For folk, bluegrass, rock, finger picking or flat picking, the flat top steel string guitar has been the choice for generations. Whether around a campfire, on stage or in the recording studio, the flat top is at home. The designs of my flat top guitars are influenced by some of the most worthy guitars in history. All of my steel string acoustic guitars use a traditional dovetail neck/body joint, scalloped bracing, and the soundboard is tap tuned to bring out the woods' potential.

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The Grand Concert

Also referred to as an OM or Orchestral Model, the Grand Concert has a well balanced sound and it has a somewhat punchy sound due to the longer scale length of 25.4". It can be made with 12 frets to the body but it is almost always a 14 fret guitar. This size guitar has been a standard in music for decades and it's popularity is steadfast. The smaller body size can be more comfortable for some.

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This Grand Concert has a remarkable Koa back and sides and an Adirondack spruce top with Ebony binding on the body. It has an Ebony fingerboard and head cap with Koa binding on the neck. The neck is mahogany and the tuning machines are gold Waverlys with Koa buttons. The inlays are Paua Abalone and white Mother of Pearl.

 

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This Grand Concert size guitar is made with India Rosewood back and sides and an Adirondack Spruce soundboard. The fingerboard and the bridge are Ebony as well as the head cap. The binding on the body and the neck and head stock is Koa. The scale length is 25.4" and it features a florentine cutaway on the body. The gold Waverly tuning machines and the Fishman under saddle piezo pickup are some really nice upgrades to this guitar. Various pearl and abalone inlays add a striking look to this 14 fret Grand Concert guitar.

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The OOO

The 000 and the Grand Concert (or OM) are sometimes hard to distinguish. They may even have the same body design. The main difference is the scale length. The 000 has a 24.9" scale length. This shorter scale gives the guitar a sweeter sound. There are two body shapes associated with the 000. One was designed for a 12 fret model and the other was designed for the 14 fret model. This historic designs' popularity is rebounding but finger pickers have always enjoyed the sweet clear sound of the 000.

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This Triple O is 12 frets to the body and has a 24.9" scale length. It is made with cocobolo back and sides and Adirondack spruce soundboard. The binding is curly maple. The neck is mahogany. It features abalone inlays, a slotted head stock and pyramid bridge. On this guitar I have used the body style of the 14 fret model and made a 12 fret guitar with it. It is compact design with remarkable acoustic results.

 

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This tripple 0 guitar is also a twelve fret guitar but it has the traditional twelve fret body. The scale length is 24.9". The nut and saddle and bridge pins are bone. It is made with an Adirondack soundboard and an Indian Rosewood back and sides. The bridge and the fingerboard are also Indian Rosewood. The binding is curly maple. The Inlays are white mother of pearl. The pyramid bridge and slotted peghead and the marquetry purfling and rosette give this guitar a unique retro look. Waverly tuning machines help make this a special instrument.

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The Dreadnought

The Dreadnought is probably the most popular acoustic guitar in the world today. It has a deep full sound that many singer songwriters love. This is a great guitar for accompanying other acoustic instruments or vocals. For strumming or flat picking this is a great guitar design.

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This guitar has an Adirondack spruce soundboard and a Cocobolo back and sides. The binding is curly Koa and the fingerboard and bridge are Cocobolo and the neck is mahogany. the rosette is of special interest on this guitar, it is made with Paua Abalone and black Mother of Pearl. It also features a slotted head stock with Schaller tuning machines.The scale length is 25.4".

 

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This Dreadnought is made with a bees wing figured Makore' back and sides. The soundboard is Sitka spruce and the binding is curly maple. The neck is Mahogany and the fingerboard and head cap are Ebony. All of the inlays are gold Mother of Pearl. The tuning machines are gold Gotoh.The scale length is 25.4"

 

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This Dreadnought has a Cocobolo back and sides and an Adirondack soundboard. The neck is mahogany, the binding is curly maple and the fingerboard is ebony. The head cap is Cocobolo with a mountain scene inlay. The bridge is African Blackwood. The tuning machines are Gotoh 510 in a chrome finish. The scale length is 25.4". The nut and saddle and bridge pins are bone and on this guitar we have added a strap button on to the neck heel. All of the inlays are done using blue abalone, including the head stock inlays. This guitar also has a fishman piezo pickup system installed.

 

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This Dreadnought has Honduran rosewood back and sides and a cedar soundboard. The neck is mahogany and the binding is curly koa. It features many abalone inlays on the head stock, bridge, rosette and fingerboard and black buffalo horn nut, saddle, bridge pins and end pin and black tuning machines. The scale length is 25.4".

 

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This Dreadnought has Honduran Rosewood back and sides and an Adirondack spruce soundboard. The bridge and fingerboard are Ebony, as is the neck binding. The body binding is curly Koa. The rosette is Honduran Rosewood and Abalone with twelve black and white lines. The headstock inlay and the fingerboard inlay are also Abalone. Of special note are the black and gold Gotoh 510 tuning machines and the butterfly inlay on the heal cap.

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Classical

With its warm soft tones, the sound of nylon strings has captured the imagination of great musicians by their remarkable ability of projecting passion in all of its nuances. I have chosen a design that is respected by great players of many generations. It uses a traditional fan bracing and time honored methods of construction, including the use of hide glue and the process of hand bending of the sides and linings.

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This classical guitar is based on the 1937 Hermann Hauser "guitar of the epoch" played by Andres Segovia. It has a european spruce top and cocobolo back and sides. The neck is Honduran mahogany. The fingerboard and binding are ebony and the bridge is made of Brazilian rosewood. The tuning machines are designed by Irving Sloane and are made by Waverly, they are arguably the finest tuning machines made. The scale length is 650mm.

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