Paraguayan
Lapacho B&S, Hauser braced Alpine spruce top Concert guitar.650mm
fret spacing, African Padauk bindings, Gold plated Schaller tuners.
Pearl markers above frets 5 & 7. Luxury hand crafted marquetry
on all sides, Ebony fingerboard and decorated bridge. Big sound! At a density
of 75% per square in, Paraguayan Lapacho is just 4% shy of African Blackwood,
the densest wood on the planet. It is 20% more dense than Brazilian rosewood
and I call it "The great unknown". It is Paraguay's most expensive
and luxurious wood but I am the only builder that uses it for guitar construction.
The reasons are that it is very expensive (for local standards) and that
being as hard as it is, it creates havoc with the luthery tools when trying
to work it... just as African Blackwood does. I had over 50 sets cut back
in 2005 from a huge 100 ft high tree that had fallen near my Summer home
in San Bernardino (Eastern Paraguay) and this is one of the first air dried
sets I used. The sound on this Hauser braced Spruce top is the testament
I need in order to start launching this amazing Tropical species and make
it known to the world. Her sound is Powerful, deep and reverberating just
as you'd expect from African Blackwood. The main difference between the
two species is not in the bass but in the trebles that with Lapacho get
a boost in clarity and the sound seems to push harder and separates better
in the mid-high ranges.
Decorating her was done using my
typical attention to every little detail and after mounting the Schaller
mechanics, I proceeded to tune her and made the video. WOW !! I was stunned
at her immediate response and the amazing Dynamic range. She booms marvelously
and playability is simply top notch.
Bach's Air gains in beauty and the
clarity of the voice on this masterpieces is outstanding. The price I decided
for this beauty is promotional to say the least. She's perfect !
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Italian Alpine Spruce is
the highest growing tree on the planet. It grows at or above 1,800 meters
where the oxygen is rarefied. This makes the grain much tighter resulting
in a strong reverberating tone wood. This is the species Stradivarius used
for his legendary violins.
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.
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.
