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1990 MICHAEL DUNN MYSTERY PACIFIC | Blog

1990 Michael Dunn Mystery Pacific

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MichaelHorowitz

Always nice to have one of Michael’s spectacular guitars!

billyshakes

That's a cool tailpiece. Looks to be decorated with what is called 'perlage' in the watchmaking industry. Traditionally, it is done with a small rotating tool by hand, carefully positioning the piece to align the next circle in the pattern, wash, rinse, repeat. I have heard it to be painstaking work and is a sign of high craftsmanship; I'm not surprised Michael Dunn learned it and applied it to his guitars. His work was always distinctive and artistic. Inside automatic watch movements, the grooves in the small circles would trap dust and keep it from interfering with the movement. Here, it just looks cool!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perl%C3%A9e

pdg

I played one of these. It had a very intriguing sound, maybe a super-rich midrange (?), not exactly like a typical GJ guitar, but hard to forget.