The MS-00 was developed on the insistence of Mark Stutman of Folkway Music, for whom it’s named. This mid-thirties style guitar, with its short scale, is a wonderful complement to our line of small bodied Iris. Mark is a very talented luthier who is considered to be the expert in vintage Gibson guitars.

This highly customized 12 Fret example features a unique tonewood combination of Reclaimed Redwood and Brazilian Rosewood. The bridge and fingerboard are also made of Brazilian Rosewood, and are a beautiful compliment to the rest of the tonewoods in this guitar. This guitar was showcased at the 2024 Winter NAMM Show.

Other specifications include:

Reclaimed Redwood Soundboard
Brazilian Rosewood Back & Sides
Scalloped Adirondack Spruce tone bars
Mahogany Neck - C Shape Carve
Brazilian Rosewood Fretboard (16” Radius and Blind Fret Slots)
Brazilian Rosewood Bar Bridge with Slanted Holes
B/W/B Top Purfling
Tortoise Binding
B/W/B Rosette
Small Plastic Dots on Fingerboard
Bone Nut and Saddle
Off-White Plastic Bridge Pins
Bolt-on Mortise and Tenon Neck Joint
Golden Age Relic Brass Tuners with Off White Buttons
Open Pore Satin Nitrocellulose Finish
Slotted Headstock
TKL Hard Shell Case
D’Addario Light Gauge Phosphor-Bronze Strings
24 3/4″ Scale Length
1 3/4” Nut Width
2 5/16″ Spacing at Bridge
3 lb 14 oz

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For more information about this Iris guitar, please contact us.