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Faithful copies of 4, 5 and 6-course, 6-string
and extended range (7 - 13-string) guitars of
the most recognised 19th century makers.
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Sellas, Choc,
Railich, Hieber, and the 17th century Venetian
school |
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Alexandre & Jean Voboam,
Paris, 1660 - 1720 |
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Joseph Benedid, Josef and
Juan Pagés, Cadiz, 1780 - 1830 |
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Louis Panormo, London, 1819
- 1845 |
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René François
Lacôte, Paris, 1820 -1860 |
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Johann Georg Stauffer, Vienna,
1815 - 1840 |
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The Fabricatore Family, Naples,
1770 - 1845 |
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Carlo & Gaetano Guadagnini,
Turin, 1800 - 1840 |
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Anton Swozil, Vienna, 1840
- 1890 |
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Johann Gottfried Scherzer,
Josef Swosil, Vienna 1840 - 1880 |
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Guitar
after François Lacôte, Paris,
1830. |
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Copy of Ettienne LaPrevotte-Currently Under Construction
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21st Century Guitar
by Ian Watchorn, 2001 |
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Heavily arched
European spruce belly with modified lattice
bracing. Back & sides of flamed Tasmanian
Blackwood. Neck and head of pearwood with carbon
fibre reinforcement, compensated nut & saddle.
Clock-key adjustable neck to permit instant
action adjustment without altering tuning.
Stringlength: 630mm, 24 fret neck, floating,
arched ebony fingerboard and bridge. |
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This model is also available with interchangeable
necks at 630 & 650mm, maple, Indian or Brazilian
rosewood back & sides, cutaway upper bout
and floating tailpiece steel-string set up as
options.
The aim of this newly designed guitar is to
give the modern guitarist the flexibility to
adjust the guitar to suit the repertoire he
needs to play, from the early 19th century virtuosi
to the most modern classical and jazz compositions.
Action adjustment can be made between pieces,
and changing necks is as easy as changing your
strings. The tone is strong and flexible with
excellent projection for the modern concert
hall, while also offering an exceptional dynamic
range that enhances intimate performance and
recording. The double compensation at the nut
& saddle ensures maximum "in-tuneness"
over the full range of the guitar.
The instrument can also be disassembled for
air travel, packing into a case small enough
to carry on as cabin baggage on most airlines. |
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Baroque Guitar
by Ian Watchorn, 2002, after Rene Voboam, Paris,
ca.1650. |
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Back & sides of
ebony with boxwood stringing and fleur-de-lis
motifs, pine belly with boxwood and ebony half-chevron
edging, rose of multi-layered, punched parchment,
ebony and boxwood veneered neck and head, 10
tied frets and 2 ebony body frets, Stringlength:
695mm. |
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Guitar by Ian Watchorn,
2002, after Johann Georg Stauffer, Legnani Model,
ca. 1825. |
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Back, sides, neck
and head of maple, pine belly with multiple
purfling and ladder bracing, ebony pin-style
bridge with foliage moustachios. Black varnished
raised and detachable neck with a curved ebony
fingerboard carrying 22 frets. Rodgers Stauffer-style
machines, clock-key adjustable neck. This is
an exact copy of the earliest style of Stauffer's
famous Legnani model guitar. Stringlength: 607mm. |
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