DAVID RUSSELL YOUNG
DAVID RUSSELL YOUNG

1978, 'DREADNOUGHT' GUITAR

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DAVID RUSSELL YOUNG
1978, 'DREADNOUGHT' GUITAR
Labelled DAVID RUSSELL YOUNG/LUTHIER, signed and dated by the maker David Russell Young/1978, rosewood back and sides bound in rosewood and decorative wood purfling, spruce top with abalone pearl inlay, ebony fingerboard with pearl inlay, peghead inlayed with pearl in a butterfly motif, length of back 20 3/16 in. (51.3 cm.); and hardshell case with adhesive tape inscribed by Lee Dickson David Russell Young/6 String AC/1978

This guitar was bought for collecting purposes. (2)

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LD: This definitely came from Freddie Wallacki. He always had things that were unusual. I think David Russell Young only made one of each instrument, and he was renowned for his butterfly inlays.

KK: His inlay work and engraving is fabulous. He has the ability to make it look three dimensional. He makes violin bows now.

EC: It's a beautiful thing...

MF: Was it the inlay that would have initially attracted you towards the piece?

EC: Yes.


David Russell Young is best known to guitar makers as the author of The Steel String Guitar - Construction and Repair. This 1975 book was instrumental in influencing a generation of American luthiers.
The outline of this instrument is strongly influenced by the Dreadnought series of guitars first produced by C.F. Martin and Company.