David Flammang Guitars DP40 Boutique 12 Fret Parlor Guitar, Lutz Spruce + Figured Maple w/ Case
$2,999.99
$2,999.99
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Up for sale, a circa 1980s Flammang Guitars DP40, near-mint and complete with the original hardshell case. Handcrafted by David Flammang in Higganum, CT (Flammang has since relocated to Greene, IA), this premium parlor features a Lutz spruce top, stunning bookmatched curly maple back/sides, mahogany neck, and Indian rosewood fingerboard.
Crisp, detailed, and articulate, this DP40 is exceptionally sweet and even-tempered, offering impressive projection belied by its relatively diminutive size. Engineered for fingerpicking with its 1 ⅞” nut width and 12 fret design, this Flammang delivers fantastic clarity and presence, with a balance across all strings and registers. This DP40 weighs 3lbs 5oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 12-53 bronze strings and easy-playing action.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Mahogany
-Shape: Slender C, measuring .805” 1st fret, .890” 9th fret
-Fretboard: Indian Rosewood
-Frets: Slender, faint wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-3
-Scale Length: 24 7/8”
-Nut: 1 7/8”, bone
-Tuners: Grover open-gear, butterbean buttons
Body Specs:
-Wood: Lutz Spruce, Curly Maple
-Bracing: X (scalloped)
-Bridge: Rosewood, compensated bone saddle
-Pickguard: Clear
-Label: Serialized, signed by David Flammang
-Marquetry: Tortoise binding, abalone rosette
The gloss lacquer finish highlights the dimensional figuring in the bookmatched back and sides, with some minor checking behind the bridge and adjacent to the endpin. Cosmetic wear is limited to light pick wear across the sound hole and a scuff on the back at the bass-side lower bout. The gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean, with a few shallow nicks along the profile length that are not distracting to the palm while fretting.
Crisp, detailed, and articulate, this DP40 is exceptionally sweet and even-tempered, offering impressive projection belied by its relatively diminutive size. Engineered for fingerpicking with its 1 ⅞” nut width and 12 fret design, this Flammang delivers fantastic clarity and presence, with a balance across all strings and registers. This DP40 weighs 3lbs 5oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 12-53 bronze strings and easy-playing action.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Mahogany
-Shape: Slender C, measuring .805” 1st fret, .890” 9th fret
-Fretboard: Indian Rosewood
-Frets: Slender, faint wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-3
-Scale Length: 24 7/8”
-Nut: 1 7/8”, bone
-Tuners: Grover open-gear, butterbean buttons
Body Specs:
-Wood: Lutz Spruce, Curly Maple
-Bracing: X (scalloped)
-Bridge: Rosewood, compensated bone saddle
-Pickguard: Clear
-Label: Serialized, signed by David Flammang
-Marquetry: Tortoise binding, abalone rosette
The gloss lacquer finish highlights the dimensional figuring in the bookmatched back and sides, with some minor checking behind the bridge and adjacent to the endpin. Cosmetic wear is limited to light pick wear across the sound hole and a scuff on the back at the bass-side lower bout. The gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean, with a few shallow nicks along the profile length that are not distracting to the palm while fretting.
