Boucher GR-HG-164T #GR-ME-1029-P

Name: Boucher GR-HG-164T #GR-ME-1029-P
Brand: Boucher
SKU: 210000021639
Price: 8689.0 CAD
Availability: InStock

AcousticSKU 210000021639

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$8,689 CAD

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Shipped insured from Ottawa
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Provenance

Why this one made the wall

The GR-HG-164T is the 5A maple version of the parlor in Boucher's Grande Reserve series, built in Quebec. It's a 12-fret parlor with torrefied, highly figured maple back and sides under a hand-picked torrefied AAAA Adirondack red spruce top. The flame on the back is the first thing you see, and on this one it runs edge to edge.

Boucher describes the voice as percussive, deep and woody. The 12-fret join sets the bridge further back in the lower bout than a 14-fret parlor would. The hand-scalloped, forward-shifted X bracing is in Adirondack too. It suits players who like maple's clarity but want something with more body behind it.

A 24.5" scale and 1.750" nut keep it relaxed under the fretting hand, and at 3 lb 5 oz it's an easy guitar for fingerstyle and long sessions. Ebony fingerboard, bridge and headplate, bone nut and saddle, Gotoh Open Gear Gold tuners, maple binding with herringbone purfling and an abalone rosette. The interior label is signed. Ships in Boucher's TKL tweed deluxe hardshell case.

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY
Model: Grande Reserve Series, Parlor / 12 Fret-To-Body
Top: Adirondack Red Spruce torrefied (AAAA), Gold Touch®
Bracing: Adirondack Red Spruce (AAAA), Forward Shifted X Brace, Hand-scalloped, 0.250"
Back & Sides: Torrefied highly figured maple (5A)
Body Width: 12.375"
Body Length: 18.3125"
Body Depth: 4.125"
Soundhole Diameter: 3.3125"
Body Binding: Maple
Purfling: Herringbone (body edge), 3 ply Black / White / Black (sides edge)
Rosette: Abalone
End Graft: Maple
Finish: High Gloss (soundboard and body)
Interior Label: Signed
Weight: 3 lb 5 oz
Serial: GR-ME-1029-P

NECK
Neck: One Piece South American Mahogany, Satin finish
Fingerboard: Solid Ebony
Fingerboard Markers: Mother of Pearl (white)
Scale Length: 24.5"
Frets to the Body: 12
Neck Width at Nut: 1.750"
Neck Width at the 12th Fret: 2.125"
Truss Rod: Two-Way
Headplate: Solid Ebony, Mother of Pearl (white) logo

HARDWARE
Tuners: Gotoh Open Gear Gold
Bridge: Solid Ebony
Nut: Bone
Saddle: Bone
Bridge Pins: Tusq® 4mm (black)
String Spacing at the Bridge: 2.200"
Strings: D'Addario XS Phosphor Bronze, Light 12-53

CASE
Included: TKL tweed deluxe hardshell case

Whatever came with it comes with it: the case where there is one, certificates, case candy, paperwork. All of it checked against the serial before it ships.

Bench inspected

Every instrument crosses Ian Vance's bench before it ships: frets polished, hardware tightened, truss rod and action set, nut slots and intonation dialled, pickup heights and electronics adjusted. Order online and that setup is free.

Ships insured

Ships worldwide from Ottawa, insured for its full value. Free shipping in Canada and the US on orders over $200, some exclusions apply. US orders arrive with no duty, tax or brokerage owed at the door.

You have 48 hours from arrival to decide. Exchange it and the restocking fee is waived. On a straight refund it is 10% plus the actual shipping both ways. Email us first either way, nothing comes back unauthorized.

Financing

PayPlan by RBC for Canadian buyers, with the exact terms shown at checkout. Financing never changes the price of the guitar.

Authorized dealer

Full manufacturer warranty on every new instrument.

Free with online orders

Set up your way

What a setup can cover

Whatever your guitar needs, it gets. None of it is an upcharge.

Frets polished
Fretboard conditioned
Hardware tightened
Fresh strings, your choice
Truss rod adjusted
Action set at the bridge
Nut slots detailed
Saddles radiused, where they are individual
Vibrato springs adjusted
Intonation set
Pickup height set
Electronics checked

Set up by our expert tech

Strings

Gauge

Action

Tuning

Anything else How you play, a problem you have had with past setups, a request the list does not cover.

Frequently asked

Questions we get

Do I pay duty or brokerage on a US order?

No. Duty, taxes, brokerage and customs on a US order are handled at our end before the instrument leaves Ottawa. It arrives at your door with nothing to pay.

Orders going anywhere outside Canada and the United States work differently. The shipping and returns policy sets out which is which.

What does the free setup cover?

Every instrument crosses Ian Vance's bench before it ships, and on an online order that setup is free.

What it covers depends on what the guitar needs. Frets, fretboard, hardware, fresh strings, truss rod, action, nut slots, intonation, pickup height and electronics are all part of it, and none of it is an upcharge. The menu above shows the choices you get to make.

Ian's work is described on Repairs and tuning.

What if it is not right when it arrives?

You have 48 hours from the moment it arrives to decide. Email shop@lauzonmusic.com inside that window and we will authorize the return. Nothing comes back unauthorized.

Exchange it for something else and there is no restocking fee, though you cover the shipping on the instrument going back. On a straight refund it is 10% plus the actual shipping both ways.

The full terms are on Shipping and returns.

Can I pay for it over time?

Canadian buyers can pay over time with PayPlan by RBC, chosen as the payment method at checkout. The exact terms come from RBC and are shown to you before you agree to anything.

Financing never changes the price of the guitar. More on Financing.