Iris DF #1426 - relic tobacco burst

Iris Guitar Company is an American firm founded in 2018 by luthier Adam Buchwald. He and his small team of highly experienced and passionate luthiers craft high-end acoustic guitars in limited quantities using traditional methods.
Inspired by legendary vintage acoustics from the 1930s through the 1950s, Iris guitars prioritize absolute tonal quality and impeccable all-solid-wood construction over ornamentation that would quickly drive up prices. This allows you to purchase a custom-shop-grade instrument at a reasonable price.

Available in various body styles—DF (dreadnought slope shoulder), D-WH (dreadnought square shoulder), WE (orchestra model), MS-00, RCM-000 12-Fret, OG (Iris’s proprietary body style) —Iris guitars are fundamentally equipped with a Sitka spruce top, a body and neck made of Honduran mahogany, a rosewood fingerboard, Adirondack spruce bracing, and a Relic nitrocellulose finish.
Their distinctly vintage-inspired tones share common characteristics: a warm, organic character; rich, lively mids; a crisp, dynamic attack; and excellent articulation. Ideal for musical styles ranging from blues to Americana to pop, whether you’re a strummer or a finger-picker.

However, a wide range of options is available upon special order, whether for the top (Adirondack spruce, mahogany, cedar, torrefaction…), the back and sides (Indian, Brazilian, or Madagascar rosewood, Cocobolo, Koa, Walnut, etc.), the neck (African ebony, Madagascar rosewood), certain technical specifications (bracing types, neck profiles, preamps), or finishes.
We encourage you to contact us if you’d like to learn more.

Co-designed by Adam Buchwald and Dale Fairbanks, this IRIS DF #1426 is a Slope Shoulder Dreadnought heavily inspired by the acoustic guitars produced in Kalamazoo during the second half of the 1930s.
It features a Sitka spruce top, a Honduran mahogany body, a rosewood fingerboard, and a Relic Satin Tobacco Burst finish.