This is the instrument that many of our customers have been waiting for.
Over $100,000 of design research, consumer research and technical R&D went into new Adventurer II, scheduled for January 2009 availability.
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The Adventurer II is available NOW...call (404) 713-3750 or email (drickert@bellsouth.net) to discuss any of the many top options, including a carbon fiber/Nomex(tm) composite double top.
The Adventurer II is curvy like the Neil Gow Pochette. We invented our own carbon fiber reinforced chin rest system and clamp-on adapter to accommodate Kun-style shoulder rests. We used every known technique and implemented some of our own theories for coaxing power and depth from an instrument that is just over 3 inches wide, including floating plate (a.k.a. free plate) design, a double top, "wrap-around" soundboard, tuned porting (see those tell-tale holes where the neck meets the body) and the latest in bassbar research for starters.
The photos show the Adventurer II with a very traditional varnish; dark amber ribs and back and lighter amber top. It will be available in a wide variety of finishes, including black fine line Celtic "tattooing" under an amber or clear finish.
We want to make it clear that we DO NOT use a Zaret Patent Bassbar (Dr. Peter Zaret does not have to worry about infringement, from us at least); in fact, we have filed 4 (and counting) U.S. Patents Pending applications of our own. This is not to be jerks, but to protect our investment in design long enough to deliver a number of journal articles and entry in key design competitions. Our goal is to win at least a Bronze medal or equivalent from a major Industrial Design or lutherie competition in 2009.













































