The HG-56 is the Heritage Goose 000 in East Indian Rosewood, 12 frets to the body, with a torrefied Adirondack red spruce top and bracing. Boucher says it was first to roast Adirondack tops, in 2010, to age the wood, and builds every Heritage Goose that way in its shop at Berthier-sur-Mer, Quebec.
Boucher voices the series for fingerstyle and says it holds mid and bass depth with a capo as high as the 7th fret. The 12-fret joint sets the bridge nearer the centre of the lower bout. The V-shape neck has a 1.750" nut, with 2.250" spacing at the 12th fret on special order. The JP Cormier Signature SM-JP-56 is the same 000 12-fret body in East Indian Rosewood, with a Venetian cutaway for reaching past the 12th fret. The HG-54 brings this wood to the parlor.
Boucher's packs for finish, pickups, top grade and trim are listed below.
Options for this model include:
- Burst Pack: a hand-applied sunburst, tobacco burst, open amber burst or black top
- Concert Pack: Fishman Matrix Infinity pickup, installed
- Intimate Concert Pack: K&K Pure Mini pickup, installed
- Master Grade Pack: master grade Adirondack red spruce top, abalone rosette, koa or maple body binding (not with the Ultimate Pack)
- Prestige Pack: Style-41 abalone trim (not with the Master Grade or Ultimate Pack)
- Ultimate Pack: master grade Adirondack red spruce top, a choice of exotic or highly figured back and sides (bubinga, cocobolo, maple, koa, Madagascar rosewood or walnut), koa or maple neck and body binding, high gloss neck, a choice of fretboard inlays, Gotoh 510 open gear tuners (not with the Master Grade Pack)
- Left-handed build
Price subject to change based on options chosen.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Country of Origin: Canada (built in Berthier-sur-Mer, Quebec)
Body Size: 000, 12 frets to the body
Neck Joins Body At: 12th fret
Top: Torrefied (Gold Touch) AAAA Adirondack red spruce
Back and Sides: East Indian Rosewood
Body Finish: Gloss
NECK
Neck Profile: V-shape
Width at Nut: 1.750" (44.5 mm)
Width at 12th Fret: 2.125" (54.0 mm); 2.250" (57.0 mm) on special order
Fret Markers: Diamond style
Headstock: Slotted
Neck Finish: Satin
HARDWARE
Nut: Bone
Tuners: Gotoh open gear, nickel
CASE
Case: Hardshell case



