{"id":812,"date":"2017-04-20T02:13:22","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T02:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidfinck.com\/blog\/?p=812"},"modified":"2017-09-27T01:12:46","modified_gmt":"2017-09-27T01:12:46","slug":"guitar-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidfinck.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/20\/guitar-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Guitar 27"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Classical Guitar in Ziricote and Engelmann \"Guitar<\/a>Spruce<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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After five years of exclusively making violins and violas it took a request from a fine young guitarist to coax me out of guitar building retirement, and I am glad he did — it was an invigorating project. In contrast to my previous work, which was quite traditional, this guitar features several modern innovations:\u00a0 elevated fingerboard, dual carbon fiber rod reinforced neck, a sound port and laminated sides. I also\u00a0 redesigned the neck block for a light and very stiff connection of the neck to the body, while simultaneously allowing the upper bout of the guitar more freedom to resonate.<\/p>\n

Win one for modernism. I am pleased with the tonal presence of this instrument:\u00a0 crystalline clarity,\u00a0 singing trebles, distinct, lush basses, and plenty of volume. It appears that this instrument will be accompanying its new owner to the Yale School of Music graduate program in guitar performance.<\/p>\n