Paul Reed Smith Private Stock Angelus Cutaway Tunnel 13 Acoustic Guitar

Collectors grade, this extraordinary guitar is in mint, as new condition. Supplied with all original extras. The guitar not only looks jaw droppingly beautiful, it also plays exquisitely well and the sound is full and rich, all highs, mids and lows cut through.

The Redwood timbers used for the top of this PRS Private Stock acoustic instrument once framed the backdrop to the story of the last great train robbery of the west. Harvested around 1880 in Oregon, this Coastal Redwood was to spend the next 120 years air-drying in Tunnel No. 13 in the Siskiyou Mountains. Naturally aged, this redwood is resonant, with a full, complex tone that is slightly darker than spruce but with more headroom than Cedar. This fine grained old-growth Redwood is thought to have been more than 2000 years old at the time of harvest, imbuing these instruments with historical significance, tone and beauty.    

The Last Great Attemped Train Robbery - As the story goes, on October 11, 1923, the D'Autremont brothers attempted to rob the southbound Southern Pacific Railroad "Gold Special" no. 13 in the Siskiyou Mountains in Oregon. (The train often carried large quantities of gold from the mines, hence the name). That day, the brothers believed there was half-million dollars of gold aboard the train. As the train laboured toward the summit and the entrance to Tunnel No. 13, twin brothers Ray and Roy (both 23 at the time) and their teenage brother Hugh easily hopped aboard. The train entered the tunnel and the D'Autremont brothers blasted the mail car with explosives they stole from a construction site in northern Oregon. Unfortunately for them, the blast wedged the train inside the tunnel, making it impossible to remove the loot.    After killing several men, the brothers fled to the woods empty handed. A massive manhunt that included the federal government, Oregon National Guard troops, local posses and angry railroad workers ensued, but it wouldn't be until 1927 that Hugh was caught while serving in the Far East military. The twins were arrested a few months later in Ohio after renewed interest in the crime led to the recirculation of "Most Wanted" posters across the Nation.              

Specifications

Made in 2014

Model - Angelus Cutaway PS #4874

Neck wood – Mahogany

Fingerboard wood – Cocobolo

Top wood - Tunnel 13 Redwood with Cocobolo binding and Paua purfling

Back and Sides wood - African Striped Ebony with Cocobolo binding and black, Koa, black purfling

Headstock Veneer wood – Ebony

Neck Carve – Wide

Side Dots - Red/Orange Spiney

Colour/Stain – Natural

Fingerboard Inlays - Red/Orange Spiney birds with Mother of Pearl outlines

Headstock Inlays - Red/orange Spiney Private Stock Eagle with Mother of Pearl Outline

Rosette - Red/orange Spiney/Koa/Ebony

Finish Type - High Gloss Nitro

Electronics - L.R. Baggs Lyric System

Hardware - Cocobolo Bridge

Ebony pins with Paua dot inlays and gold Gotoh tuning machines with ebonized buttons

Case type - Ameritage Acoustic

Specials - Natural High Gloss Nitro finish / Red/Orange Spiney bird inlays with Mother of Pearl outlines / Paua purfling along the top / Black/Koa/Black purfling along the back and sides / Cocobolo binding along the body / Adjustable Truss Rod. 

For collectors looking to invest, this is the list of every original extra included in the sale - The original Amertitage Case (Unmarked), PRS Guitars Private Stock "Tunnel 12" coffee table photo book in hardback, published by World Guitars, Specifications Certificate, History Sheet describing the story behind Tunnel 13, L.R. Baggs Instruction Card with Mic Presence Control Adjustment Tool, Original Truss Rod Tool, L.R. Baggs Lyric Acoustic Guitar Audio Samples CD, Operating Instructions Booklet, The Sound Hole Cut Out and the original Case Keys. 

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