Modern Classical Guitar Design Part 8: Fanned Frets
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 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.
Modern Classical Guitar Design Part 6: Double Top
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!!!