My Latest Double Top Classical Guitar - Engelmann Spruce/Wenge/Curly Spanish Cedar
My latest classical guitar. The guitar is assembled and waiting for me to start the French polish, which is a beautiful finish created with shellac and all work done by hand. I put the two “E” strings on this guitar to check the action and boy, is this guitar loud! Approximate date this guitar will be available is May 30, 2025. It has an Engelmann spruce top with a honeycomb Nomex core overlaid with a veneer of old growth redwood. Back is wenge with a veneer of curly Spanish cedar. The sides, also wenge, are laminated with a layer of plain Spanish cedar and a veneer face of curly Spanish cedar. This guitar is my interpretation of Andrés Segovia’s famous 1912 Manuel Ramirez guitar, with some modern attributes: a double top, an elevated fretboard and the blocks of wood that connect the top to the sides are made from ebony. The use of ebony, and laminated sides, will increase the loudness of the guitar and give it a more expansive tonal palette. What’s not to love about a guitar with...
