USED ROY NOBLE / N-65 [03]

Dreadnought by pioneering guitar luthier Roy Noble!

Roy Noble is a pioneering guitar luthier who has been active since the 1960s. Clarence White's use of his guitars is well known among avid fans, and he is also said to have restored Clarence's D-28. Along with Roy's students Mark Whitebook, Dan Masser, and David Russell Young, he was a master craftsman of hand-crafted guitars before the term "luthier" became commonplace.
Roy has been actively using cedar as well as spruce for the tops of his guitars for a long time, and we believe that the top of this guitar is also cedar. The sides and back are mahogany. The neck block is stamped with the serial number 242 and 8 31 92, which indicates that it was made in 1992.
Some of the paint film on the sides of the fingerboard is peeling and lifting. The paint film on the neck is not quite cloudy, but it has a light cloudiness. There are also a few dents, scratches, and abrasions throughout. The dents on the edge of the headstock and the back of the neck are the easiest to find, but other than those, you can only notice them by holding the instrument in your hand and staring at it with a light source reflecting off of it. The strap pin at the heel of the neck appears to be a later addition. Overall, there is no significant damage. A Taylor molded hard case is included.
The neck is in good condition, and the truss rod has been confirmed to operate at 60 degrees left and right. The frets have been rubbed together and are not dented, and more than 70% of the height remains. Both playability and sound are perfect.
Roy also made concert type guitars in later years, but the dreadnought is his quintessence. It plays loudly and well. The sound is relatively tight and does not give the impression of a blurred sound image. This is a gem that can be used not only for bluegrass, but also for a wide range of applications from singing accompaniment to fingerstyle. Don't miss it!

Top: Cedar
Side & Back: Mahogany
Neck: Mahogany
Fingerboard: Ebony
Bridge：Rosewood

Year of manufacture: Probably 1992
Accessories: Non-authentic hard case
Serial: 242

Item Rank: B: Fairly scratched and used, but no problems in normal use.

Serial Number: 8 31 92
Case: Hard Case
Truss Rod: No problem, rod is checked up to 60 degrees to the left and right.
Fretboard Height: No problem, fretboard height is sufficient.
String Height on Bass String: 2.4mm above 12th fret
String height on treble string side: 2.0mm above 12th fret
Strings in setup: D'Addario EJ-16 / .012-.053 set
Repair and maintenance parts: cleaning, string change, rod adjustment, octave adjustment, string height adjustment

* Please note that this is a used item and there may be scratches, dents, etc. that are difficult to see in the photos or that are not shown in the description. Please understand that there are scratches, dents, etc. that are difficult to see in the photos.

* If the truss rod, remaining frets, or string height is indicated, it was measured by our staff at the time of setup and may change due to climate, humidity, or other environmental factors.
The values are intended to be used as a reference at the time of purchase, and we do not guarantee that they will be the same when you receive the instrument.

* This item is a one-of-a-kind item and is listed on multiple malls at the same time, including in-store displays. We try to delete product information as soon as possible, but this is not always in real time.
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