Highly
figured African Rosewood B&S, Hauser braced Cedar top Concert guitar.
640mm
fret spacing, African Walnut bindings and Luxury marquetry on all sides.
Gold plated carved tuners, 20" radiused Macassar Ebony fingerboard, armrest,
and decorated bridge. Indented cutaway, Pro
Hardshell case included! Amazing! African
Rosewood is perhaps the most striking wood when it comes to the way it
reflects light back. It is stunning to look at how this African species
changes its looks like you would expect from a living creature and its
color palette goes from beige to deep brown with stunning metallic reflections
depending on small changes in he angle at which light strikes it.
The tap tone it offered translated in a silky, powerful and long sustained
sound. When I decided for a Cedar top I was thinking of sweet, round and
perfectly equalized voice. The choice could not have been better.
When playing Barrios' "Una Limosna" you can feel every voice is
standing tall in her place and the power and expressiveness she displays
is simply stunning. In the Air by Bach, I cherish her perfect separation
of voices and you know you have a true concert instrument that responds
in a fraction of a second to all your musical demands. Her beauty is only
comparable to the beauty of her sound. The perfectly matched woods and
marquetry elevate her to unsuspected heights. She is a true Queen among
guitars and whoever decides to make her his or her guitar will be the happiest
guitar player on Earth.
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650 mm
or 640 mm? Keep the following
rule at hand: If the distance between the tip of your thumb and the tip
of your little finger is equal or less than 9 in. when fully stretched,
use 640 mm.
The 9 braces Hauser fan is
the most thoroughly tested fan brace setup on the planet. It is the result
of many years of experimenting. It is braced on Torres 4 fan brace design.
The braces act as sound vibrations highways...they carry the vibration
of each string to a specific spot on the soundboard. If you put your fingers
on the soundboard as you play the 6th string for instance, you will feel
the upper portion of the top vibrate with more power than the rest of the
top. You will be able to feel this vibrations with your fingertips
all the way to the 4th strings. It is harder to feel the vibration caused
by the treble strings. The variations on the 9 braces fan is enormous.
Luthier taylor each fan to achieve a specific sound and match the instrument
with the rest of the woods used in the construction. Above to the left
is a 9 braces all Spruce fan. I often use a mixture of Cedar, Spruce and
Mahogany to match different wood combinations.
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Radiused or flat fingerboard? The radiused fingerboard has been
around the acoustic and the electric guitar since day one. The same is
true for most instruments of the Stringed family of instruments (violas,
violins cellos, bass). Radiusing (image above) makes barre and left hand
stopping A LOT easier. The only drawback is that you will NEVER want to
play a flat fingerboard after that. If you are having your custom
guitar built, I am all pro radiusing the fingerboard. The standard
fingerboard is flat.
