Specifications for 7 string instruments
Soundboard: master grade spruce
Back and sides: east Indian rosewood
Neck: cedar (cedrella) Bridge: east Indian rosewood
Handmade rosette: based on a classic Spanish pattern
Tuning machines: Rubner handmade tuning machines
Scales: 640 - 660mm (can be customized to order)
Finish: pale shellac, French polish
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Dimensions
▪ Upper bout = 270 mm
▪ Lower bout = 360 mm
▪ Rib height = 94mm (at heel) - 103 mm (at end block)
▪ Neck width a "0" fret 53mm
▪ Neck thickness 23mm
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Overview of the instrument
Work is currently in progress on a 7 string guitar for a well known Italian concert classical guitarist. Like my EC model Spanish guitar, this multistring model is a synthesis of traditional and more modern developments in guitar construction. (Images to follow - September 2008)
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Price of a handmade 7 string guitar
Euros 3600 (including Hiscox Liteflite case)