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Electro-Acoustic Guitar Kit - Parlor (Flame Maple) — Semi-hollow, solderless build
Semi-hollow Electro-Acoustic Parlor kit with solderless electronics for easier assembly. Paint, assemble, and adjust for a personalized instrument using premium woods including a Flame Maple top, Canadian Maple neck, and Rosewood fretboard with a bone nut. Ideal for advanced builders.
Body style: Semi-hollow Parlor | Top wood: Flame Maple | Neck wood: Canadian Maple | Fretboard: Rosewood | Nut material: Bone | Electronics: Solderless
- Paint, assemble, and adjust for a personalized build
- Solderless electronics simplify wiring
- Suited to advanced builders
- Flame Maple top with Canadian Maple neck
- Rosewood fretboard with bone nut
This electro acoustic DIY kit Parlor is a semi hollow kit with a Flame Maple top and a Canadian maple neck. Solderless wiring and chrome hardware make it an accessible yet rewarding build for anyone in the UK after a compact electro acoustic guitar they can finish themselves. Dispatched from our UK warehouse with fast UK delivery. Browse more diy guitar kits for the full range.
Guitar Build Levels and Challenges
This flame maple parlor kit is best suited for advanced builders. The mahogany body is slightly porous—less than ash—so it requires minimal grain filler, and its smooth, curvy shape makes painting relatively easy. The maple neck is ready without filler.
Assembly is more complex: the set-in neck demands precision, as gluing is permanent. Check alignment and string action beforehand. Whilst the wiring is simple thanks to the solderless system, the absence of a control cavity means pot installation requires more care.
Pre-drilled bridge holes remove scale length calculations, but measuring is still recommended. For setup, the trapeze-style tailpiece allows intonation and overall string height adjustment, though not as finely as a tremolo. The set neck angle and single-action truss rod require getting the action close to ideal from the beginning.
Key Features
- Semi-hollow body with a Flame Maple top.
- Canadian maple neck with rosewood fretboard, 20 frets, bone nut.
- Chrome hardware with Trapeze tailpiece, 2 P90 soap bar pickups, and a 3-way switch.
Specifications
| General | |
| Scale Length | 648mm (25.5") |
| Hand Orientation | Right Handed |
| Neck / Body Fit | Set-In Joint / Bolt-on Joint |
| String Number | 6 |
| Guitar Body | |
| Wood Type | Ash Wood with Maple Flame |
| # of Wood Block | Made of 2 to 3 blocks of wood |
| Neck Pocket Dimension (LxWxH) | 75x55.5x30mm (2.95"x2.18"x1.18") |
| Body Height (H) | 40mm (1.73") |
| Cavity/Routing | Pick-up, Bridge, Neck, Wiring routing, cover plates, and switch |
| Pilot Predrill | No pre-drilled pilot holes for plastic covers |
| Paint | No lacquer, No sealer, No finish |
| Guitar Neck | |
| Tuner Pre-Drilled Holes | 10 mm |
| Wood Type | Canadian Maple |
| Fretboard | Rosewood |
| Inlay | White perloid |
| Nut | Bone nut (42mm) |
| Fret Number | 20 |
| Fret Size | Jumbo Fret |
| Fret Material | CuproNickel |
| Neck Radius | 305mm (12") |
| Neck Profile | Modern C |
| Truss Rod | Single action, on the heel side |
| Paint | No lacquer, No sealer, No finish |
| Guitar Hardware | |
| Colour | Chrome set |
| Bridge | Trapeze tailpiece, Chrome |
| Pick-up | 2 P90 Soap bar Pickup, Cream (H-H Configuration) |
| Switch | 3-way switch toggle with cream tip, Chrome |
| Machine Head | 3R-3L, Perloid |
| Knobs | 2 volumes & 2 tones |
| Strap Button | Chrome |
| Covers | Undefined |
| Wiring | Solderless Wiring |
