Detail 01
Forward-X parabolic bracing
Works with the solid Adirondack spruce top in the guitar’s projection- and clarity-focused design.
Product detailSKU #1500000431723
BlueridgeBR-280 Prewar Series Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar Aging Toner
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The Korena take
Built around a dreadnought body, the BR-280 combines a solid Adirondack spruce top with solid East Indian rosewood back and sides. Its forward-X parabolic bracing is paired with the spruce top for clear notes, volume, and projection, while the rosewood body is described as bringing focused treble and strong bass. A slim one-piece mahogany neck, 1.75-inch bone nut, bone saddle, and gold-plated 14:1 tuners give the guitar a player-focused layout. Aging toner, hand-inlaid abalone borders, and diamond-and-snowflake markers complete the natural high-gloss presentation.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Rehearsal or stage sets where a dreadnought’s described volume and projection are useful.
- Players moving between chord strumming and detailed fingerpicked passages.
- Transporting the guitar in the included ProTour BV-2510 Deluxe Blueridge-logo gig bag.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Gold-plated 14:1 tuning machines
Provides the stated tuning hardware configuration.
Detail 03
Natural high gloss with aging toner
Gives the natural finish an aged visual treatment.
Detail 04
Hand-inlaid abalone on every border
Abalone is used around the guitar’s borders, not only as fingerboard markers.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This is a right-handed, six-string dreadnought.
- 02A ProTour BV-2510 Deluxe gig bag with Blueridge logo is included.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What woods are used on the BR-280?
It has a premium solid Adirondack spruce top, select solid East Indian rosewood back and sides, a mahogany neck, and an East Indian rosewood fingerboard.
02What is the nut width?
The natural-bone nut measures 1.75 inches.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
3 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of strings
- 6
- Number of Strings
- 6
6 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Natural
- Neck Wood
- Select one-piece mahogany with carved volute
- Fingerboard Material
- East Indian rosewood
- Color Finish
- Natural high gloss with aging toner
- Nut material
- Natural bone
- Body Shape
- Dreadnought
1 detailsSize & weight
- Nut width
- 1.75"
1 detailsIn the box
- Case included
- ProTour BV-2510 Deluxe gig bag with Blueridge logo
16 detailsOther
- Shape
- Dreadnought
- Inlays
- Abalone Diamond & Snowflake markers
- Truss rod
- Yes
- Saddle
- Natural bone
- Bracing pattern
- Forward-X parabolic braces
- Tier
- new
- Finish
- Natural high gloss with aging toner
- Purfling
- Hand-inlaid abalone on every border
- Category Source
- detail
- Material
- East Indian rosewood
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Gold-plated 14:1 ratio
- Back & Sides
- Select solid East Indian rosewood
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Top
- Premium solid Adirondack spruce
- Source Id
- site51500000431723
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