THE AB MODEL
Standard AB (Natural). Picture by The Fellowship of Acoustics.
Dimensions
Body Length: 20-3/8”
Total Length: 41”
Lower Bout: 16-1/8”
Upper Bout: 11-3/8”
Waist: 9-3/8”
Depth: 4-5/8”
Named after Iris co-founder, Adam Buchwald, the AB is our 3rd model in the Iris Guitar Company line-up. Introduced in 2020, it’s modeled on the J-185 and would be considered a small jumbo.
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
AB Burst w/ Firestripe pickguard.
Grammy nominated singer, songwriter and guitarist Trey Hensley. (www.treyhensley.com)
Video courtesy of Ian Meadows.
