David Dart, Philo CA

Category & Type :

Artists

Location :

520 Hwy 128 , Philo CA

Phone :

707-895-2493

Website :

http://www.luthier.com

Information about David Dart...

Oval sound hole with body scroll and two points. Flamed Maple back, sides, neck and head.Spruce top. Ebony fret board, peg head overlay, sunburst finish. f-4 Mandolins have a full resonant single note sound, good for Irish, Swing and Old Timey music.The Mandolin family consists of Mandolins, Mandolas, Mandocellos, and Octave Mandolins

Mandolin tops and backs are hand carved to create an arch-top

Mandolas are larger than Mandolins and therefore have deeper, fuller tone and sound. Tuned a fifth below the mandolin, the mandola has more sustain than the mandolin.

The Octave Mandolin- above, right, uses the same body as the Mandocello but has a shorter neck and 22 inches string length. It is tuned one octave below a Mandolin.The Mandocello- was patterned after, but not copied from a Gibson Style Mandocello. It has a 24 3/4 inches string length and is built relatively heavy. It's carved top has a tall bridge and is built to be played strongly. It can be a real canon in the right hands. The neck is slim and has a two way adjustable truss rod for low action and finger board radius for ease of playing.A-5 Mandolins
Triple layer binding on the body, fingerboard, and peghead. The head has ebony overlay on the front and back. The fingerboard is arched to a 10 inch radius, is 1 1/8 inches wide at the nut and has 22 easily accessible frets. Custom tail piece.Octave Mandolin to the left
This Octave Mandolin has an oval sound hole, same as f-4, but Octave Mandolins can be made in any Mandolin style body, such as A style or f-5.ORDERING A CUSTOM DART INSTRUMENT

All styles are supplied with a custom hard case. Contact us for approximate time of  delivery; it varies with the waiting list. 1/3 down constitutes a firm order*. It is possible  to work out payment plans for your custom made hand built instrument. Delivery of instrument upon last payment. Buyer pays shipping.

*All deposits for the purchase of an instrument are non refundable after 30 days. A deposit holds your place in line for an instrument made to your specifications and for purchase of materials used in your instrument.  This does not apply to instruments already in stock. All workmanship is guaranteed. Contact us for more details regarding terms and agreements.We have been contacted by a number of Ben Harper fans asking us about Hawaiian or Weissenborn Steel guitars. Ben Harper currently owns three Dart Steel Guitars. Harper played a Dart Hawaiian Steel Guitar on Glory and Consequences on the CD, The Will to Live.Guitar Collector's Magazine Fall, 2003- "Made in the traditional Hawaiian style of the 1930's, the sides continue up to the head stock making the neck hollow. My guitars were inspired by Weissenborn, Kona and Knudsen style guitars, but are not copies... There were numerous brands of Hawaiian Slide Guitars in the 1930's and Weissenborn was only one of them, not the only one." - David Dart.Hawaiian Style 2 - Single layer binding, custom inlay on peghead included.  Same sound as style-1 but fancier- MahoganyHawaiian style 4- Coyote Moon inlay, Hawaiian Steel: mahogany wood body, Herring bone binding, mother of pearl, abalone, and ebony inlay, includes Waverly tuners Ed Littlefield (Marley's Ghost)-  Style 4 Hawaiian Guitar, body is mahogany with abalone binding, abalone and mother of pearl inlay, ebony overlay on peg head and fingerboard.ORDERING A CUSTOM DART INSTRUMENT

All styles are supplied with a custom hard case. Contact us for approximate time of  delivery; it varies with the waiting list. 1/3 down constitutes a firm order*. It is possible  to work out payment plans for your custom made hand built instrument. Delivery of instrument upon last payment. Buyer pays shipping.
All deposits for the purchase of an instrument are non refundable after 30 days. A deposit holds your place in line for an instrument made to your specifications and for purchase of materials used in your instrument.  This does not apply to instruments already in stock. All workmanship is guaranteed. Contact us for more details regarding terms and agreements.This special lap style steel guitar came from an order from Ben Harper. Ben wanted a unique looking and sounding instrument that would have it's own voice. Dave Dart and Ben decided on a lute back or bowl-back design. The apex of the bowl is almost flat so that the guitar doesn't roll off the lap. We have been contacted by a number of Ben Harper fans asking us about Hawaiian style or steel guitars.  Harper now has three Dart Steel Guitars.  He played the Hawaiian style 1 on the song Glory and Consequences on the The Will to Live CD. The other two are unique bowl back guitars, as featured here.

The first bowl back was mentioned in Guitar World Acoustic no. 60, in the interview with Ben Harper- and played on the song When It's Good on Harper's Diamonds On The Inside CD. This one of a kind instrument is also featured in Guitar World magazine, June, 2003.

The second bowl back was delivered at Christmas time 2003 as an instrument for Ben to take on the road. The Bowl-back Steel Guitar has been written up in several articles