2002 Dell Arte "Leadbelly Stella" built by John Kinnard

This Dell Arte "Leadbelly Stella" is a rare guitar, made just after the turn of the century in 2002 and in excellent condition. If anything, the signs of use and weather checking make it even more authentic-looking. The unique construction of this guitar with it's ladder braced top, long scale length of 26,5" (673mm) and of course heavy gauge strings tuned down to (open) C gives it a deep, rich, growling character all it's own.

Other noteworthy details are the hand-signed label, built in Fishman pickup, great frets and there's still plenty of room left on the saddle for an optimal setup. Included is a nice original TKL hardshell case.

What makes this instrument even cooler is that it looks like this instrument was owned by country blues musician Charlie Parr! Amazing piece!

About Dell Arte & John Kinnard Gutiars

Dell Arte is well known for their high quality Selmer/Maccaferri style guitars, but the company also crafts steel strings, archtops and a highly regarded reproduction of the  Stella 12-string guitar which was made famous by Leadbelly. When Alain Cola, who founded the company in 1997, became partners with John Kinnard (a luthier who used to work for Taylor), Kinnard started hand crafting a limited run of only 35 of these replicas in spruce and mahogany.