{"id":825,"date":"2017-09-27T01:10:27","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T01:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidfinck.com\/blog\/?p=825"},"modified":"2018-01-10T02:07:33","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T02:07:33","slug":"one-good-thing-leads-to-another-classical-guitar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidfinck.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/27\/one-good-thing-leads-to-another-classical-guitar\/","title":{"rendered":"One Good Thing Leads to Another \u2014 Classical Guitar 28"},"content":{"rendered":"

The last guitar I built was recently made for a terrific young man and musician who is off pursuing a masters degree in classical guitar performance at Yale. My previous classicals have been quite traditional. This one was something new for me, incorporating many elements found in contemporary classical guitars:\u00a0 elevated neck, soundport, carbon-fiber neck reinforcement and ultra-stiff laminated sides. That guitar was so successful I built another like it. I again used Englemann spruce for the top (thanks to my friend Link for choosing some great wood!), but I changed the back and sides to Macassar ebony. Success \u2014 a powerful, attractive guitar appropriate for the performer or advanced student.<\/p>\n

A group of experienced guitarists\u00a0 had a chance to review it recently (including a former concert artist and GFA prize winner). Some of the comments:<\/strong><\/p>\n