Traditionally Built Acoustic Guitar / 00 / 000 / Dreadnought
One hand made acoustic guitar with vintage specs. All solid wood. Choice 12 fret or 14 fret models. All customer options and requests considered. Hand made acoustic guitars feel different, they sound different. More "woody"? More soulful maybe. I put my heart and soul into these guitars in hopes that each one will be treasured and played for a lifetime or longer. Price includes a variety of tonewood options. Lutz spruce or Red Spruce top. Torrified tops available. For back and sides I have a nice selection to choose from. Genuine Mahogany, Macacauba, Sipo, Walnut and more. Brazilian rosewood available at addition cost (please inquire). Abalone trim is extra. My guitars are built with old school specs. Price includes HSC and warranty to the original owner. I build my guitars using older techniques. Vintage top and back radius measurements. Fish glue construction. Torrified bracing. Full thickness necks with carbon fiber inserts for added stability. I am a builder and a player but not a salesman. Please contact me for more info. I'm always happy to talk guitars.
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Handmade steel string acoustic guitars by Jeff Monkman. I use a lot of older Martin specs as well as a few modern concepts. My guitars are not replicas but they do lean to more old school tone, look and feel.
I've played guitar for over 40 years and have owned over 100 acoustic guitars. My goal is to create a players guitar full of tone and with a great feel. Hopefully my experience translates into creating this type of guitar for others to enjoy.
The number of older specs that I use are too numerous to list here. Please contact me for more info.
Here are just a few specs:
Fish glue is used on all tone relevant areas.
Graduated top thickness.
Torrified Sitka top bracing.
Proper body radius (no radius dish is used).
Carbon fiber reinforcement rods in the neck.
Full thickness neck profile.
Thin finish.
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