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The Bourgeois 00-12 Sawmill Limited is a deeply expressive instrument built around one of the most alluring tonewood combinations in the acoustic world. Pairing a responsive Western red cedar top with the color, depth, and complexity of Madagascar rosewood, this intimate 12 fret guitar delivers a voice that feels warm and mature from the first note. It is sensitive enough to capture the lightest touch, yet rich and expansive enough to make the compact 00 body sound remarkably complete.

This guitar comes from the new Sawmill Limited series, a collection that reaches deeper into the Bourgeois approach to tonewood. The woods used for these instruments were cut and processed in the company’s own sawmill, giving the Bourgeois team intimate control over the material long before it arrives at the workbench. Grain orientation, stiffness, weight, and musical potential can all be considered from the earliest stages, allowing each set to be understood as more than a beautiful piece of wood. It becomes part of the tonal design of the guitar from the very beginning.

Western red cedar is an inspired choice for the 00-12 body. Its quick response and natural warmth give the guitar an inviting, played in character, with notes that bloom easily beneath the fingers. It excels at translating subtle changes in touch, revealing the color and emotion behind every phrase. Aged Tone torrefied Adirondack spruce bracing adds definition, stability, and dynamic strength beneath the cedar, helping preserve clarity even as the top responds with exceptional sensitivity.

Madagascar rosewood back and sides give the voice greater dimension, surrounding the warm cedar fundamental with deep bass, singing trebles, lingering sustain, and a beautiful halo of overtones. The combination is lush without becoming clouded, with enough separation to keep intricate fingerstyle passages articulate and enough body to make open chords feel broad and immersive. The 12 fret design places the bridge in a highly active area of the soundboard, contributing to the guitar’s round attack, generous resonance, and wonderfully vocal midrange.

The compact 00 body makes the instrument exceptionally comfortable, while its short 25 inch scale gives the strings a supple and forgiving feel. A 1 23/32 inch nut width and 2.2 inch bridge spacing provide generous room for the fretting and picking hands, making this an especially natural platform for fingerstyle playing, alternate tunings, and expressive accompaniment. At just 4 lb 2 oz, it feels light, responsive, and alive against the player.

Visually, the Sawmill Limited balances old world elegance with the unmistakable richness of its tonewoods. A Style 41 abalone border surrounds the cedar top with vivid color, complemented by a double ring abalone rosette. Grained ivoroid binding frames the body, ebony fingerboard, and contour headstock, while a matching tail wedge and heel cap complete the cohesive presentation. The satin lacquer finish allows the grain and natural color of the cedar and Madagascar rosewood to remain at the center of the design, giving the guitar a soft, organic glow.

An ebony belly bridge and fingerboard provide a traditional foundation, accented by Diamonds and Arrows fingerboard inlays. The Madagascar rosewood headstock veneer beautifully echoes the back and sides, while a mother of pearl Broad Arrow inlay crowns the elegant contour headstock. The Broad Arrow label, button shaped neck heel, celluloid tortoise pickguard, and nickel Waverly tuning machines with ebony buttons add further touches of understated refinement. Bone bridge and end pins with black dots complete the vintage inspired aesthetic.

Built with standard glue construction and finished in satin lacquer across the body, neck, and headstock, the Bourgeois 00-12 Sawmill Limited feels direct, comfortable, and wonderfully natural in the hands. More importantly, it captures the spirit behind the Sawmill Limited series itself. This is an instrument shaped by a close relationship with wood, beginning not merely at the workbench, but at the moment the tonewood is first cut and understood. Warm, responsive, richly colored, and beautifully appointed, it is a compelling expression of the control, knowledge, and tonal intuition that define Bourgeois Guitars.

