Hereis a stunning Brazilian rosewood Lattice braced Alpien spruce top concert guitar. I used a tiger striped 94 years aged set of Belo Horizonte (Brazil) Brazilian rosewood. Simply fabulous to look at. Stunning figure and top notch tap tone that transformed into this one in  a million concert beauty. I topped her with a set of Italian Alpine spruce and decided to go with lattice engineering for the bracing and internal strutting and frame. This translates in a contrasting set of mid/high ranges that complement the dark basses typical of the Brazilian rosewood Back and sides. A swift, agile action with an outstanding response that will make every passage swift and natural. A minimum change in the angle of attack of the right hand translates in a fast change of color. Amazing to say the least. The radiused 640mm fretboard scale adds even more ease to the left hand stopping work. A gorgeous set of trims for the decoration and every Bellucci enhancement make her a beauty that stands out from the crowd.
 

Italian Alpine spruce

Brown PLUSH Interior

The lattice is a concept based on the A frame of grand pianos. The back and sides are kept rigid by means of a sturdy A shaped frame and the top is thinned as much as possible to allow the top to vibrate generously. As you see from the picture above, the thinned area is approximately 1.2 mm thick (VS 2-2.5 in the standard thinning techniques). Lattice delivers a lot of volume (approximately 21 dbs more) and wonderfully clear trebles.

The Violin tie: The tailpiece on a guitar is called for just as it is on every other member of the strings family (violin, etc.). When the first classical 
guitars were built, gut strings were the norm... the tension on these was nothing compared to modern nylon strings. A tailpiece was redundant...
Anchoring the strings to the lower bout meet point, which is one of the sturdiest parts of the instrument, allows the builder to thin the top more 
allowing for  a much bigger sound and not recur to the use of carbon fiber or other non wood materials that give the classical guitar a "plastic sound. ". 

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.

The hand embossed leather case is a work of art on its own right. Built by one of a handful of very talented leather embossers in Latin America. 
Its built following my specifications for the interior to fit Bellucci guitars like a glove. All Plush interior, key and accessories compartment.

640mm or 650 mm?
Regarding 650mm or 640 mm guitar construction, 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. Adapting from one scale to the other takes no adaptation
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