Portland Guitar Co.

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and Accessories


Portland Guitar Co. | Portland Oregon | Contact Jay Dickinson-503.245.3276 | jay@portlandguitar.com


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Portland Guitar Pretty Good Intonation (PGPG) System

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JM 1.8.54

Style......................... Small Jumbo 16" Lower Bout
Body........................ Flamed Maple
Top.......................... Sitka Spruce
Bracing..................... Engineered asymmetrical modified X-bracing system
Neck........................ 25.4" Scale Mahogany,
Tilt Action Neck ..… User Adjustable Variable String to Fretboard Spacing
Dual action truss rod
Fretboard................. Ebony
Bridge...................... Ebony
Binding..................... Padauk
Appointments........... Padauk & Rosewood, Herringbone, Pin-striping
Tuners...................... Gotoh 510 Cosmo Black
Nut & Saddle........... Bone, Split Saddle Bridge

The Build Process