Other specifications include:

  • Western Red Cedar Top
  • Madagascar Rosewood Back & Sides
  • Aged Tone Adirondack Spruce Torrefied Bracing
  • Grained Ivoroid Body, Fingerboard & Headstock Bindings
  • 41 Style Abalone Top Border
  • Double Ring Abalone Rosette
  • Grained Ivoroid Tail Wedge
  • Grained Ivoroid Heel Cap
  • Ebony Belly Bridge
  • Ebony Fingerboard
  • Diamonds & Arrows Fingerboard Inlay
  • Madagascar Rosewood Headstock Veneer
  • Mother of Pearl Broad Arrow Headstock Inlay
  • Contour Headstock Shape
  • Button Neck Heel Shape
  • Broad Arrow Label
  • Nickel Waverly Tuning Machines with Ebony Buttons
  • Bone with Black Dot Bridge & End Pins
  • Celluloid Tortoise Pickguard
  • Satin Lacquer Body Finish
  • Satin Lacquer Neck Finish
  • Satin Lacquer Headstock Finish
  • Standard Glue Construction
  • Short Scale - 25"
  • 1 23/32" Nut Width
  • 2.2" Bridge Spacing
  • 4 lb 2 oz
  • #11402

For more information about this Bourgeois instrument, please contact us.

Manufacturer
Bourgeois
Actual Weight
4.2
Body Style
00
Model
00-12 Sawmill Limited
Series
Sawmill Limited
Condition
Brand New
Color
Natural
Body Style
Cutaway
Body Style
12 Fret
Strings
6
Pickup
No

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The Bourgeois 00-12 Sawmill Limited is a deeply expressive instrument built around one of the most alluring tonewood combinations in the acoustic world. Pairing a responsive Western red cedar top with the color, depth, and complexity of Madagascar rosewood, this intimate 12 fret guitar delivers a voice that feels warm and mature from the first note. It is sensitive enough to capture the lightest touch, yet rich and expansive enough to make the compact 00 body sound remarkably complete.

This guitar comes from the new Sawmill Limited series, a collection that reaches deeper into the Bourgeois approach to tonewood. The woods used for these instruments were cut and processed in the company’s own sawmill, giving the Bourgeois team intimate control over the material long before it arrives at the workbench. Grain orientation, stiffness, weight, and musical potential can all be considered from the earliest stages, allowing each set to be understood as more than a beautiful piece of wood. It becomes part of the tonal design of the guitar from the very beginning.

Western red cedar is an inspired choice for the 00-12 body. Its quick response and natural warmth give the guitar an inviting, played in character, with notes that bloom easily beneath the fingers. It excels at translating subtle changes in touch, revealing the color and emotion behind every phrase. Aged Tone torrefied Adirondack spruce bracing adds definition, stability, and dynamic strength beneath the cedar, helping preserve clarity even as the top responds with exceptional sensitivity.

Madagascar rosewood back and sides give the voice greater dimension, surrounding the warm cedar fundamental with deep bass, singing trebles, lingering sustain, and a beautiful halo of overtones. The combination is lush without becoming clouded, with enough separation to keep intricate fingerstyle passages articulate and enough body to make open chords feel broad and immersive. The 12 fret design places the bridge in a highly active area of the soundboard, contributing to the guitar’s round attack, generous resonance, and wonderfully vocal midrange.

The compact 00 body makes the instrument exceptionally comfortable, while its short 25 inch scale gives the strings a supple and forgiving feel. A 1 23/32 inch nut width and 2.2 inch bridge spacing provide generous room for the fretting and picking hands, making this an especially natural platform for fingerstyle playing, alternate tunings, and expressive accompaniment. At just 4 lb 2 oz, it feels light, responsive, and alive against the player.

Visually, the Sawmill Limited balances old world elegance with the unmistakable richness of its tonewoods. A Style 41 abalone border surrounds the cedar top with vivid color, complemented by a double ring abalone rosette. Grained ivoroid binding frames the body, ebony fingerboard, and contour headstock, while a matching tail wedge and heel cap complete the cohesive presentation. The satin lacquer finish allows the grain and natural color of the cedar and Madagascar rosewood to remain at the center of the design, giving the guitar a soft, organic glow.

An ebony belly bridge and fingerboard provide a traditional foundation, accented by Diamonds and Arrows fingerboard inlays. The Madagascar rosewood headstock veneer beautifully echoes the back and sides, while a mother of pearl Broad Arrow inlay crowns the elegant contour headstock. The Broad Arrow label, button shaped neck heel, celluloid tortoise pickguard, and nickel Waverly tuning machines with ebony buttons add further touches of understated refinement. Bone bridge and end pins with black dots complete the vintage inspired aesthetic.

