Paul Beard Guitars R Mahogany Resophonic Model

R Mahogany Model
Square Neck
Round Neck
Includes Deluxe Hardshell Case

Here's a workhorse Beard Squareneck with a traditional look...traditional fan coverplate, solid mahogany with sunburst gloss...solid feel and a solid tone that will slice through any jam session. Notice the standard solid peghead with Schaller enclosed tuners...built to last a lifetime.

Standard Features of All Beard Squarenecks:

Solid Peghead
Schaeller Enclosed Tuners
Bone Nut
Quarterman Cone

Please include a letter describing what's being purchased along with a shipping address. All prices shown on this page for Paul Beards are final discount pricing. We do our best to keep all models stocked regularly; if item is not in stock, please allow 4 to 6 weeks delivery.

Subject: ...re Beard R Mahogany Reso # D0146...
Date: Thu, 8 May 2003

...most many thanks to all of you at Folk of the Wood...(Suzie, Shelley, Nathan and Mickey)...I have spoken with you all many times and much appreciate your personal consideration re my questions...my most proud purchase through "FOLK" is the Beard R Mahogany square neck resonator #D0146...I just recently played (another model) Dobro in Nashville, Tn...I can assure you that neither that Dobro nor any other resonator guitar there could match or even come close to the sound of my Beard R Mahogany square neck...thanks, Folk of the Wood, for supplying me with this most beautiful instrument...I must also mention the Johnson Metal Mandolin...boys and girls, if you play bluegrass...GET ONE...just make sure you don't hurt yourself..."FOLK", thank you for these and my other purchases...friend, RVE...

Subject: Folk of the Wood Testimonial - LONG
Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 14:35:06 -0500

I've just completed a couple transactions with "Folk of the Wood" in Ruidoso
New Mexico, and I've gotta tell you, those folks really took care of me.

http://www.folkofthewood.com/

First I started bugging them about my interest in a Beard Vintage Birch
resophonic guitar. I had some questions about it that Mickey Cochran (the
owner) answered promptly via .

I didn't have the money to buy it right then, so I took advantage of their
layaway program... I used PayPal to pay them fifty bucks, and they put the
instrument on hold for me (I knew I could pay the balance in a week or two).

http://www.folkofthewood.com/page443.htm#layaway

Then I had some questions about what my particular instrument looked like...
the one on the website was quite attractive:

http://www.folkofthewood.com/page1569.htm

...and the high resolution images really showed great detail. But I also
looked at Elderley's page on the same instrument, and it differed from
FotW's page in several respects, so I ed Mickey again to ask him about
the appearance of the particular one they had on hold for me.

Mickey went and got mine out of the warehouse, drug it into his photo
studio, and did a complete photo montage of MY instrument, (just like the
one on the above referenced page) and ed the result to me so I could
really see what MY instrument looked like. I think that's pretty above and
beyond the call of duty, I was dumbfounded.

When payday came, I called them and paid it off, and I had it the next day
via FedEx overnight. It was everything I expected... superb workmanship and
sound and playability, and yep, looking at the grain and stuff it really was
the one Mickey photographed for me.

After playing it for a couple weeks I had convinced myself that I'd rather
have the fancier Beard "R Standard" mahogany model though. Normally, a
change of mind like that would cost you. You'd have to either sell your
existing instrument or trade it in, usually at a considerable loss.

Not at Folk of the Wood though. They have a policy that allows you to trade
up at any time, and 100% of what you paid goes toward the discounted price
of a more expensive instrument (doesn't even have to be the same KIND of
instrument... for instance, you could trade up from a cheap mandolin to a
more expensive banjo).

http://www.folkofthewood.com/page443.htm#tradeup

So, I ed Mickey, and he had a Beard R Standard in stock:

http://www.folkofthewood.com/page931.htm

I wiped down my less than two week old Beard Vintage Birch (which was in the
same flawless condition in which I received it), packed it securely, and
FedEx overnighted it to them. It arrived there yesterday mid-day, and all I
had to do was pay the $800 difference in price between the two instruments
(plus shipping), and this morning I picked up the R Standard at the FedEx
location around the corner from my house.

The R Standard is everything I'd hoped for... man, what a nice reso!

I am truly a VERY satisfied customer, and have no other affiliation with
Folk of the Wood. I just wanted you folks who may be in the market for a
resophonic guitar or other acoustic instrument to know about the outstanding
service this shop has provided me. I recommend them highly!

Michael Nelson