The WE MODEL
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
25.5” Scale Length
16” Fingerboard Radius
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
Vintage Style Brass Open-Back Tuners w/ Cream Knobs
D’Addario XS Coated Strings - Light Gauge
Hardshell TKL Case
The WE brings a more traditional take on the classic Orchestra Model to the Iris lineup. Since the 1930s, the 14-fret OM has been the working player's answer to an old problem: how to get real volume and definition out of a guitar that still sits easily in the lap. The WE holds to that original recipe, with a full 25.5" scale that puts a little extra tension under your fingers and a little extra push behind every note. Strum it, pick it, drop it to DADGAD; the WE doesn't ask you to choose.
Dimensions
Body Length: 19-13/16”
Total Length: 40-13/16”
Lower Bout: 15-11/16”
Upper Bout: 11-3/8”
Waist: 10-11/16”
Depth: 4-3/4”
The WE is named for luthier Will Ehster, continuing our tradition of building every model around the people who build them. Steady, precise, and never showy, Will's fingerprints are on more Iris guitars than he'd ever admit. Now his initials are on one too.