Built with standard glue construction and finished in satin lacquer across the body, neck, and headstock, the Bourgeois 00-12 Sawmill Limited feels direct, comfortable, and wonderfully natural in the hands. More importantly, it captures the spirit behind the Sawmill Limited series itself. This is an instrument shaped by a close relationship with wood, beginning not merely at the workbench, but at the moment the tonewood is first cut and understood. Warm, responsive, richly colored, and beautifully appointed, it is a compelling expression of the control, knowledge, and tonal intuition that define Bourgeois Guitars.

Other specifications include:

  • Western Red Cedar Top
  • Madagascar Rosewood Back & Sides
  • Aged Tone Adirondack Spruce Torrefied Bracing
  • Grained Ivoroid Body, Fingerboard & Headstock Bindings
  • 41 Style Abalone Top Border
  • Double Ring Abalone Rosette
  • Grained Ivoroid Tail Wedge
  • Grained Ivoroid Heel Cap
  • Ebony Belly Bridge
  • Ebony Fingerboard
  • Diamonds & Arrows Fingerboard Inlay
  • Madagascar Rosewood Headstock Veneer
  • Mother of Pearl Broad Arrow Headstock Inlay
  • Contour Headstock Shape
  • Button Neck Heel Shape
  • Broad Arrow Label
  • Nickel Waverly Tuning Machines with Ebony Buttons
  • Bone with Black Dot Bridge & End Pins
  • Celluloid Tortoise Pickguard
  • Satin Lacquer Body Finish
  • Satin Lacquer Neck Finish
  • Satin Lacquer Headstock Finish
  • Standard Glue Construction
  • Short Scale - 25"
  • 1 23/32" Nut Width
  • 2.2" Bridge Spacing
  • 4 lb 2 oz
  • #11402

For more information about this Bourgeois instrument, please contact us.

Manufacturer
Bourgeois
Actual Weight
4.2
Body Style
00
Model
00-12 Sawmill Limited
Series
Sawmill Limited
Condition
Brand New
Color
Natural
Body Style
Cutaway
Body Style
12 Fret
Strings
6
Pickup
No

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Bourgeois 00 12 Sawmill Limited Acoustic Guitar with Western Red Cedar and Madagascar Rosewood
Bourgeois 00 12 Sawmill Limited Acoustic Guitar with Western Red Cedar and Madagascar Rosewood
Bourgeois 00 12 Sawmill Limited Acoustic Guitar with Western Red Cedar and Madagascar Rosewood
Bourgeois 00 12 Sawmill Limited Acoustic Guitar with Western Red Cedar and Madagascar Rosewood
Bourgeois 00 12 Sawmill Limited Acoustic Guitar with Western Red Cedar and Madagascar Rosewood
Bourgeois 00 12 Sawmill Limited Acoustic Guitar with Western Red Cedar and Madagascar Rosewood
Bourgeois 00 12 Sawmill Limited Acoustic Guitar with Western Red Cedar and Madagascar Rosewood
Bourgeois 00 12 Sawmill Limited Acoustic Guitar with Western Red Cedar and Madagascar Rosewood
Bourgeois 00 12 Sawmill Limited Acoustic Guitar with Western Red Cedar and Madagascar Rosewood
Bourgeois 00 12 Sawmill Limited Acoustic Guitar with Western Red Cedar and Madagascar Rosewood
Bourgeois 00 12 Sawmill Limited Acoustic Guitar with Western Red Cedar and Madagascar Rosewood
Bourgeois 00 12 Sawmill Limited Acoustic Guitar with Western Red Cedar and Madagascar Rosewood
Bourgeois 00 12 Sawmill Limited Acoustic Guitar with Western Red Cedar and Madagascar Rosewood
Bourgeois 00 12 Sawmill Limited Acoustic Guitar with Western Red Cedar and Madagascar Rosewood
Bourgeois 00 12 Sawmill Limited Acoustic Guitar with Western Red Cedar and Madagascar Rosewood
Bourgeois 00 12 Sawmill Limited Acoustic Guitar with Western Red Cedar and Madagascar Rosewood
Bourgeois 00 12 Sawmill Limited Acoustic Guitar with Western Red Cedar and Madagascar Rosewood
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Bourgeois 00 12 Sawmill Limited Acoustic Guitar with Western Red Cedar and Madagascar Rosewood

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