Return of a Sweet 16 from many years ago

[MartyGrass]

I had this one a decade ago.  It went to a friend then years later to another friend.  Now I get it back.

It has a beautiful acoustic tone.  Also, it is the only one I know of with a Venetian cutaway, which is elegant.

 

 

[Genericmusic]

[pressure]

Fab guitar. What are the differences between this and a Heritage Johnny Smith?

[MartyGrass]

Great question.

1. Johnny didn't sign the 16!

2. 16 is shallower and narrower.

3. Johnny's got a 25" scale.

4. Both are X-braced and thin topped for acoustics.

The standard HJS is 17" and 3" deep.  Heritage made two 18".  One is 3" deep and the other is 3.25" deep.

[pressure]

Thanks for the clarification. Heritage also made 2 16" Johnny Smiths, I don't know how thick they were. I saw both 16" Johnny Smiths at a PSP. When I asked Ren why the hardware on Heritage Johnny Smiths was black he said " that's the way Johnny wanted it".

Edited June 18 by pressure

[Gitfiddler]

@MartyGrass...What an awesome score! 

Is that formerly one of Big Mike's treasures?

[Kuz]

It looks like the one Vince Lewis played at one of the first PSPs.

[MartyGrass]

This one was Big Mike's.  He got it from 2Bornot2Bop who got it from me.

It arrived in excellent shape.

 

[bolero]

That is pretty sweet, indeed!!

Congrats!

[skydog52]

11 hours ago, Kuz said:

It looks like the one Vince Lewis played at one of the first PSPs.

Very similar.

[rockabilly69]

What is the depth of a Sweet Sixteen, and how wide is the waist and the lower bought? I'm wondering because I need a case for my Guild X175 and I was hoping a sweet 16 case would fit it.

[skydog52]

15 hours ago, rockabilly69 said:

What is the depth of a Sweet Sixteen, and how wide is the waist and the lower bought? I'm wondering because I need a case for my Guild X175 and I was hoping a sweet 16 case would fit it.

I took a few measurements on mine.

2 3/4" depth

Lower bout 16"

Upper bout 11 1/2"

Waist 9 1/4"

 

 

From Heritage old website:

Sweet 16 Specs:

Neck - 17 degree peghead pitch; with 5 piece curly maple neck. Multiple white bound head veneer with mother of pearl inlays.

Fingerboard - Multiple white bound 25 1/2” scale ebony finger board with mother of pearl split block inlays - 20 frets. Radius is 12".
Nut width is 1-11/16".

Body - Single cutaway solid carved spruce top solid carved curly maple back solid curly maple rims single bound white f-holes.

body size:
            rim thickness - 2 3/4”
            body width - 16”
            body length - 20 1/4”

Electronics - One Heritage #3 jazz pickup mounted to multi-bound curly maple pickguard, one volume control. Tone control is
optional.

Hardware - Gold plated hardware   individual machine heads. Heritage "H" bail tailpiece. Strap/Jack is in end of tailpiece.

Edited June 20 by skydog52

[pressure]

That Heritage Rambo #3 pickup is Fab. Everything else sounds pretty nice too. 

[helmi]

Amazing looking.

[hinesarchtop]

Very, very nice indeed.