Please call for the latest prices.To secure a spot on my waiting list I require a deposit of 20% of the base price. The BASE PRICE current at the time of ordering IS GUARANTEED, no matter how long until delivery. Prices for custom features such as inlay art, body bevels, alternate woods, etc. are subject to change at my discretion. Base prices for instruments, custom features and alternate woods available on request. I am reachable by phone or email. I will respond as quickly as I can.
Wayne Johnson holding his cutaway Classical
Concert Classical
I build only performance level instruments—no student models. I also offer 7,8, and 10-string models. My standard scale is 655mm (25.8 in).
#1 quality guitar! Best! Amazingly perfect balanced guitar.
– Hiroki Niirobi Guitar Orchestras, Tokyo More Testimonials
Standard Features
Indian Rosewood back & sides, Sitka Spruce soundboard, Spanish Cedar neck (with Carbon Graphite reinforcement), Ebony fingerboard (w/ Ebony binding), Rosewood bridge w/ Ebony & Bone tie block, Ebony binding, Bone nut and saddle, Sloane tuners (bronze plate with ebony buttons).
Also:
- Armrest bevel
- Sideport Soundhole
- Hoffee Carbon Fibre custom case
Materials
All Concert Classical guitars have ebony fingerboard and body binding, a bridge of Rosewood, with bone/ebony tieblock, a neck of Spanish Cedar reinforced with Carbon Graphite, and a nut and saddle of bone. For the rest of the guitar… here are some of the more popular choices:
Soundboard: Western Red Cedar or Sitka Spruce (or… German Spruce)
Back and Sides: East Indian Rosewood (or… Brazilian Rosewood, Curly Maple, Curly Koa)
Machine Heads: Sloane (Waverly), hand-made Bronze cast, ebony buttons
Inlay
I create custom engraved inlay by request. All designs are original and no design is ever repeated. For many examples visit the INLAY GALLERY.
Other Options
- Western Red Cedar soundboard
- Back & Sides: Brazilian Rosewood, Ziricote, Flamed Maple
- short or long scale length: 645mm-665mm
- Cutaway
Inlay
I create custom engraved inlay by request. All designs are original and no design is ever repeated. For many examples visit the INLAY GALLERY.
Other Options
- Western Red Cedar soundboard
- Back & Sides: Brazilian Rosewood, Ziricote, Flamed Maple
- short or long scale length: 645mm-665mm
- Cutaway