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Wechter Guitars DN-8142 Dreadnought Select Rosewood

Item ID: DN8142

6-string Acoustic Guitar with Solid Spruce Top, Solid Rosewood Back and Sides, Mahogany Neck, and Ebony Fingerboard

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Weight: 4lbs 14oz
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Wechter Guitars DN-8142 Dreadnought Select Rosewood

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Classic Solid-topped Acoustic Tone!

What a guitar! The DN-8142 Dreadnought Select Rosewood guitar from Wechter Guitars features a tone-producing solid spruce top and solid rosewood back and sides to give you a truly timeless acoustic guitar sound. Wechter also added tasteful appointments to make the DN-8142 Dreadnought Select Rosewood guitar just as much of a looker as it is a great-sounding instrument. Just take a look at the elegant abalone trim and rosette. If you're looking for an acoustic guitar that represents tremendous value, while offering sound that rivals guitars costing much more, get the Wechter DN-8142 Dreadnought Select Rosewood into your hands.

The included Wechter Elite hardshell case is made to fit your Wechter guitar perfectly and keep it safe. Perfect protection for your Wechter guitar! An ill-fitting case won't do your prized axe any favors; you need a perfect fit! This case is built road tough, and it cradles your Wechter guitar in fitted comfort. Put your Wechter guitar where it belongs - in a genuine Wechter hardshell case!

Wechter DN-8142 Dreadnought Select Rosewood Features at a Glance:
  • 6-string acoustic guitar with solid spruce top
  • Solid rosewood back and sides
  • White binding with abalone trim on top
  • Mahogany neck
  • Ebony fingerboard and bridge with mother-of-pearl Snowflake inlays
  • High-gloss natural finish on the body and peghead
  • Satin-finished neck for easy playability
  • Assembled, set up, and finished on a Plek Pro machine
  • Scale length: 25-1/2"
  • Upper bout: 11-9/16"
  • Waist: 10-11/16"
  • Lower bout: 15-7/8"
  • Body length: 20-1/8"
  • Body depth at headblock: 3-13/16"
  • Body depth at tailblock: 4-7/8"
  • Fingerboard width at nut: 1-11/16"
  • Fingerboard width at 12th fret: 2-1/8"
  • String spacing at bridge: 2-1/8"
  • Fingerboard radius: 12"
  • Case: Elite hardshell case included

The Wechter DN-8142 Dreadnought Select Rosewood represents an outstanding acoustic guitar value!
Specification Detail
Number of Strings 6
Body Style/Shape Dreadnought
Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
Color Natural
Finish Gloss Body, Satin Neck
Top Wood Solid Spruce
Back & Sides Wood Solid Rosewood
Body Bracing Scalloped
Neck Wood Mahogany
Fingerboard Material Ebony
Fingerboard Inlay MOP Diamonds
Binding White Binding w/ Herringbone Top Trim
Number of Frets 20
Scale Length 25-1/2"
Bridge Material Ebony
Nut Width 1-11/16"
Body Length 20-1/8"
Body Width 15-7/8" at Lower Bout
Body Depth 4-7/8" at Tailblock
Electronics No Electronics
Case Included Hardshell Case Included
Manufacturer Part Number DN-8142

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Reviews

based on 3 reviews

DN-8142

by Dave Stokka from prairie city, ia.
November 7, 2012
Music Background: Hobbyist
Sweet guitar. Set up perfect. Very nice sound. Pleasantly surprised.

This Guitar Speaks! A standout regardless of price.

by Greg Meyer from Bloomington, IN
March 8, 2012
Music Background: Pro Musician, Songwriter
First, I'm an electric guitarist who was hunting for the acoustic that played like a strat and projected like a cannon. I wanted a cut-away body for high notes-kept coming back to Taylors. Hundreds ... read more [+]played and this pumpkin colored Dread (Thanks Greg Baum!) was handed to me from the top row of Sweetwater's acoustic room. I was biased against it from the moment I saw it- no cut-away / too much inlay. Trouble was no other guitar in the room (nor Indy/Nashville,TN) had the sonic stuff to compete with the pumpkin. Fingerpicking is subdued-then put your nail into it and make any note stand out large.
Strum as loud as you want and it achieves amazing volume before it breaks up. Single notes ring inside the body in perfect sympathetic pitch as long as any guitar I've played. Sting a note and it projects with authority. It truly responds to different input with great dynamic variety.
Every chord sounds warm, alive and in tune -even when it isn't. I tune it maybe once a month-always minor. I've looked inside it with a camera and it shows only excellent craftsmanship with zero glue splash or gap in joints. It is clearly a tribute to a 42 and does so w/o shame. I played each 8142 in stock. They were identical in sound. I left without buying, waited 3 long weeks playing many $2K+ acoustics, then ordered mine. I feel lucky to own this outstanding guitar. I come up with something new every time I play it. The appearance is growing on me. close [-]

One great guitar

by Rich from Marion, In USA
July 28, 2011
Music Background: Musician country and bluegrass
The sound and playability is right up with my HD28 and D41. Quality is top notch. I have yet to see anything that comes close to it in this price range. I would highly recommend it. The only thing I w... read more [+]ould like to see on it is a strap button for the front as I like to use straplocks on all of my guitars. close [-]

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Wechter Guitars DN-8142 Dreadnought Select Rosewood

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