Tasmanian
Blackwood B&S, Lattice braced Cedar top Concert guitar.
640mm, 16" Radiused Ebony fingerboard, Luxury marquetry on all sides, Gold
plated carved tuners. Decorated Ebony bridge, Adjustable truss rod, Lute
type soundport in the upper and lower bout. Pearl position markers on fret
3, 5, 7, 9 & 12, Cutaway. Absolutely Gorgeous!
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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.
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. Lattice delivers a lot of volume
a tremendous clarity.
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
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$.
