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Instrument customization

Materials

According to our philosophy, we recommend and aim to use domestic wood species only. Foreign to us are woods either tropical, or imported from overseas. We are well able to use both, but only domestic species stock will be renewed in the future. What's more, some of our domestic species can be "fumed" - dyed using ammonia-based natural processes, in order to achieve more color variation.

Following table lists materials currently available and foreign stock past usage.

Instrument part Domestic species Foreign species
  • Top
  • European spruce (Picea abies)
  • western red cedar (Thuja plicata)
  • Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii)
  • sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis)
  • red spruce (Picea rubens)
  • Back and sides,
  • Headplate,
  • Rosette,
  • Binding outer
  • flamed maple (Acer pseudoplatanus)
  • bird's eye maple (Acer pseudoplatanus)
  • quilted maple (Acer pseudoplatanus)
  • common walnut / Persian walnut (Juglans regia)
  • common walnut, falmed (Juglans regia)
  • wild cherry (Prunus avium)
  • European ash, flamed (Fraxinus excelsior)
  • checker tree, flamed (Sorbus torminalis)
  • apple tree, flamed (Malus domestica)
  • rosewood, indian (Dalbergia latifolia)
  • American sweetgum / Red gum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
  • Spanish cedar (Cedrela odorata)
  • purpleheart (Peltogyne pubescens)
  • padauk (Pterocarpus Tinctorius)
  • ovangkol (Guibourtia ehie)
  • mahogany, african (Khaya ivorensis)
  • Neck
  • maple / sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)
  • common walnut / Persian walnut (Juglans regia)
  • wild cherry (Prunus avium)
  • mahogany, african (Khaya ivorensis)
  • Spanish cedar (Cedrela odorata)
  • padauk (Pterocarpus Tinctorius)
  • okoumé / gaboon (Aucoumea klaineana)
  • Fingerboard
  • common walnut / Persian walnut (Juglans regia)
  • European wild pear (Pyrus pyraster)
  • fumed blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)
  • fumed European oak (Quercus robur)
  • ebony, african / Gaboon Ebony (Diospyros crassiflora hiern)
  • rosewood, indian (Dalbergia latifolia)
  • wenge (Millettia laurentii)
  • Bridge
  • European wild pear (Pyrus pyraster)
  • ebony, african / Gaboon Ebony (Diospyros crassiflora hiern)
  • rosewood, indian (Dalbergia latifolia)
  • wenge (Millettia laurentii)
  • Bridgepins,
  • Endpin
  • European boxwood (Buxus sempervirens)
  • blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)
  • ebony, african / Gaboon Ebony (Diospyros crassiflora hiern)
  • rosewood (Dalbergia)
  • Nut
  • beef bone
  • ebony (Diospyros)
  • Saddle
  • beef bone
  • brass
  • -
  • Armrest
  • common walnut / Persian walnut (Juglans regia)
  • -
Finish Available options
  • Top
  • shellac, glossy
  • oil varnish, matt
  • oil varnish, glossy
  • Neck,
  • Bridge
  • shellac, glossy
  • oil varnish, matt
  • oil varnish, glossy
  • ebonised
  • Armrest
  • oil treatment
  • oil varnish, matt
  • oil varnish, glossy
  • Rest of the instrument
  • oil varnish, matt
  • oil varnish, glossy
Accessories Available options
  • Stringing
  • Aquila Alabastro 19C, normal tension
  • Aquila Alabastro 20C, high tension
  • D'Addario Pro-Arté EXP45, normal tension
  • D'Addario Pro-Arté EXP46, high tension
  • Savarez Alliance Cantiga 510AR, normal tension
  • Savarez Alliance Cantiga 510ARJ, mixed normal (trebles) / high (basses) tension
  • Savarez Alliance Cantiga 510AJ, high tension
  • Savarez 520B, low tension

Specification

Although we find specifications of our instruments optimal, every model can be modified to some degree.

This section lists attributes customers may wish to alter.

Attribute Usual range
Number of strings 6 - 10
Nut width 45 - 52 [mm]
String spacing at the nut 7 - 8.7 [mm]
String spacing at the saddle 11.0 - 11.5 [mm]
Scale length 614 - 650 [mm]
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