Balbino II
General
• scale length: 25.5 inch
• neck width at nut: 42 mm
• strings: D’Addario XL as standard (others available)
• string gauges: 10, 13, 17, 26, 36, 46
• hardware colour: nickel and chrome, black or gold options
• weight : 8.8 lbs
Body
• solid two-piece European ash hand contoured body
• finish: mixture of oil and waxes (e.g. carnauba), several layers, ultra smooth finish, dark grey, honey or teal finish
• shielded electronics cavities
• rear cavity covers hand made from locally sourced Orangewood
• knob tops also hand made from local Olivewood
Specialties
• solid silver headstock logo “Pegolino”
• solid silver coin “Pegolino”
• bridge pick-up split humbucker/single-coil with pull pot
Neck
• bolt-on (with threaded inserts)
• neck : sapele
• fingerboard wood: royal blackwood (essentially purple heart wood - peltogyne)
• fingerboard radius: 15 inch
• frets: 2.8 mm wide, leveled, polished, 18% nickel silver
• inlay: dropping dot design, clay in bone colour
• nut: local wild boar “jabalí” bone
• headstock: Pegolino contoured headstock design
• string retainer: Göldo 3-string retainer “String Three”
• truss rod: spoke wheel adjustable double-action truss rod
• neck finish: mixture of oil and waxes (e.g. carnauba), several layers, ultra smooth satin finish, dark grey towards black colour
• fingerboard finish: linseed oil
Hardware
• Schaller fixed bridge
• Schaller S-Locks strap buttons and locks
• tuning machines: Göldo German vintage ClipHaus
• all black hardware, knob tops custom finished with local Olive wood
• neck mounting plate: stainless steel
Accessories
• Gator ABS guitar case GC-ELECTRIC-A included
• locally hand made Pegolino branded strap included
• spare set of D’Arrario XL 10-46
Pickups
• neck:
– Luthier Alfons hand-wound single coil P90/P94 style (Humbucker fit)
– wire: AWG 43 polynylon
– pick up surrounds: nickel
– base plate: brass
– orientation: south up, clockwise
– wax potted: yes
• bridge:
– Luthier Alfons hand-wound humbucker PAF style
– wire: AWG 43 polynylon
– pick up surrounds: nickel
– base plate: brass
– split coil option: only screw coil or both
– orientation screw: north up, counter-clockwise
– orientation pole pieces: south up, clockwise
– wax potted: yes
Wiring
• three-way G-type toggle switch (with gold contacts)
– neck
– neck + bridge (parallel)
– bridge
• volume knob neck
• volume knob bridge
• tone knob for bridge and neck + push/pull switch to split coil
• tone circuit: 22 nF capacitor applied to all
