There it is - in the middle. Dwarfed even by a small body Lowden and a parlour guitar! So you can say I've got 2 1/2 acoustic guitars either because of joint ownership of the Viator or just because it is so small.
It has an old fashioned sort of look about it that I like.
Upper Bout 195mm 7.7"
Lower Bout 280mm 11"
Waist 155mm 6.1"
Body Depth 77mm to 90mm 3" to 3.5"
Body Length 850mm 33.5"
Scale Lenth 546mm 21.5"!!
Nut NuBone Width 43mm 1.7"
12 frets to body
Solid Sitka Spruce top
Sapele Back and Sides
Nato Neck with V Profile and Rosewood Fingerboard
So - a normal width of fretboard but a very short scale at 21.5"and a tiny body. Incredibly easy to play after it was properly set up by the shops tech (I'll set up electrics, but I draw the line at, and don't do, acoustics). It has a surprisingly big voice and is suited to blues - the short scale length means string bends are much easier than an acoustic is usually.
I've had a few goes this last couple of weeks at electric blues with terrible results. Having a go with the Viator acoustic was at least a bit better - so I did a quick recording as I was testing out a new microphone anyway.
Shambolic blues on a tiny acoustic!
