100% HAND MADE IN CANTERBURY - ENGLAND

The Essential D offers 100% Atkin tone – stripped down to the bare essentials! Each Essential D sports a North American Sitka spruce top and braced with pre-war scalloped bracing, all of which is baked in house here at Atkin. Mahogany back and sides are complimented by a lightweight mahogany neck with an ebony fingerboard – just like some of the finest Pre-War guitars. This is a time proven combination, extremely popular with songwriter, a work horse that never gets tired!

Specifications
Top - Baked Sitka Spruce
Back & Sides - Mahogany
Neck - Mahogany
Backstrip - Ebony
Headstock Overlay - Ebony
Logo - Atkin Decal
Truss Rod - Dual Action
Fretboard - Ebony
Bridge - Ebony
Rosette - Black/White/Black
Purfling - Black/White/Black/White
Binding Tortoiseshell
Bracing - Pre-war scalloped
Lacquer Finish - Aged Thin Gloss Nitrocellulose
Nut & Saddle - Bone
Tuners - Nickel Gotoh
Side Dot Fretboard Markers - Silver
Fret Markers - MOP Dots
Case - Atkin Hard Shell

Dimensions
Body Length - 20"
Body Depth - 4 7/8"
Lower Bout Width - 15 5/8"
Total Length - 40 1/4"
Scale Length - 25.4"
Nut Width - 1 11/16"