Welcome the 2016 ‘Newark’ classical guitar by German luthier Christian Koehn. A fabulous beauty. Read on to learn more about this fabulous guitar and its maker.
Beautiful & Unusual Classical Guitars – Episode 4: ‘Newark’ Christian Koehn 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 »
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 »