Dell Arte Leadbelly Stella
Dell Arte Leadbelly Stella
John Kinnard built his own-make, American-made guitars under the Dell Arte brand for a long time before then adapting the brand for a series of import, gypsy-jazz-style instruments. He's gone back to building just under his own name, lately, to avoid confusion. This big, Leadbelly, Stella-esque 12-string is one built in his California shop and it's as excellent in sound as it looks -- big, up-front, punchy, and retro.
Its design echoes the nicer-grade '20s Oscar Schmidt Stella and Sovereign builds, with a solid spruce top over solid mahogany back and sides, a longer scale length, wide nut, and jumbo (000+) body shape. This one has gotten a lot of play and has some "life wear" but is overall in good order and playing spot-on.
- Weight: 4 lbs 12 oz
- Scale length: 26 5/16"
- Nut width: 2"
- Neck shape: slim-medium oval-C
- Board radius: 10"
- Depth at first fret: 57/64"
- Depth at seventh fret: 15/16"
- Body width: 15 3/4"
- Body depth: 4 3/8"
- Top wood: solid spruce
- Back & sides wood: solid mahogany
- Bracing type: ladder
- Bridge: rosewood w/bone saddle
- Fretboard: ebony with rosewood binding (looks like)
- Neck wood: mahogany
- Action height at 12th fret: 3/32” bass 1/16” treble (fast, spot-on)
- String gauges: 47w-10
- Truss rod: adjustable
- Neck relief: straight
- Fret style: medium
- Case: Hard Shell Case
Pickup available at Kauppatie 8
Usually ready in 4 hours
