MONZA

Description

“The famous parabolic curve of the old Monza racing circuit is impressive. I had never been to see it until Jules, a French luthier friend during the period in which he was my assistant for an internship in my workshop, invited me to go there and walk up its steep slopes. I don’t really know why, but it’s certainly the memory of the absurd curve that, once we returned to the laboratory, made us want to build this guitar. And so it was.”… Let’s Play

All the models presented on these pages are entirely hand-built by luthier Emanuele D’Alò, owner of the Shank Instruments Milano brand. The instruments are guaranteed for life and delivered with a certificate of authenticity.

The guitar is offered at a discounted price due to a small mark of approximately 2 mm in diameter which accidentally occurred on the top, in the knob area, during the period of exposure in the workshop and a slight fading of the varnish on the edge of the top of the headstock. In any case, the instrument is to be considered new and never used with the exception of brief occasional tests. I am obviously available to provide photographic documentation of the signs in question upon request.

Demo video in progress, available soon on this page.

• Body: Goncalo Alves (Tigerwood) semi hollow. 
• Neck: maple, C modern shape. Thickness 1° fret 22,5 mm
• Fretboard: ebony, 22 frets medium jumbo
• Radius: 14″
• Diapason: 24,75″ 
• Nut: 43,5 mm 
• Pickup: Gibson 490R – 490T
• Bridge: Gotoh wrap around
• Tuners: Gotoh
• Finish: glossy acrylic
• Weight: 7,7 lbs