"I guess you go too far, when pianos try to be a guitar..." Tori Amos
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Recent trends in guitar building have seen the emergence of concert classical guitars built with ultra thin cedar soundboards, braced either with a grid of balsa wood and carbon fibre, or sandwiched between a core of honeycombed fibre material. Both methods produce instruments with considerable volume.
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EC model - Volume, colour and subtlety
My personal EC model lies at the opposite end of this spectrum. It incorporates all wood construction and a thicker than average, solid top. The soundboard bracing, based on a Paulino Bernabé design, consists of very thick, rigid, solid wood braces arranged in a diamond shaped pattern. This produces excellent volume together with a rich palette of colour and great subtlety of tone.
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Soundport and access panel
This design also incorporates a soundport located in the upper rib and an access panel at the end block. The role of the soundport is to enhance the player's listening experience while the panel gives easier access to the inside of the instrument.
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Images of EC concert classical guitars
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-EC spruce and maple concert classical guitar
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