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RAY ALDEN CHUBBY DRAGON FRETLESS (recent)

RAY ALDEN CHUBBY DRAGON FRETLESS (recent)
EC except for fine surface cracks on fingerboard and wear on armrest, 11" Renaissance head on 1/2" rim with birdseye maple inner and outer faces, ebony rim cap, rolled steel tone ring, 2-piece birdseye maple neck with dark center strip and fretless ebony fingerboard, engraved shooting star inlay near 5th string nut, side dot position dots, frailing scoop, bound peghead face with engraved pearl chubby dragon inlay, 24 brackets, 5/8" ebony capped maple bridge installed (original inlaid bridge in case), "No Knot" tailpiece, backstrap inlaid with shooting star and heelcap with Saturn and two stars, dual ring geared tuners plus geared 5th string tuner with amber buttons, deer antler nut, ~1-9/32" nut width, setup for 25-1/8" scale, fine sound, on consignment, made in USA by the late Ray Alden, rim faced and neck made by Jim DeCava, with arched-lid HSC green) - price reduced
60U-2641... - No longer available -
body-front (click)
front (click)
armrest (click)
back (click)
bridge-back (click)
bridge-front (click)
case-open (click)
case (click)
headstock-back (click)
headstock-front (click)
heel (click)
inlays (click)
rim-back (click)
rim-detail (click)

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