Huss and Dalton T OO14 Custom Acoustic Guitar with Sinker Redwood and Ziricote

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The Huss & Dalton T-OO14 Custom in Sinker Redwood and Ziricote brings extraordinary wood selection to one of the most inviting shapes in the acoustic guitar world. Its compact proportions, short scale, and graceful appointments make it an enticing instrument for the player who values comfort as deeply as craftsmanship. From the dark ribbons running through its redwood soundboard to the intricate landscape of its ziricote back, this is a guitar whose beauty rewards a closer look.

There is a strong connection between the musician and the workshop at Huss & Dalton, and Brian Dickel embodies that relationship. After training at the Galloup School, Brian joined Huss & Dalton in 2000, developing his craft alongside Jeff Huss and Mark Dalton before becoming production manager. His years touring as bassist with The Steel Wheels brought another perspective to that experience, grounding his work in the practical demands and pleasures of making music. Now the company’s sole owner, Brian carries that understanding into the next chapter of the Staunton, Virginia, workshop.

Sinker redwood and ziricote make a particularly compelling pairing for this design. Redwood is prized for its welcoming response, cedarlike warmth, and ability to combine a rounded tonal character with clarity and brilliance. Ziricote brings a reputation for substantial bass, distinct trebles, and richly layered overtones. Together, those characteristics suggest a voice with both tenderness and depth, an appealing foundation for fingerstyle arrangements, melodic picking, and expressive accompaniment.

The 00 body gives that potential richness an intimate setting. Its smaller dimensions suit the player who wants the instrument close at hand, while the 14 fret neck joint preserves familiar access farther up the fingerboard. The appeal is the prospect of combining redwood’s sensitivity and ziricote’s harmonic color with the focused presentation associated with a smaller guitar. Adirondack spruce braces attached with hot hide glue complete a thoughtful soundboard specification, bringing traditional construction choices to this distinctive combination of woods.

Visually, the materials have an almost autumnal warmth. The sinker redwood top moves through shades of copper, amber, and deep brown, its fine grain interrupted by broad, smoky streaks. Across the ziricote back, branching black lines unfold in mirrored patterns, with small accents of pale wood tracing the center seam. An abalone backstrip runs through that dramatic figure, while the abalone rosette catches blue and green light against the darker soundboard. Curly koa bindings frame the body, fingerboard, and headstock in warm gold, complemented by precise black/white/black body purflings.

Ziricote continues through the fingerboard, pyramid bridge, and headstock veneer, giving the instrument a beautifully coherent appearance. The sculpted bridge and 42 Style short pattern snowflake inlays lend a touch of early steel string elegance, while gold Waverly tuning machines with snakewood buttons complete the palette. A Honduran mahogany neck, 24.9" scale length, 1 3/4" nut width, and 2 7/32" bridge spacing offer a welcoming arrangement for both fretting and picking hands.

Weighing just 3 pounds, 15 ounces and accompanied by a hard case, this T-OO14 Custom brings remarkable care and visual richness to a guitar made for everyday companionship. It is easy to imagine settling into a favorite chair with it, following a melody a little farther, and letting the afternoon slip by.

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