Moon
Ebony B&S, Hauser braced Cedar top Concert guitar.
640mm fret spacing, Cocobolo bindings and Luxury marquetry on all sides.
Gold plated carved tuners, 20" radiused Macassar Ebony fingerboard, armrest
and decorated bridge. Exclusive handmade rosette, bone nut & saddle,
Carbon fiber truss rod, Indented Cutaway. EXCLUSIVE Hand Embossed Leather
case included. Beautiful guitar! Moon
or Mun Ebony is in my opinion the most striking of the Ebony woods. This
particular species is from my homeland, Laos. Yes, destiny wanted me to
be born in the far East. Working this wood, for the second time only in
almost 10 years, is the closes I have been to Thailand since my birth.
The wood is found as fallen trees on the forest floor. These
trees are estimated to have fallen 100 or more years ago. The pattern
of the figure can be close stripes or large separated irregular black stripes
and more often than not, a mixture of both figurings is the norm.
The sound that Moon Ebony offers is unbelievably deep and mature. The clarity,
perfect separation of voices and the second to none sustain, put this amazing
species in a league all of its own. The counterpoint in Barrios' Una
Limosna is well marked and the singing voice of the tremolo clear and
penetrating. Sustain and harmonic overtones are superb.
The 120 + years air dried beautifully
figured and bookmatched set of Moon, allows me to create one of the best
concert guitars ever. Playing this beauty is a wonderful experience and
I feel as though se has no limit when it comes to expressiveness and width
of tone colors available to my fingertips.
Decorating her was done making sure
that she looks her best from every angle. Bindings and purfling alone take
30 hours to be made. Her playability is perfect and she would be a dream
come true for any guitar player looking for the guitar of a lifetime.
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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.
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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.
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.
CARBON FIBER TRUSS ROD
Luxury Marquetry
throughout, EXCLUSIVE Hand Embossed Leather case included !
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.
