Teton STP103ENT 103 Series African Solid Mahogany Parlor 6-String Acoustic-Electric Guitar – Natural

The Parlor Guitar category refers to a smaller bodied guitar popular from the 1800s to the 1950s with a shorter length and a smaller upper bout. The Teton Parlor Guitars features a neck joint at the 12th fret. Featuring solid tops and smaller sound boxes, they produce a loud, punchy sound. 

Features:

• Nut/Saddle: Bone.
• Soundhole Rosette: Maple 2 Ring.
• Gear Ratio: 19:1.
• Preamp: Fishman Sonitone.

TOP WOOD 

African Mahogany is a harder wood than spruce or cedar. Harder woods will have a break-in period where they are brighter when you first get the guitar and, as they are played, they mellow out and you’ll notice more of the deeper tones. Volume levels seem to be on par with spruce tops but with less attack. 

BODY SHAPE

At first glance, our parlor guitars look and feel very traditional. However, once you hear this guitar, you will hear a sound that transcends the typical parlor guitar. We do have elements that made parlor guitars one of the most popular models in the early 1900s: the slotted headstock and the 12th fret neck attachment. That said, we have redesigned bracing patterns and top thickness to help the Teton parlors have a unique sound. While retaining some of the “boxy” qualities of early parlor guitars, the Tetons provide rich overtones and a broader frequency of tones, allowing the sound to be full and much louder than you would expect. 

ELECTRONICS

The Fishman Sonitone preamp is an in-the-soundhole preamp. This preamp has a simplified control system with control for volume and one for tone. However, simplified controls do not mean less tone. The Sonitone in conjunction with the Fishman Sonicore pickup sounds great. They work together to reproduce the fantastic tone of your Teton guitar. Another advantage to an in the soundhole preamp is less wood being cut out of the body of the guitar. 

Item Specifications:

BODY

• Body Shape: Parlor.
• Top Wood (solid): African Mahogany.
• Back & Sides: Mahogany Laminate.

NECK

• Neck Material: Mahogany.
• Neck Finish: Satin.
• Neck Joint: Dovetail.
• Fretboard: Rosewood.
• Fretboard Inlay: Pearl Dot.
• # of Frets: 18.
• Fret Size: Medium.
• Nut Width: 44mm/1 3/4.

DIMENSIONS

• Upper Bout Width: 248mm/9 3/4.
• Lower Bout Width: 359mm/14 1/8.
• Body Depth Upper Bout: 95mm/3 3/4.
• Body Depth Lower Bout: 102mm/4.
• Body Length: 498mm/19 5/8.
• Scale Length: 610mm/24.
• Overall Length: 978mm/38 1/2.

OTHER

• Binding: Rosewood.
• Purfling: Maple and Rosewood.
• Bridge: Rosewood.
• Body Finish: Satin.
• Nut, Saddle: Bone.
• Soundhole Rosette: Maple 2 Ring.
• Bridge Pin: Black w/White Dot.