Rathbone R3KCE - No.3 Guitar - Double Top Koa Electro Cutaway

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Rathbone R3KCE - Double Top Koa Electro-Acoustic Cutaway Guitar

Traditional aesthetics meet 21st Century technology.

The R3KCE Rathbone Grand-Auditorium 'Double Top' features a technologically advanced sound-table made of two super-thin layers of Koa with a Carbon Fibre lattice in-between.

This ‘Double-Top’ construction enables the sound-table to be a little thinner than a single solid piece of koa but remain strong and ultra-responsive. The result is a super-resonant and voluminous guitar with bags of both character and all-out power.

The all-Koa tonewoods offer stunning exotic visuals while delivering a smooth and focused tone with a good level of high end chime.

The perfect all-rounder, the No.3 has the same scale length as the Orchestra Model but body dimensions closer to a classic dreadnought. The larger body cavity naturally produces greater bass tones, but without sacrificing clarity, and that's the beauty of the Grand-Auditorium. However, a larger body does not mean an unwieldy instrument. Far from it, in fact. The beautiful curves around the waist of the Rathbone No.3 ensure the guitar will sit comfortably on a knee or hang perfectly from your shoulders.

Specifications

  • Top: Solid Koa  (Double Top Construction: 2 outer layers of wood with an inner layer of carbon fibre)
  • Back & Sides: Koa
  • Scale: 25.5” / 650mm
  • Guitar Length: 41” / 1041mm
  • Neck: Mahogany
  • Fretboard: Rosewood
  • Bridge: Rosewood
  • Binding: Wood
  • Nut / Saddle: Bone (Nut 42mm)
  • Strings: D’addario EXP-16
  • Machineheads: Open Geared Chrome
  • Finish: Gloss
  • Pickup: Belcat, 3 Band EQ with Tuner

Guitar Dimensions

  • Upper Bout Width: 298mm
  • Lower Bout Width: 405mm
  • Upper Bout Depth: 96mm
  • Lower Bout Depth: 122mm
  • Body Length: 502mm
  • Guitar Length: 41” / 1041mm
  • Soundhole Diameter: 100mm
  • Fingerboard Radius: 400mm
  • Scale Length: 25.5” / 650mm

Additional Information

R3, R3-KCE