Jesse Cook with his negra Flamenco
Flamenco
As with my other guitars, I only build performance level models, whether Negras or Blancas. My standard scale length is 655mmm, but other lengths can be requested.
This is the finest instrument I have played in all my travels
Standard Features
Spanish or Italian Cypres / Indian Rosewood back & sides, Sitka Spruce or Western Red Cedar soundboard, Spanish Cedar neck, Ebony fingerboard, Rosewood bridge w/ Ebony & Bone tieblock, Ebony binding.
For either model: Ebony friction pegs, capped with Bone or Shell OR Sloane tuners (bonze plate with ebony buttons)
Also:
- Armrest bevel
- Sideport Soundhole
- Hoffee Carbon Fibre custom case
Materials
All Flamenco Guitars have ebony fingerboard and body binding, a bridge of Rosewood, with bone/ebony tie-block, a neck of Spanish Cedar, 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
Back and Sides: Spanish or Italian Cypres or East Indian Rosewood
Tuners: Ebony Pegs, capped with Bone or Shell (or… Slotted headstock with Sloane Machines)
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
- Cutaway
- Back & Sides: Brazialin Rosewood, Ziricote, Flamed Maple, Flamed Koa.
Standard Features
Spanish or Italian Cypres / Indian Rosewood back & sides, Sitka Spruce or Western Red Cedar soundboard, Spanish Cedar neck, Ebony fingerboard, Rosewood bridge w/ Ebony & Bone tieblock, Ebony binding.
For either model: Ebony friction pegs, capped with Bone or Shell OR Sloane tuners (bonze plate with ebony buttons)
Also:
- Armrest bevel
- Sideport Soundhole
- Hoffee Carbon Fibre custom case
Materials
All Flamenco Guitars have ebony fingerboard and body binding, a bridge of Rosewood, with bone/ebony tie-block, a neck of Spanish Cedar, 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
Back and Sides: Spanish or Italian Cypres or East Indian Rosewood
Tuners: Ebony Pegs, capped with Bone or Shell (or… Slotted headstock with Sloane Machines)
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
- Cutaway
- Back & Sides: Brazialin Rosewood, Ziricote, Flamed Maple, Flamed Koa.