Woods:
Many types of wood are used in traditional guitar
construction: diverse Spruce and Cedar species for the top,
and various Rosewood, Maple and Cypress species for back and
sides.
Fingerboards are made of Ebony, and Mahogany related woods
are used for the neck, i.e. Spanish cedar (Cedro), Sippo or
Khaya.
To achieve a desired result (concerning colour spectrum,
function and aesthetics) they may be variously combined (a
well known example is the combination of Spruce and Cypress
for a certain kind of flamenco guitar).
Scale lengths, Models:
Every scale length is available, common is a length between
63 and 66 cm.
Acoustically treated the guitar forms a coupled oscillation
system (see also: workshop). Starting with scale length
further components like body dimensions, bridge position,
depths of sides, sound hole diameter and position, etc. must
fit together.
Aside from acoustic considerations there also exist aesthetic
reasons to correlate the body dimensions. It is no
coincidence if a design appears elegant or plump. Outline
shapes and other sizes of former musical instruments mostly
were composed in every detail (similar to former architecture
and fine arts). Plenty of geometric basic shapes, symmetry
axes, and correlation of proportion can be found. Certain
principles recur and can be transferred to modern guitars. At
the moment I use 5 different body shapes.
Finish:
French polish (see also: news-shellac)
General remarks:
Custom 7-, 8-, etc.-string guitars,
tuning machines, rosette designs, neck profile and
dimensions, string spacing, etc. according to individual
preference and by request.