Rathbone No.3 R3SBCE12 12 String Electro-Acoustic Guitar

The Grand-Auditorium shape is the natural evolution of the Concert and Auditorium models. Larger in both lower width and overall depth, the Rathbone No.3 Grand-Auditorium is designed to deliver an extra serving of power from every direction.

Another remarkably good-looking instrument, the Rathbone R3SBCE12 combines Solid Spruce and highly figured Bocote wood. Similar in its nature to a maple guitar, this instrument is very powerful and offers the player superb projection, filling a room easily, whether strumming or fingerpicking.

The R3SBCE12 earns a special place in the Rathbone range of guitars as the very first Rathbone 12 string model, combining the qualities of a solid spruce and bocote body construction with the natural chime and charming transformative character of a 12 string acoustic.

The perfect all-rounder, the No.3 has the same scale length as the Orchestra Model but body dimensions closer to a classic dreadnought. The larger body cavity naturally produces greater bass tones, but without sacrificing clarity, and that’s the beauty of the Grand-Auditorium. However, a larger body does not mean an unwieldy instrument. Far from it, in fact. The beautiful curves around the waist of the Rathbone No.3 ensure the guitar will sit comfortably on a knee or hang perfectly from your shoulders.

Specifications

• Top: Solid Englemann Spruce
• Back & Sides: Bocote
• Neck: Mahogany
• Fretboard: Rosewood
• Bridge: Rosewood
• Binding: Wood
• Nut / Saddle: Bone (Nut 42mm)
• Strings: D'addario EXP-16
• Machineheads: Open-Gear Chrome
• Finish: Gloss Lacquer
• Pickup: Belcat, 3 Band EQ with Tuner
• Upper Bout Width: 298mm
• Lower Bout Width: 405mm
• Upper Bout Depth: 96mm
• Lower Bout Depth: 122mm
• Body Length: 502mm
• Guitar Length: Guitar Length: 42.2" / 1072mm
• Soundhole Diameter: 100mm
• Fingerboard Radius: 400mm
• Scale Length: 25.5” / 650mm