{"id":4963,"date":"2025-11-12T19:54:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T19:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shankinstruments.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=4963"},"modified":"2026-01-23T20:24:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T20:24:07","slug":"meltemi","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/shankinstruments.com\/en\/product\/meltemi\/","title":{"rendered":"MELTEMI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4921\" src=\"https:\/\/shankinstruments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/57411259-momento-maritime.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shankinstruments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/57411259-momento-maritime.jpg 450w, https:\/\/shankinstruments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/57411259-momento-maritime-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;<\/em>I didn\u2019t want to make it that dark \u2014 that shade of blue. But they asked me to. I had to wrestle with myself to accept that there could be a color other than that of the perfect sea \u2014 the one we all imagine. And in the end, I found it: the color of the wind. \u201c<strong>\u2026 Let\u2019s Play<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"440\" data-end=\"669\">All the models shown on these pages are entirely handcrafted by luthier Emanuele D\u2019Al\u00f2, founder of Shank Instruments Milano. Each instrument is guaranteed and comes with a certificate of authenticity.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Body<\/strong>: quilted maple, mahogany, bois de rose &#8211; Semihollow\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Size<\/strong>: 37 cm\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Side height:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>39 mm<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Neck<\/strong>: mahogany, C shape. 23mm thickness at 1st fret<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Fretboard<\/strong>: bird eye maple, 24 frets medium jumbo<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Fretboard Radius<\/strong>: 12&#8243;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Diapason<\/strong>: 24 3\/4&#8243;\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Nut: <\/strong>43,5 mm &#8211; Bone<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Pickup<\/strong>: piezo MiSi &#8211; Acoustic Trio Air<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Bridge<\/strong>: bird eye maple<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tuners<\/strong>: Grover<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Finish: <\/strong>glossy acrylic<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Weight<\/strong>: 2,8 kg<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_24575\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dJ1R5GqaxAQ?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h5><strong><em>&#8220;Not for the sea. For the wind&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Available upon request and customizable to suit your needs<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4925,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Shank Instruments Milano | Mastergrade quilted maple handcrafted guitar<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Handcrafted electric guitar by luthier Emanuele D\u2019Al\u00f2. Mastergrade quilted maple top, semi-hollow mahogany body. 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