Grand Concert Classical guitar

Developed with both performing jazz and pop musicians as well as classical guitarists in mind, my concert classical guitars are made to meet the player's individual needs.

I offer a wide variety of neck shapes, nut sizes, and fingerboard radiuses as well as an adjustable truss rod option for fine tuning fretboard relief. Each guitar is designed to fit each individual player's personal preferences for neck shape and feel.

Additionally, this guitar features many of what I consider to be modern refinements to the classical guitar. Among these are a domed top and back to improve stability and produce a more powerful sound, a slightly negative neck angle to further increase the instrument's power and projection, and small 0.75" diameter sound ports near the neck joint on the guitar's sides. These ports allow the player to experience a more true representaion of the guitar's sound.

Currently my tops are constructed in the "double top" style where the top is composed of three laminated layers. The inner and outer layers are 0.50mm European spruce or Red Cedar tonewood with the inner core being a material called honeycomb Nomex. Nomex is a coated fiber material that when used as a core produces a guitar top of exceptional strength and stiffness that is much lighter in weight than a traditional solid wood top.

A relatively lighter weight top will resonate much more easily and interact with the player in a more dynamic fashion. The guitar becomes a more complete extension of the player's musical mind due to this improved responsiveness. I have never heard or played any classical guitar that comes close to this level of dynamic response. It really must be experienced to be believed.

Specs:

Body width at lower bout = 14 3/4"

Scale length = 650mm (25.6")

Body depth at side = 3 5/8 " tapering to 4"

Nut width = From 1 3/4" to 2"

Top material = Western Red Cedar or Swiss Spruce

Back & sides = Indian Rosewood or choice of other hardwood

Fingerboard, peghead veneer, bridge = Ebony or choice of other hardwoods

Pickup system = LR Baggs Dual Source or choice of other systems

Options:

7 or 8-string guitar = $200 extra

Left handed guitar = no charge

Truss Rod = no charge

Please inquire for any special options you would like.