Iris OG #1389 - relic natural

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 small batches 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 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.

Similar to a Concert model, this IRIS OG #1389 is, chronologically speaking, the first original acoustic guitar to come out of the Iris workshops and be sold commercially.
It features a “Sinker” Sitka spruce top, a 1940s mahogany body, a rosewood fingerboard, and a Relic Satin Natural finish.
It has a warm, direct tonal character, with superb midrange response and remarkable “headroom” (the balance between projection and clarity). Fundamentally versatile, it is suitable for both strummers and fingerpickers, in standard tuning as well as open tuning.

The “Sinker” Sitka spruce was harvested from logs that had been submerged for long periods in lakes or rivers, allowing minerals to penetrate their structure. This process gives the wood greater density and weight, which proves extremely beneficial in terms of tone.