Pender Guitars Custom Built Parlor Acoustic with Hardshell Case

The Pender Guitars Custom Built Parlor Acoustic – A Handcrafted Masterpiece of Tone and Detail

Boutique Craftsmanship from Portland, Oregon

This custom-built parlor acoustic from Pender Guitars showcases meticulous craftsmanship, refined tonewoods, and a deep attention to detail that exemplifies the boutique guitar experience. Handmade in Portland, Oregon and completed in early 2025, this guitar blends elegant visual appointments with serious tonal performance, making it ideal for discerning players and collectors alike.

Premium Tonewoods and Unique Voice

The top is crafted from Port Orford Cedar, known for its warmth and responsiveness, paired with stunning figured Honduran mahogany back and sides that add depth and clarity. This wood combination delivers a balanced voice with articulate highs, rich mids, and a tight low end, perfect for fingerstyle playing and light strumming alike.

Artistic Detailing and Thoughtful Design

Aesthetic details like the Rocklite Sundari rosette with multicolored rope purfling and the ebony walnut overlay with inlaid pearl "P" lend visual distinction. The African ebony bridge and fingerboard further elevate the elegance while enhancing sustain and feel. This instrument is a standout piece that reflects both the artistry and precision of custom luthiery. The bolt-on neck joint and removable truss rod were implemented as service-friendly design features, allowing for easier access during adjustments, repairs, or component replacement over the instrument's lifetime.

Comfortable Feel with a Vintage-Inspired Neck

The neck is carved from Honduran mahogany into a Chicago V profile, offering a classic, vintage-style grip with modern playability. With a 25" scale length, 12" fingerboard radius, and 1-7/8" nut width, it feels immediately familiar in hand while offering excellent string spacing for intricate finger work.

Small Body, Big Personality

Despite its parlor size, this guitar projects beautifully with impressive clarity and resonance. Whether you're playing in the studio or on the couch, its lightweight build and articulate tone make it a joy to play across a wide range of musical styles.

Specifications

• Model: Parlor

• Serial: #007

• Completion Date: 02/13/25

• Top: Port Orford Cedar

• Back/Sides: Figured Honduran Mahogany

• Rosette: Rocklite Sundari with multicolored rope purfling

• Bridge: African Ebony

• Neck: Honduran Mahogany, Bolt on with removable truss rod

• Fingerboard: African Ebony

• Overlay: Ebony and Walnut with inlaid Pearl "P"

• Neck Profile: Chicago V

• Scale Length: 25"

• Fingerboard Radius: 12"

• Nut Width: 1-7/8"

• String Spacing at Saddle: 2-3/8"

• Tuners: Rubner

• Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer

• Body Dimensions:

  • Upper Bout Width: 9-3/8"

  • Waist Width: 7-5/8"

  • Lower Bout Width: 13"

  • Thickness: 3.25" – 4.25"

• Includes
  • Black Tolex Covered Hardshell Case with black interior,
  • Truss rod adjusting wrench
  • Original soundhole wood coaster

This acoustic guitar ships fully insured with signature required.