Blueridge BR-280 Guitar

This highly prized Blueridge BR-280 dreadnought is a rare edition guitar. Constructed from very old, and highly figured Brazilian rosewood back and sides, along with a Sitka top.

All the bindings of this guitar have abalone pearl inlay in the traditional Martin style. The Brazilian rosewood used in this guitar was widely used up until the late 60s.

Old Brazilian rosewood will never again be available for guitar-making. Instead, Indian rosewood now reigns. Currently, Brazilian rosewood is on the restricted list as a vulnerable species.

To explain a little, the timber was plentiful in the early 20th century, but rampant harvesting of the Amazon rainforest led to a ban on the importation of Brazilian rosewood. Today, guitars can be constructed from Brazilian rosewood, provided the timber was harvested was before the CITES treaty. As mentioned above, the timber used in the Blueridge BR-280 dreadnought guitar is very old, and therefore was harvested before the CITES treaty.

Specifications:

Top Solid Sitka spruce:
Back and sides: Brazilian rosewood
Neck: Mahogany
Inlay: Abalone pearl