The DF MODEL
DF Tobacco Burst w/ Ivoroid Binding and Firestripe Pickguard shown above.
Standard DF shown above. Pictured by Chicago Music Exchange.
Named after Iris co-founder, Dale Fairbanks, the DF is a slope shoulder dreadnought comparable in size to a J-45.
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Dimensions
Body Length: 20-1/4”
Total Length: 40-7/8”
Lower Bout: 16-1/4”
Upper Bout: 11-1/2”
Waist: 10-1/8”
Depth: 4-7/8”
standard specs
Mahogany Back & Sides
Sitka Spruce Top
Scalloped Adirondack Spruce Bracing
Bolt-on Mortise & Tenon Neck Joint
1-11/16” Nut Width
2-7/32” Bridge Spacing
25” Scale Length
Indian Rosewood Fingerboard & Bar Bridge
Blk/W/Blk Top Purfling & Rosette
Tortoise Binding & Pickguard
Open Pore, Natural Satin Nitrocellulose Finish
Plastic Fingerboard Markers
Bone Nut & Saddle
Off-white Plastic Bridge Pins
Golden Age Relic Brass Tuners w/ Off-white Buttons
D’Addario XS Coated Strings - Light Gauge
Hardshell TKL Case
“I’ve been searching for that sound since high school, I can’t stop thinking about it.” — Leo Kottke, playing his new Iris DF Model
DF played by Carl Miner. Video courtesy of The North American Guitar.
DF played by Conor Hearn. Video courtesy of The Music Emporium.
iris DF GALLERY
Many of these photos are courtesy of The Fellowship of Acoustics