Modern Classical Guitar Design Part 7: Arched Back

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.

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Modern Classical Guitar Design Part 3: Soundports

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'.

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Modern Classical Guitar Design Part 2: Indented Cutaway

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.