| From its sacred halls as the Union Gospel Tabernacle (1892) at the turn of the century, to its hallowed walls as a world-class performance hall and later home of the Grand Ole Opry (19431974), the Ryman Auditorium has seen and heard more than a century of prayers and performances which to this day still echo within its solemnly-aged rafters. |
| Guitar Features |
| Headstock |
Mother-of-pearl inlays of The Ryman and a rosette bound in 18kt. gold wire inspired by carving on original Ryman pews |
| Tuners |
Gold-plated Grover brand, vintage open-gear |
| Truss Rod Cover |
Ryman window shape inspired by carving on original Ryman pews |
| Fingerboard |
Inlayed mother-of-pearl dot fret markers, with an 1892 12th fret, honoring the year the Union Gospel Tabernacle was built |
| Pin Bridge |
Rosewood and mother-of-pearl rosettes |
| Sound Hole Label |
Featuring and illustration of the Ryman Auditorium, as well as Made Exclusively for The Ryman by Washburn International |
| Pick Up |
Passive Fishman hot wired transducer, saddle slot, acoustic piezo (hard-wired to the quarter-inch input jack centered on the bottom of the guitar) |
| Serial Numbers |
Like the original pews from which they are made, each guitar has an embossed Row letter on the back of its headstock and an 18kt. gold-plated oval disk seat number on the top rim of its body |
| Ultimate Package |
As beautiful as the instrument it holds, the custom hard-shell case is rectangular-shaped and covered in brown Country & Western motif tooled leather. The case opens to reveal a monogrammed velvet shroud.
Also inside each case:
- Package of private-labeled guitar strings
- Three tortoise-shell stock guitar picks with The Ryman stamped in gold
- Brown tooled-leather guitar strap with The Ryman embossed in gold
- Nashvilles Mother Church book on the history of the Ryman Auditorium
- Certificate of Authenticity
- Century-old nails removed from the original Ryman pew
- that became each guitar |
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For additional information, please call (615) 871-5020.
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