New Mexico Sunrise
Artist
Lorenzo Pimentel
(American)
Artist
Rick Pimentel
(American)
Artist
Robert Pimentel
(American)
Artist
Victor Pimentel
(American)
Artist
Agustin Pimentel
(American)
Date2009
Mediumrosewood, mahogany, spruce, holly, ebony, mother-of-pearl, ivory, red coral, turquoise, abalone, silver, gold
DimensionsGuitar: 5 x 41 x 16 in. (12.7 x 104.1 x 40.6 cm)
Case: 7 x 45 x 18 1/2 in. (17.8 x 114.3 x 47 cm)
Case: 7 x 45 x 18 1/2 in. (17.8 x 114.3 x 47 cm)
ClassificationsMusical Instrument
Credit LineGift of the Pimentel & Sons Guitar Makers, Inc., 2011
Object number2011.1
DescriptionPimentel cutaway steel string acoustic guitar with case. Instrument is a one-off with design elements that will only exist on this guitar. This instrument was designed and made by Pimentel in Albuquerque New Mexico and the guitar itself (not the design) was declared the state guitar by Senate Bill 52 of the 49th Legislature. See notes for full list of design elementsText Entries
Display Case Key: A custom display case was made to house the guitar during exhibition. The case has a door at the front in which the guitar is put in through in order to secure it to the mount. The door has a small brass key that locks it for safety. It is a Timberline brand key with a pine tree on the round section on both sides. The word Timberline is written on one side and Made in the USA on the other. The key number is 100T. The key is stored in the object's (2011.1) Accession file in the Registrar's office.
Two Pimentel product catalogues and two photographs were included with this donation. None of this material is accessioned. The framed photograph was unframed and is stored in the accession file with all the other supplemental materials. The frame was discarded.
Body Style: Pimentel 6-R Cutaway Custom
Date Made: June-2009
Designs that make this guitar unique that will not be duplicated:
-Zia Tailpiece, American Flag on Headstock, "The New Mexico Sunrise" title written on Headstock.
Head:
-American Flag: Ivory, Coral, Turquoise, Silver
-Pimentel Logo: Mother of Pearl
Tuning Machines:
-Silver with Ebony Knobs
Nut:
-Fossilized Walrus Ivory
Neck:
-Honduras Mahogany
-Roadrunner, Bear Paw: Mother of Pearl and Coral
-Yucca Design: Turquoise, Abalone, Ivory
Fingerboard:
-East Indian Ebony
Back and Sides:
-East Indian Rosewood
Top:
-Alaskan Bear Claw Sitka Spruce
Sound Hole Rosette (Lorenzo Pimentel Design):
-Colored Holly
Back Strip:
-Ebony, Holly
Binding:
-Indonesian Rosewood and Holly
Interior Bracing:
-Sitka Spruce
Bridge:
-Gabon Ebony and Fossilized Walrus Ivory
- Chilies: coral and malachite
- Christmas pegs: coral and malachite
Tailpiece:
-Indonesian Rosewood
-Chilies: Coral, Turquoise, Silver
-Zia: 18K Gold, Mother of Pearl and Coral
Date Made: June-2009
Designs that make this guitar unique that will not be duplicated:
-Zia Tailpiece, American Flag on Headstock, "The New Mexico Sunrise" title written on Headstock.
Head:
-American Flag: Ivory, Coral, Turquoise, Silver
-Pimentel Logo: Mother of Pearl
Tuning Machines:
-Silver with Ebony Knobs
Nut:
-Fossilized Walrus Ivory
Neck:
-Honduras Mahogany
-Roadrunner, Bear Paw: Mother of Pearl and Coral
-Yucca Design: Turquoise, Abalone, Ivory
Fingerboard:
-East Indian Ebony
Back and Sides:
-East Indian Rosewood
Top:
-Alaskan Bear Claw Sitka Spruce
Sound Hole Rosette (Lorenzo Pimentel Design):
-Colored Holly
Back Strip:
-Ebony, Holly
Binding:
-Indonesian Rosewood and Holly
Interior Bracing:
-Sitka Spruce
Bridge:
-Gabon Ebony and Fossilized Walrus Ivory
- Chilies: coral and malachite
- Christmas pegs: coral and malachite
Tailpiece:
-Indonesian Rosewood
-Chilies: Coral, Turquoise, Silver
-Zia: 18K Gold, Mother of Pearl and Coral
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