My personal vision for the contemporary classical guitar
A contemporary concert guitar for demanding players — responsive, easy to play, with great balance and sustain. All while keeping the character, tone and colours of a great traditional instrument.
A double-top soundboard voiced and braced as a traditional top — with targeted adjustments that exploit its reduced mass and higher stiffness.
Laminated in the workshop for a stiffer, less compliant rim. A more rigid perimeter keeps energy where it belongs: in the soundboard.
Keeps the top surface nearly parallel to the strings, avoiding the hollow coloration a steep neck angle can produce. The cedar neck extends cleanly to the soundhole for a precise gluing surface.
Completed off the guitar — frets, ebony binding, finish — before gluing. Cleaner work, and sides with no cuts.
