Iris RCM-000 Sinker Salmon Sitka / Cocobolo

A division of Circle Strings in Burlington, Vermont, Iris Guitar Company is a small team of highly-skilled and seasoned luthiers who are dedicated to building a modern instrument that captures vintage-inspired tone and aesthetics. Iris guitars are handmade using a combination of state of the art techniques and old-world craftsmanship. The RCM is a 12-fret 000 with a slimmer body than any other Iris. At the neck block, the body depth is 3-1/4" and it tapers to 4"-1/8" at the end block. It's a comfortable 12-fret guitar with a lively voice, and it is named after Christian McAdams, Iris' General Manager who joined in 2020. This brand new RCM-000 (serial #1687) is tricked out with high-end tonewoods!  Wth a Sinker Salmon Sitka top and Cocobolo back and sides, this RCM-000 aims to deliver. The Sinker Salmon Sitka comes from a logs used for salmon trap corrals in Tenakee Springs, Alaska. These are old-growth logs that soaked in the sea for decades, making Sinker Salmon some of the finest-sounding, lightweight, and stable Sitka out there. Combined with hand-carved Adirondack Braces and Cocobolo back and sides, this Iris is voiced to produce balanced sound with clarity and articulation. It has a 25" scale, 1-11/16" nut width, and the string spacing is 2-1/4" at the bridge. Dimensions: Depth: 3-1/4" - 4-1/8" Body Length: 20-1/4" Total Length: 39-1/2" Upper bout: 10-3/4" Lower bout: 15" Waist: 9-1/4" Specs: Top: Sinker Salmon Sitka Spruce Back & Sides: Cocobolo Braces: Scalloped Adirondack Spruce Neck Joint: Bolt on Mortise & Tenon Nut: Bone, 1-3/4" Spacing Saddle: Bone, 2-1/4" Spacing Scale Length: 25" Fingerboard & Bridge: Indian Rosewood Top Binding: Ivoroid w/ Black/White/Blake purfling Back Binding: Ivoroid Pickguard: Tortoise Finish: Satin Nitrocellulose Satin Tuning Machines: Golden Age Relic Brass w/ off-white buttons Case: Hardshell by TKL