About This Roy Noble Custom Guitar
2004 Noble HD-100 Adirondack Brazilian Rosewood #403
This 2004 Roy Noble Brazilian Rosewood HD-100 is a fantastic instrument in excellent condition. Bearclaw Adirondack Top, beautiful Master Grade Brazilian Rosewood back and sides, and a rounded “V” profile Mahogany neck. This Noble looks like a new guitar even though it is 20 years old.
The Brazilian Rosewood peghead overlay has a single diagonal ivoroid strip, and an abalone truss rod cover with “Noble” written down the center, above the fossil ivory nut. Nickel Waverly tuners with ivoroid buttons. The Gabon Ebony fingerboard has cut diamond pearl inlays, and black side dot position markers on the bass side of the ivoroid fingerboard binding. Very light fret wear that can easily be milled out. The rounded “V” profile neck is in great condition with no wear. Comfortable to play all the way up the neck. Maple heelcap.
The Spruce top has some lovely bearclaw figure. No dings, scratches, or cracks on the top. Ebony bridge with bone saddle and white bridge pins with pearl dots. Tortoise plastic pickguard. Herringbone soundhole rosette. Herringbone purfling before the Maple binding on the top edge of the Spruce top. Brazilian Rosewood back and sides have incredible figure and they are in great shape with a couple of the smallest button marks. Maple end wedge with ivoroid end pin installed. There are pick marks on the pickguard and a small area of dull finish just between the guard and the bridge.
This 2004 Roy Noble Brazilian Rosewood HD-100 is an incredible guitar in great playing shape. Comes with a deluxe hard case.
Features & Specifications
- Serial Number - 403
- D 14 Fret
- Scalloped X Brace - No Tongue Brace
- Bearclaw Adirondack Top
- Brazilian Rosewood Back and Sides
- 1 3/4" Nut
- 2 1/8" String Spacing
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