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Introducing the 2012 Green Series of sustainable instruments
..........see the wood for the trees
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Read Guitar Interactive online magazine review of the Mariner Vertys-AX BB and watch the video! Click the Cover image below
STOP PRESS! Check out Guitar & Bass magazine December 2012 issue - Gear of the Year nomination for Mariner Eunoia-OM.
NEW MODEL RELEASES AUGUST 2012
CAPSTAN™ Grand Concert fingerstyle guitar
Click here for further detaila Vertys-SJEC-12™ Super Jumbo 12 string Electro. Click here for further details New Brownburst finish options for Vertys-DX and Vertys-AX acoustic models.
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..............see the wood for the trees! Our quest to find an eco friendly alternative tone wood for building our Green Series guitar backs and sides led us into a close relationship with Paulownia. A strong, rigid and naturally straight-grained timber, Paulownia has a warm natural colour varying between blonde and light honey in hue. It is stronger than many traditional hardwoods, including Oak and with low moisture content; it has a high resistance to shrinkage and cracking. Paulownia is fast growing and sustainably farmed on plantations. It is indigenous to China and subsequently enjoys a very small carbon footprint as a raw material for production in its native country. It is ready to harvest in just 7 years, compared with 40 – 45 years for Mahogany. When the tree is harvested, it regenerates from the stump and rootstock, so it can be coppiced rather than felled. It can also be grown successfully with other crops for economic use of land. The tree has huge leaves that are very efficient at scrubbing CO2 from the atmosphere and as such, it is one of the most ecologically beneficial timbers to grow. Paulownia weighs in at approximately one third the weight of Mahogany so guitars constructed from it are lighter and comfortable to play over long periods.Maintaining a watchful eye on the green credentials of the guitars’ other components, Mariner has chosen to cut its fingerboards and bridges from Sonokeling. A related species to Rosewood, this timber is also plantation grown and sustainably managed in South East Asia. Our necks are carved from Nato (a.k.a. “Eastern Mahogany”) - a non-threatened hardwood and substitute for Mahogany. With no compromise our tops are constructed from readily available Cedar and Sitka Spruce. There is no fossil based plastic used in construction and for this reason we have chosen not to fit scratch plates as standard. Nuts and saddles are cut from bone. |
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NEWSFLASH!
Mariner Help for Heroes  Mariner donate guitars to Tedworth House - Defence Recovery Centre for wounded
service personnel. Sunday Express features Mariner eco-friendly guitars
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