POPS

Description

“The one in the photo is a very common poplar tree, of the black variety (populus nigra). As you can see many of them on the roadsides and in the fields in the northern regions of Italy, where I live and work. It has been part of the landscape for centuries with its foliage always ready to bend in the wind and then return still, immobile, to the summer sun. A plant that we have always been used to seeing but which few recognize as one of the varieties of luthiery wood that is definitely appreciated in every field for the spectacular figurations of its fibers. It is so well known, especially abroad, that it has earned the nickname “Lombardy Poplar”, the region in which, coincidentally, I live and build musical instruments.”… Let’s Play

Archtop model with nylon strings entirely made of solid quarter-sawn Lombardy black poplar. Flamed maple sides and Cedrella neck.

All the archtop models presented on these pages are entirely hand-built by the luthier Emanuele D’Alò, owner of the Shank Instruments Milano brand. The instruments are guaranteed for life and both the soundboards and the backs are handmade from solid quarter-sawn boards.

• Top: solid figured poplar, handcarved
• Back: solid figured poplar, handcarved
• Sides: curly maple
• Size: 14″
• Side height: 2,7″
• Neck: mahogany, D shape. Thickness at 1st fret: 0,88″
• Fretboard: ebony, 24 frets medium jumbo
• Radius: 16″
• Bracing: parallel
• Diapason: 25,5″
• Nut: 1,9″ – Bone
• Pickup: piezo – MiSi Acoustic Trio
• Bridge: ebony
• Finish: polyurethane
• Weight: 5,5 lbs