The acclaimed luthier Riccarddo Mordeglia hails from Ferrara, the Italian heartland of guitar making that also produced pioneering builders such as Luigi Mozzani and Mario Maccaferri. Mordeglia is a diligent student of the Emilian school of luthiers and has had the opportunity to restore original instruments constructed by Mozzani and Maccacferri. These luthiers laid the groundwork for the modern "Gypsy guitar." Mordeglia has taken it upon himself to take look back at the original design principals of these groundbreaking luthiers and adapt them to make the best possible Gypsy jazz guitar.
This FM model is based on Maccaferri's Selmer models, but has F holes instead of an oval or D hole. The top is bent, instead of carved and the internal bracing is similar to Maccaferri's specifications. The result is a jazz guitar that combines the powerful acoustic projection of a Gypsy guitar with the midrange focus of an archtop. You'd be hard pressed to find a standard carved top archtop that can generate the volume that this guitar can. It is truly an acoustic jazz guitar that is fully functional in all but the most noisy environments. Leads are punchy, with a complex and open character. Chords have a nice midrange focus that produces crisp, defined rhythm work.
The top is spruce, the back and sides are European maple, and the neck is mahogany. Hardware includes a trapeze tailpiece and a set of three on a plate tuners. The scale is a comfortable 650mm and the action is set at an easy playing 3mm.
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Brand | Mordeglia |
Year | 2015 |
Model Number | FM |
Sound Hole | F Holes |
Fret Neck | 14 Fret |
Condition | New |
Size | 15 3/4" |
Scale Length | 650mm |
Nut Width | 1 3/4" |
Body Depth | 3 3/8" |
Top | Spruce |
Back and Sides | Maple |
Neck | Mahogany |
Fingerboard | Ebony |
Binding | Ebony |
Finish | Nitrocellulose/Shellac |
Tailpiece | Trapeze |
Tuners | Three on a plate (Nickel) |
Action | 3mm |
Strings | Argentine 1610 |
Case | None |
Pickup(s) | None |
Truss Rod | Yes |
Weight | 4 lbs |