Sheldon Schwartz Oracle 15 2024

Description

Since 1992, Sheldon Schwartz has dedicated his building career to experimenting, researching and ultimately designing and producing guitars that are optimized for modern fingerstyle playing. The culmination of this development process has resulted in guitars that excel at the challenges placed upon them by modern performance techniques and the variable tensions of different open tunings. While any guitar can be played fingerstyle, having a guitar in your hands that is the result of this development process will make your playing experience more effortless, enjoyable and inspired.  He believes this is the highest calling for an acoustic steel string guitar.

All models of Schwartz Guitars features his very light but extremely strong carbon fibre-reinforced, lattice-braced soundboard. The light weight allows the top to respond easily, even with the reduced tension of open tunings. The strength means that the harder you play, the louder you get.  Other interior features contributing to the unique voice of his instruments are proprietary integrated side construction and a carbon fibre-reinforced X-braced back.  All this technical construction information aside, his intention is to have you, the player, experience the same performance and sound quality that inspires many of today’s top fingerstyle players who have chosen to play a Schwartz guitar.

ORACLE 15

The Oracle design incorporates a unique combination of functional elements that sets it apart from current guitar designs.  It is a truly modern guitar both inside and out.  Structurally and ergonomically, the Oracle combines new advancements in construction and modern innovations in exterior treatments that dramatically enhance the sound and playability.  The Oracles feature 24 frets, a droptop style armrest, cutaway bevel and rear access panel.

• 30 year old Mahogany from C.F. Martin factory back and sides
• 30 year old Englemann soundboard
• Subtle bent-wood style arm rest
• Manzer wedge
• 13 piece laminated neck, Peruvian walnut, Maple, dyed black pear
• Asymmetrical neck shape
• EVO gold frets
• Fully intonated saddle
• Glow-In-The-Dark side dots
• K&K pickup
• Rear access panel
• 25.5 inch scale
• 1 25/32 nut
• 2 1/4 string spread
• 24 frets
• Press-fit truss rod cover