Blueridge BR-243

The Blueridge BR-243 offers authentic style with strict adherence to prewar instrument specifications. Each guitar is crafted with a select solid Adirondack top, hand-carved X-bracing, choice solid mahogany back and sides, ebony fingerboard, ebony bridge, and a traditional dovetail neck joint for pure prewar tone. The comfortable mahogany neck has a nut width of 1 3/4-inch, and when combined with the traditional 000 body, makes the BR-243 a truly remarkable guitar.

What makes Adirondack spruce so special?

Adirondack spruce, also known as red spruce, is a highly prized tonewood sourced from the Appalachian Mountains in the northeastern United States, particularly in the Adirondack region of New York. Adirondack spruce delivers powerful volume and excellent dynamic range, making it ideal for flatpicking and aggressive strumming.

Its high headroom allows it to handle strong attack without distortion, while still responding well to subtle playing. Originally used on pre-war Martins and other vintage guitars, simply because it was readily available in abundance at the time, Adirondack spruce is today a natural premium top choice for high-end acoustic guitars and admired for responsiveness, projection and tone.

Features

• Solid Adirondack spruce top with scalloped braces provides you with superior note clarity and volume to spare
• Solid premium mahogany back and sides for a warm, rich tone
• Slim mahogany neck offers fast, easy action and inherently long-lasting stability
• Premium ebony fingerboard gives extra durability and striking good looks
• Nickel-plated 14:1 tuners are smooth and precise to always keep you in tune

Specs

• Back and Side Material: Premium Solid Mahogany
• Back Inlay: Black
• Binding: Tortoise
• Body Type: 000
• Brace Material: Spruce
• Bridge & End Pins: Black ABS
• Bridge Material: Ebony
• Bridge Plate: Maple
• Fingerboard & Peghead Binding: None
• Fingerboard Material: Ebony
• Fingerboard Position Inlays: M-O-P Dots
• Finish: Natural High Gloss
• Headstock Style: Solid
• Heelcap: Tortoise
• Logo Inlay Style: M-O-P
• Neck Material: Select One-piece Mahogany
• Number of Frets Clear: 14
• Number of Frets Total: 20
• Nut Material: Bone
• Nut Width: 1 3/4 in.
• Peghead Overlay: Santos Rosewood
• Pickguard: Dalmatian Tortoise
• Plating: Nickel
• Saddle: Bone
• Scale Length: 25.6 in. (650mm)
• Side Inlay: None
• Soundhole Rosette: Traditional Multi-Ply ABS
• Top: Premium Solid Adirondack Spruce
• Top Bracing Pattern: Pre-war-style Forward Shifted X-Bracing
• Top Purfling: Multi-ply W-B-W
• Tuning Machines: Gotoh Vintage-style / Open-back / Butterbean Buttons