Description
Bozo Podunavac is a Serbian born master luthier raised in Belgrade, Yugoslavia and served his apprenticeship with master luthier Milutin Mladenovic .
He emigrated to US in 1959, moved to Chicago in 1964 and began building guitars with his name “Bozo” on the peg-head.
Bozo Podunavac made his name in the industry the good old fashion way with tone. He built guitars for Leo Kottke, Reverend Gary Davis, Peter Lang, Bob Gibson and many more.
This is a nice Dreadnought guitar in the typical Bozo style (Spruce top and rosewood back and sides) with beautiful inlays and decorations. It was made by Yairi, because at some time Bozo decided to let his guitars be produced under licence by Yairi.
The Bozo Podunavac B-100 12C, like all Bozo guitars, is spectacular. It is heavily ornamented, but that’s not to mask or make up for some deficiency in the quality of construction or tone. It’s built to be played in performance, and it rings out loud and clear. And – it is loud, and projects.
This Gitarre dates to 1989 and is in decent condition. The body is Indian Rosewood for the back and sides and spruce for the top, with herringbone binding on the back and doubled Abalone and herringbone on the top. The decorated rosette shows Bozo’s European influences – flowers, more herringbone, and more Abalone. The ebony bridge is heavily shaped and inlaid, again with Abalone. The headstock has a Bozo rendering of his name and a traditional ‘Flowerpot’ – of course in Abalone. The position markers are Abalone, but using three rectangles. The neck block is signed by Bozo Podunavic.
This guitar plays incredibly and speaks with a highly authoritative voice. The action height is nice and low.
The original hardshell case is included.
