Dean Gordon spent years working in the Chelsea area of NYC as a repair tech and custom guitar builder. A few years ago, he started crafting T-Style instruments from reclaimed timbers sourced from the historic Chelsea Hotel. The hotel, built between 1883 and 1885, has hosted legends like Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Jimi Hendrix, and Andy Warhol.
This particular guitar, Serial #26, features a body made from Civil War-era pine sourced from the Chelsea Hotel, offering a resonant, woody tone rich with harmonic complexity. It plays effortlessly and weighs in at a balanced 7 lbs 4 oz.
Specifications:
Body:
• Civil War Era Chelsea Hotel Pine
• Natural thin satin finish
Neck:
• Michigan Silver Maple
• Dark Indian Rosewood fretboard
• 25.5” scale
• 21 medium jumbo frets (6150)
• Medium vintage C neck profile
• .865” (1st fret) - .890” (12th fret)
• 9 1/2” - 12” compound radius
• 1.65” nut width
• Thin satin finish
• Bone nut
Electronics:
• McNelly Tbar bridge pickup
• McNelly Duckling neck pickup
• Standard Telecaster volume, tone, and 3-way selector switch
Hardware:
• Aged Telecaster standard with advanced plating compensated brass saddles
• Aged Gotoh staggered Kluson tuners
• Aged knurled knobs
Accessories:
• Weight: 7 lbs 4 oz
• Gator protective case
• Certificate of Authenticity (COA)
