Warsaw DC23 #0013
This is my shameless attempt at replicating the jarring shape of the infamous Strandberg Boden, but with their patented bits remove, and my own artistic flair mashed in. Beyond the general shape, this is where things start to diverge. From an intricate spalted maple top that originally inspired me to name this guitar “The Moth”, to a solid Indian rosewood neck with walnut skunk stripe, this thing is a thing of beauty.
Many firsts for me as a builder in this one:
Solid one piece neck/fretboard construction
Spoke wheel truss rod
Headless design
Working with spalted maple which can turn to dust if you’re not careful
23 frets, for some reason?
This one takes the cake in time spent and experimentation than any of my other builds to date. It was fun! As such with all of my prototypes, the next Warsaw will move away from this shape and be more of an original design.
DC23 = Double cut, 23 fret
Specifications
| Body | |
|---|---|
| Construction | Solid body |
| Back Wood | Mahogany |
| Top Wood | Spalted Maple |
| Top Wood Type | Cap |
| Top Carve | Flat |
| Binding | Natural |
| Neck | |
|---|---|
| Number of Frets | 23 |
| Number of Strings | 6 |
| Scale Length | 25.5" |
| Neck Wood | Indian Rosewood with Walnut Skunk Stripe |
| Neck Construction | Solid |
| Truss Rod | Dual Action Spoke Wheel |
| Neck Shape | The Best |
| Neck Width at the Nut | 41.75mm |
| Neck Width at the Heal | 55mm |
| Fretboard Wood | Same as neck |
| Fretboard Radius | 16" |
| Fretboard Inlays | Mother of Pearl |
| Side Dot Inlays | Luminlay |
| Headstock | Headless Hanger |
| Neck/Body Assembly | |
|---|---|
| Assembly Type | Bolt-on |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Bridge | Black Headless w/ Tuners |
| Nut | Graph Tech Tusq |
| Electronics | |
|---|---|
| Bridge Pickup | Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates |
| Neck Pickup | Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates |
| Controls |
Volume Tone 3-Way Blade Switch |
| Other | |
|---|---|
| Strings | Elixir NonoWeb Medium |
| Tuning | Eb Standard |