Clara II

Willow Glen Guitars MB Clara II 0025 (SOLD)

6 lbs. 10.2 oz. 1 April 2013

BODY
Body Species: Linden (Basswood)

NECK
Shape: Elliptical soft V
Species: Eastern Hard Curly Birdseye Maple – personal collection
Thickness at 1st Fret: 0.98
Thickness at 12th Fret: 0.93

FINGERBOARD
Species: Gabon Ebony
Scale Length: 25.5”
Radius: 12”
Total Length: 18.75
Number of Frets: 22
Nut: Bone
Nut Width: 1.625
Width at 12th Fret: 2.0
Fret Type: LMI FW47104 Nickel

HARDWARE
Plating Finish: Bridge & Tuning Machines Nickel, Stainless plates
Bridge: Callaham Vintage-style, Stainless saddle E/A, Brass D/G B/E
Knobs: Chrome dome
Tuners: Gotoh Vintage-style 15:1
Truss rod: Blanchard premium dual action 9/64 nut
Strap Buttons: Stainless mushroom
Misc: Callaham machined stainless ferrules & string tree, WGG machined stainless plates, WGG turned Corian switch tip, chrome electrosocket, hand cast tortoise acrylic pickguard

ELECTRONICS
Neck Pickup: USA Fender AlNiCo 5, 7.6k
Bridge: Willow Glen Guitars AlNiCo 5, .630 poles, 42 awg, 8k
Controls: Volume CTS 500k, Tone CTS 250k SOZO .047 mfd, 4-way switch (std. T plus series)

FINISH
Body: Epoxy sealer, blonde shader, amber shader, clear nitro (Cardinal)
Neck: Tru-Oil

OTHER
Strings: GHS Boomer .010’s

SETUP (low E / high e)
Action at 1st fret: .020 / .020
Action at 12th fret: .075 / .062
Relief: .010 / .002

The maple neck on Clara II is from one of two boards I bought in 1987, I was a full-time cabinetmaker then, and spent a lot of time picking through lumber. These two boards were unusual even then (curly birdseye is quite rare now) for being very light and stiff. Clara II is the first time I have got up the nerve to cut one of them up (almost, I took off a skinny piece to make a viola de gamba bow some years back).