Special
figure Brazilian Rosewood B&S, Hauser braced Port Orford Cedar
top. 650mm, Macassar Ebony bridge, Macassar
Ebony fingerboard. Maple bindings and luxury marquetry on all sides, Brazilian
Rosewood buttons on carved tuners. "Burning Flame" !
It is
one of the hardest things for me to sell a guitar when she is everything
I expect a concert guitar to be. Such is the case with this amazing Brazilian
Rosewood "Burning Flame" concert guitar. Made from a marvelous set I received
from Cascavel, Brazil air dried over 100 years. Yes, a few years before
the beginning of WW1 ! She has a figure in the middle of the back that
is unbelievable. It looks like a huge flame from a fireplace. Nature at
work can produce the best art ! Port Orford Cedar is one of the best options
available for the top. It possesses the best qualities of both Cedar and
Spruce. That is punch, separation of voices and sweetness. Not only
is she unbelievably beautiful but she possesses a stunning sound from the
very first notes I pluck on her fresh out of the lacquering booth.
I am simply stunned ! A powerful bass with crisp harmonics and a
power to make you speechless is the first aspect of her voice that stuns
you. Immediately after, the perfect separation of voices and her malleability
of sound put you in full control of the trebles and mid ranges and by the
time you reach the fast sequence of 16th notes in Asturias, you are in
awe. What a marvelous guitar. She's easy to play thanks to the slim neck
and low action. Perfect guitar !
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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.
