Guitar Models

Below are pictured my four primary models. Click on the thumbnail by each model to see a more complete description and more photos.

The Spanish Guitar - My tribute to the Spanish sound and the great Torres/Hauser tradition with the symmetrical seven-strut fan bracing which produces a shimmering tone palate. This is a lively, responsive guitar with a sensitive legacy sound ideal for interpretation of the repertoire. This is an excellent design for tailoring sound from warm to neutral to brilliant as the player wishes.

The Grand Legacy - I am now offering this design as a new Double Top guitar, which features a sandwich or composite soundboard. This concert guitar is the most powerful of all of my designs and has a beautiful rich sound. The instrument features an optional hand carved acoustic port to allow the player to hear more of the guitar and to broaden the tone palette. Also available with a conventional soundboard.

The Concert Grand - An all out effort to produce a new sound for the guitar. The bracing is my version of the famous and controversial design from Dr. Michael Kasha and is based in practical acoustic research and experimentation. The sound is very piano like with beautiful sustain and clear voicing from each string. The Concert Grand features a standard elevated neck to allow the upper bout to contribute to sound production.

The Santos - A Flamenco guitar based on a 1927 Santos Hernandez in Spanish Cypress and European Spruce. I value the beautiful, crystalline Cypress sound of the Flamenco guitar and I have made every effort to create a very loud one. Flamenco guitarists who need more power won't have to leave the traditional sound for a Rosewood guitar.

	The Spanish Guitar - My tribute to the Spanish sound and the great Torres/Hauser tradition with the symmetrical seven-strut fan bracing which produces a shimmering tone palate. This is a lively, responsive guitar with a sensitive legacy sound ideal for interpretation of the repertoire. This is an excellent design for tailoring sound from warm to neutral to brilliant as the player wishes.
	The Grand Legacy - I am now offering this design as a new Double Top guitar, which features a sandwich or composite soundboard. This concert guitar is the most powerful of all of my designs and has a beautiful rich sound. The instrument features an optional hand carved acoustic port to allow the player to hear more of the guitar and to broaden the tone palette. Also available with a conventional soundboard.
	The Concert Grand - An all out effort to produce a new sound for the guitar. The bracing is my version of the famous and controversial design from Dr. Michael Kasha and is based in practical acoustic research and experimentation. The sound is very piano like with beautiful sustain and clear voicing from each string. The Concert Grand features a standard elevated neck to allow the upper bout to contribute to sound production.
	The Santos - A Flamenco guitar based on a 1927 Santos Hernandez in Spanish Cypress and European Spruce. I value the beautiful, crystalline Cypress sound of the Flamenco guitar and I have made every effort to create a very loud one. Flamenco guitarists who need more power won't have to leave the traditional sound for a Rosewood guitar.