These rare instruments, a matching 6 and 12 string, were specifically made for John Denver by master guitar builder Ervin Somogyi, circa 1986.
Both guitar's construction feature figured Sitka Spruce soundboards; Brazilian Rosewood backs, sides and bridges; Ebony fingerboards and bridge pins; Honduras Mahogany necks, headstocks, linings and back bracings; East Indian Rosewood bindings; Maple/Ebony/Rosewood purflings; Schaller tuning machines; 18% nickel-silver frets; Mother Of Pearl fingerboard inlays; Bone nuts and saddles.
Somogyi guitars, then and now, are quite expensive, primarily produced by commission only, and therefore seldom seen on the general market.
John Denver often purchased his guitars in pairs, a 6 and a 12 string.
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