“This instrument, as you can easily imagine at first glance, carries with it a very particular story. It was conceived as a heartfelt tribute to an encounter between people who were able to profoundly influence each other’s lives. A Tango master who has passed away, and a friend who wished to honor his memory through the creation of this instrument. The references to Tango culture are evident, and there is little need for me to dwell on describing them. Particularly interesting was the approach to the project proposed by my client, with technical specifications aimed at creating an instrument with distinctive proportions. Starting with the neck dimensions, featuring a 47 mm nut width, and ending with the thickness of the body, which is 1 cm thicker than standard Gibson measurements, allowing for a richer response in terms of semi-acoustic nuances. A deeply passionate instrument, devoted to tango and to powerful emotions.”… Let’s Play

All the models presented on these pages are entirely handcrafted by luthier Emanuele D’Alò, founder of Shank Instruments Milano.
Each instrument is lifetime guaranteed and comes with a certificate of authenticity.

An audio/video demo of the instrument will be published on this page shortly.

• Body: Lombardy poplar. Handcarved semihollow
• Neck: maple
• Fretboard: ebony, 22 frets
• Radius: 12″
• Diapason: 24,75″ (Gibson)
• Nut: 47 mm 
• Pickups: custom handwound
• Wiring: series, parallel, split.
• Tuners: Gotoh
• Finish: acrylic glossy
• Weight: 3,5 kg

L'articolo GIO’ proviene da Shank Instruments Milano: Chitarre, Bassi, Batterie.

“Hand carved curly maple top and curly tanganica wood for the back of this 335 style. Shank Instruments way to classic guitars”… Let’s play.

• Top: curly maple handcarved
• Back: curly tanganica handcarved
• Sides: curly maple
• Neck: maple, modern “C” shape. Thickness at 1st fret: 0,88″
• Fretboard: rosewood, 22 frets medium jumbo
• Radius: 12″
• Nut: 1,75″
• Diapason: 24,75″
• Pickup: Gibson ’57
• Bidge: Gotoh 
• Finish: polyurethane
• Weight: 7,4 lbs
• Status: ex-demo guitar. Discount. 

L'articolo WAY 335 proviene da Shank Instruments Milano: Chitarre, Bassi, Batterie.

This was the image came up to my mind while I was building this guitar. Clear were the informations Roby, the customer, gave to me while I was remembering this single frame of that movie. We were on the right track, both of us.

Top, back and sides hand carved light poplar. Solid wood.

L'articolo ROX proviene da Shank Instruments Milano: Chitarre, Bassi, Batterie.