Absynthe & The Bear
Big, bold, and beautiful (or is that the glass of wine in my hand?)
Absynthe
HIGHLY INTOXICATING
“This guitar is a phenomenon”
Scott Chinery
Features
The Absynthe is a collectable museum quality instrument. 18″ lower bout. Custom “orchid” peghead inlay with a hand engraved mother of pearl scroll inlayed into pinstriped ebony peghead overlay. Precise attention to detail. Highest quality aged European woods.
Split block fingerboard inlays, solid wood binding, ebony tailpiece, ebony carved bridge, ebony pinstriped pickguard, gold plated adjustable tailpiece. All carving is by hand and each piece of wood is carefully matched for the best possible tone. Responsive and full. If you want to pull out all the stops, this is it!
Sliding panel
Note the optional sliding panel door on the upper bout. This is an adjustable sound port that allows the player to hear the sound that normally projects forward.
The Bear
The Bear was designed and built to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Manzer Guitars. Each is unique and built-to-order.
Features
The inspiration for the guitar came from its unique bear claw top. (“Bear claw” refers to a distinctive feature found in a few spruce trees which makes the wood look as if it has been gouged by the massive claws of a bear.)
Special features include an intricate inlay that celebrates the life of bears in their natural habitat. The bears depicted are rare “Kermode” (pronounced “Ker-Mode-E”) or “spirit” bears. While spirit bears resemble polar bears (or albinos), they are actually a variety of black bear found only in northern British Columbia. The inlayed illustration was created using mother of pearl, gold pearl and wood burl bordered by a purple heart and curly maple bevelled veneer.