Apart from being a gorgeous looking guitar it is also full of amazing innovations and IT HAS DIAMONDS IN THE HEADSTOCK!!! Polish luthier Rafał Turkowiak has a deep love & respect for classical guitar design and aesthetic beauty. Read on…
Beautiful & Unusual Classical Guitars – Episode 3: ‘Black Diamond’ (Rafał Turkowiak) Read More »
Every now again we see a guitar that captures our imagination and the White Tiger from Bellucci Guitars is definitely one of those! Read on to find out more about this stunning guitar creature.
Beautiful & Unusual Classical Guitars – Episode 2: Mangore ‘White Tiger’ Read More »
Florian Vorreiter is at the cutting edge of classical guitar design. Read on to discover more about his ideas & philosophy behind guitar construction.
Beautiful & Unusual Classical Guitars – Episode 1: Projection Guitar (Florian Vorreiter) Read More »
If you’ve ever woken up one morning and found your guitar neck looking like a banana you’re not alone. Should you buy a guitar with a carbon fiber-reinforced neck? Maybe…just maybe.
Modern Classical Guitar Design Part 9: Reinforced Carbon Fiber Neck Read More »
With the increasing popularity of extended range guitars (guitars with more than 6 strings) luthiers have had to devise a way to retain intonation and playability – enter the ‘fanned fret’ or ‘multi-scale’ fretboard. Is it the answer or should we just continue to play guitars with normal frets? Read on to discover more….
Modern Classical Guitar Design Part 8: Fanned Frets Read More »
The Arched back (braceless) design feature has been around for a while on acoustic guitars but luthiers in the classical guitar realm have only recently started incorporating the design into classical guitars. Find out a little more about the arched back innovation by reading my article.
Modern Classical Guitar Design Part 7: Arched Back Read More »
Don’t know what a ‘Double/Composite/Sandwich Top’ is? Read this article to learn about them and find out how to buy one for about $500 -700!!!
Modern Classical Guitar Design Part 6: Double Top Read More »
An exciting article explaining the history, development, and the pros & cons of classical guitars with lattice bracing.
Modern Classical Guitar Design Part 5: Lattice Bracing Read More »
No one can dispute the dedication & artistry of Julian Bream. I saw him in concert in 1988 but it wasn’t until many years later that I realised how much of a legend he actually was.
Classical Guitar Virtuoso Profile: Julian Bream Read More »
Armrests are a fascinating and relatively recent innovation for classical guitar design. They promote comfort, protect the guitar from wear, and supposedly lower the interference cause by the forearm resting on the soundboard.
Modern Classical Guitar Design Part 4: Armrest Read More »
Soundports…enigmatic ‘holes’ near the heel of the neck that almost look like someone drilled a gigantic void into your guitar to see how it worked. Read this article for an insight into these mysterious ‘guitar circles’.
Modern Classical Guitar Design Part 3: Soundports Read More »
The ‘Indented Cutaway’ or ‘Bevelled Cutaway’ is a very new design innovation for classical guitars. Find out a little more about this newcomer to classical guitar design and which luthiers are making guitars that have this idea incorporated into their design.
Modern Classical Guitar Design Part 2: Indented Cutaway Read More »
Elevated fingerboards or Raised fretboards are probably the best classical guitar innovation in recent years for player’s comfort. If you’re like me and you’ve struggled to hit those notes beyond the 12th fret and especially past the 15th fret then read this article and then more importantly – go out and buy yourself a guitar with an elevated fretboard!
Modern Classical Guitar Design Part 1: Elevated Fretboard Read More »