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Mickey Harte is well-known for playing his Emerald Guitar, in my opinion one of the most beautiful instruments I've ever seen. I decided to do a page on the stunning guitar so people know a little more about it. I searched on the internet for information & finally I found what I was looking for. I got all my info from www.emeraldguitars.com. A big thank you goes out to them for a fantastic website.
"Never before has an acoustic guitar offered so much style, grace and playability. Emerald Guitars truly break the mould with their custom designed solid silver detailing and vibrant colours - not to mention those curves... Finally you can have a guitar that looks like it belongs in the 21st century."
Alistair Hay
Emerald Guitars are available in 3 body styles: the X10, X20, and the X30 as well as two Finish Levels -the Opus and the Artisan.
The type of Emerald Guitar Mickey Harte plays is an Artisan.
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The ARTISAN guitar
These guitars encompass everything that defines the celtic heritage. The unique silver detailing combines the mastery of Irish craftsmen with the creative beauty of Celtic design. The finish is to the highest quality and surpasses anything seen at this price bracket. With simulated Emerald fretmarkers and solid silver bridge pins with Emeralds in the top, you know you're dealing with something special. But the Artisan is not only about aesthetics. As with all Emerald Guitars, the playability and tone are our main priorities. When you plug this guitar in and combine it with the fantastic LR-Baggs pickups, you've got a guitar that can grace any stage.
Available in 4 different colours:
* Red Carbon
* Blue Carbon
* TRI-FLASH Kingfisher Green
* TRI-FLASH Rustic Copper
(Custom colours available on request)
Standard Features:
* All Carbon construction
* Hiscox hardshell case
* Solid silver detailing
* Emerald crystal fret markers
* Solid silver bridge pins
* L.R. Baggs onboard pre-amp and pickup
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FEATURES OF EMERALD GUITARS
1. Sperzel Locking Machine Heads
2. Graphtec Nut & Saddle
3. Complete body and neck are cast in one- piece using our unique technology
4. Carbon Fibre Sound Board
5. Top of the range pickups from LR Baggs.
6. Elixir Coated Strings
7. Sweeping cutaway design
8. Silver Detailing
9. Stainless steel frets by Parker
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BENEFITS OF THE FEATURES OF AN EMERALD GUITAR
>>> Very high quality gearing for smooth tuning
>>> Sperzels unique locking stem stops strings slipping
>>> Graphites very low friction lets strings slide over nut & saddle much easier making the guitar easier to tune and giving the strings a longer life
>>> Being able to make a guitar in one piece with no joins was a big breakthrough. Eliminating the joints not only makes it incredibly strong but the whole guitar reverberates much better giving a really lively sound with great sustain.
>>>Due to the strength of the Carbon, bracing has been eliminated meaning we get even vibrations right across the soundboard which gives better string balance.
>>>We only use the best pickups in our guitars so as not to compromise our great tone.
>>>Elixir's are specially coated to give a longer life and hold their great sound for up to three times longer.
>>>This design brings the heel further down the neck, providing better access to the lower frets.
>>>Custom designed bridge pins and decorative detailing make this guitar stand out from the crowd, creating a work of art as well as an instrument
>>>Parker Guitars has kindly shared there stainless steel frets with us. Their process we feel is the most accurate fret job available and stainless steel frets mean they stay shiny and dont wear.
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Contact Emerald Guitar Company with any queries or for further information about any of our products
Emerald Guitar Company
Cavancaw
St. Johnston
County Donegal
Ireland
Tel: +353 74 48019
Fax: +353 74 48070
E-mail: emeraldguitars@yahoo.com
Web: www.emeraldguitars.com
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Emerald Guitar seen by 300 million
Emerald had biggest audience yet when Emerald endorsee, Mickey Heart represented Ireland at the Eurovision song contest in Latvia.
Anyone who knows the Eurovision will know its not the place you would expect to find an Emerald endorsee but sometimes the rules are changed. We went along in support and had an awesome weekend. We didn't win but we had a party anyway!
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Mickey Harte with his Emerald Guitar
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