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120 year air dried Brazilian Rosewood B&S, Hauser braced Cedar top Concert guitar. 650mm, 20" Radiused Ebony fingerboard, Luxury marquetry on all sides, Enameled Gold plated tuners with Pearl details on Ebony knobs. Ebony armrest and decorated bridge, African Padauk bindings. Handmade Pearl and Abalone rosette, Inlay work on Ebony fingerboard, Pearl details on headstock. Embossed leather case included. Gorgeous! There are few endeavors in life that require the total and passionate dedication of a craftsman. This amazing Cedar top is one of those  instances where such a dedication is essential. It is a great labor of love and the resulting instrument a living testament to this love and passion. The attention to the myriad details that make her a true masterpiece, the wonderful combination and perfect complementation of each one of the 12 species of wood used in making her, the amazing pearl inlay work throughout her body accompanied by a Celestial sound where each voice is in  its place, where the Bass booms majestically and the trebles accompany to perfection. She is a dream come true for me and for he or she who will own her. The 120 year air dried set of marvelous Brazilian rosewood had a tap tome that spoke of the beauty that she was going to become. The set has been air drying since 1891, that means that when this wood was harvested, Britain was being linked to the rest of Europe by Telephone! That's how old the set is ! The Cello Prelude by Bach shows her immense depth of sound by showing of her amazing separation between the bass and trebles. Sustain is top notch and every note falls in the right place. Her vibrato is easy and natural and requires only a gentle sway of the arm to come out perfect. In Galilei's Saltarello, she shows her amazing lung and power. She is easy to play with a gently 20" radiused fingerboard and a low action at just 3.5mm at fret 12 and 3 mm on the first string side. She is a true Queen among Queens ! .. 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. Request the signed poster 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.

Optional Velvet guitar cover (USD 35)
 

PROTECTIVE GEAR These attractive hand sawn velvet guitar covers are very useful if you like to leave your instrument out of the case for long stretches of time. They are a great solution to avoid scratches during practice from the friction of buttons with the finish. To use it while playing, use it in the position shown to the right. These are hand sawn by the wife of my Leather cases embosser.

OPTIONAL ADJUSTABLE SADDLE BONE  When ordering a guitar, every player will ask me to set the action as low as possible without any buzzes... Since every player applies different amount of strenght when plucking the strings it is impossible to set the action precisely to each player's will. The Spanish builder Fleta, had come up with this genial idea which consists of pushing the bone more or less into the groove on the bridge. The player would set the action to his liking and then either cut off the excess or keep it intact in case he decided to lower or raise the action depending on humidity conditions etc. On request, I can prepare a Fleta saddle bone for an extra 80 US$.