Near mint condition McPherson MG-3.5 With East Indian Rosewood back and sides and a Port Orford Cedar top. This guitar is #1363 and has been very well taken care of. The only blemish is a tiny top ding by the treble side lower bout. Frets are in great shape and no pick scratches. This guitar is 3.5″ deep at the bottom bout, the only variable size of the standard McPherson Guitar (MG).
The McPherson’s unique design and master luthier craftsmanship make them a collector’s instrument and are played by many touring artists.
About McPherson
More than three decades ago, founder and designer Matt McPherson revolutionized the acoustic guitar world by introducing a unique Offset Soundhole Technology. This breakthrough design increased the total flexible surface area on the central part of the instrument. Since then, they have continued to be a pioneer in the marketplace with our state-of-the-art bracing, cantilivered neck, and soundhole design.
Soundhole Design
The elliptical shape, size and location of the McPherson Guitars soundhole are the result of exhaustive testing. Traditional center-hole designs rob a guitar of sound-enhancing flexible surface area. By moving the soundhole to a very specific and crucial position on the face of the guitar , we have effectively increased flexible surface area on the central part of the instrument. By allowing vibrations from the bridge to travel directly across a longer unencumbered soundboard, ther is an increase sustain and resonance. The result is a sound you have got to hear to believe.
Neck Design
If you look closely you will see that the fretboard on the McPherson Guitar is not connected/glued onto the top of the guitar. This cantilevered design allows the top to vibrate and resonate to its fullest potential. Inside the neck is a triangulated system which stabilizes the neck and eliminates the need for adjustment.
This system starts with a carbon graphite truss rod, which is much larger than any other on the market. The carbon rod runs the length of the neck from the tongue to the headstock. Through this carbon rod we install a brass taper pin down into the heel and then tie these together using a stainless steel screw, which is sent through the carbon rod and tapped into the brass pin. This system prevents any flex not only in the neck itself but also in the neck heel.
Brace Design
McPherson use a series of laminated braces that minimize the connection to the underside of the top, thereby maximizing top vibration and resonance. The braces are allowed to vibrate independently by arching over or under the intersecting points on the top. Side braces are aligned with both the top and back braces to mechanically channel these vibrations around the entire body of the guitar. Their innovative, state-of-the-art bracing maximizes the available open, “vibrating” area on the inside of the guitar face.