Faith FKV Naked Mercury Traditional Short-Scale Parlour Acoustic Guitar with Gig Bag

The Faith FKV Naked Mercury is a traditional short-scale parlour acoustic guitar designed for intimate playing and comfortable handling. Its distinctive construction features a neck that joins the body at the 12th fret rather than the more common 14th fret, creating a shorter scale length. This design reduces string tension, making it easier to fret notes and chords, while also positioning the bridge further from the soundhole, which can influence the instrument's tonal characteristics. The guitar comes complete with a protective gig bag for transportation and storage. Crafted with quality tonewoods, the guitar features a solid Engelmann spruce top finished in a two-stage satin treatment, paired with solid Indonesian mahogany for the back and sides. The neck is also made from mahogany and features a satin finish for smooth playability. It incorporates a Patrick James Eggle bolt-on neck joint design and is fitted with a two-way truss rod for adjustable neck relief. The fingerboard is made from Indonesian ebony (rosewood on pre-2017 models) with a 16-inch radius and features a mother-of-pearl 'F' inlay at the 12th fret. Other components include Faith Precision chrome machine heads, a NuBone nut and saddle, and an ebony bridge with abalone-dotted ebony pins. This parlour-sized guitar is ideally suited for fingerstyle players, singer-songwriters, or anyone seeking a comfortable, responsive instrument for home practice, travel, or smaller performance settings. Its shorter scale and lower string tension make it particularly accessible for players with smaller hands or those who prefer a lighter touch. The combination of solid woods and hand-scalloped, quarter-sawn spruce bracing in a Patrick James Eggle X-brace pattern promises a balanced, articulate sound with good projection for its size, making it a practical and musically rewarding choice for both developing and experienced guitarists.