 special sound-creating features of the Princess Isabella are:

• Body Thickness: The body is unusually thin, measuring approximately one inch in thickness. This width has in comparison to the string tension an exactly calculated instability which slows down the guitar's solid-body-sound-characteristics.
• String Attachment: The backside mounted elastic string attachment bows function as an "attack delay" mechanism. They are made of similar material like spring steel.
• "Semi-floating" Bridge: Instead of using a traditional bridge or attaching the bridge with studs into the body, the hand cast bridge foot is "mounted" into a small hollowed area carved into the body that exactly matches the contour of the bridge foot. The bridge foot is held in place by a "friction setting" and only makes contact with a 2mm thin elliptical contour ridge along the hollow area. Thus, most of the surface area on the interior side of the bridge foot and the bridge studs "float" in the hollow area.

The Sound Results: The combination of these exclusive features create a hollowbody acoustic resonance, which results in a warm and open tone typically found only in a hollowbody guitar.

SETUP & INSPECTED BY OUR TECH TEAM

All of our guitars come with a FREE professional setup to a comfortable action as specified by that instrument’s manufacturer. Our setups always include inspection of (and necessary adjustment to): action, intonation, tremolo angle, truss rod, frets, nut, bridge, and more. We can accommodate special setup requests - additional charges and/or shipping delays of 1-2 business days could occur.

INDIVIDUALLY PHOTOGRAPHED

After 15 years of innovation in our photography process, Ish Guitars has developed a way to get you the most accurate true-to-life color of every instrument we sell. We never embellish, oversaturate, or misrepresent our images, so that your buying experience can be as much like visiting our showroom as possible. Keep in mind that various computer screens can show colors a bit differently, so the color on your screen may not match the real thing perfectly no matter how hard we try. Also, unless otherwise noted, we individually list and photo every piece of gear that comes through our doors.

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Weight: 7lbs 3oz

Case: Custom Ritter Flight case

Cosmetic condition: excellent condition.  The knobs have some markings and the backplate has some tarnishing as well.  Otherwise very clean and well maintained. Case has a bit of scuffing on the corners.

Tech Notes: Great medium/low action player with minimal relief in the neck. All hardware and electronics tested in house by our techs were found functioning to manufacturer's specifications. Light fret wear noted during inspection on frets 1-5, this however does not impact setup or playability at all. 

Body Wood: German Alder

Neck Wood: Switenia Mahogany

Fingerboard: Ebony

Profile: Medium C

Scale: 24.75" (628.65mm)

Nut Width: 1 3/4"

Fret Depth: 1st: 7/8" / 12th: 15/16"

Radius: 22"

Tuners: Gotoh SGL HAP-A 510

Bridge: Schaller GTM Custom

Bridge Foot: Ebony

String Attachment: Through Body Single

Nut: Mammoth Ivory

Pickup: Haeussel Custom Fat-Jazz

Electronics: Volume+Tone

Finish: Brocade Finish

String Guage: 9-42