NEW GUITAR DAY!!!!

Conrad

Hans van den Berg double top classical

Tops: Cedar
Back & sides: Indian Rosewood
Neck: Spanish Cedar
Fretboard: Ebony
Tuners: Ebony
Rosette: Kiaat, Ebony, mother of pearl
Headstock: Kiaat, African Blackwood

Hans on the left and myself

Just after French polish:

Sound port before French polish:

Rosette & purfling before French polish:

studmissile

Wow! Put up a clip sometime I want to hear if she sounds as good as she looks! Enjoy.

Attila

Congrats thats very tasty ... love the sound port ... Makes a huge difference to the player .......

Edit: Just noticed that the sides are quite thick compared to what I've come across

Stoffeltoo

I can only watch in ENVY ?
Congratulations and Hans is a true master luthier.
Beautiful guitar. Congrats :applause:
Now for a recording or two with this beauty?

Shibbibilybob

Oooooh ! Very very very nice.
Love that Rosette.

NorioDS

Beautiful!

domhatch

stunning. incredible what a difference that french polishing makes - although it was beautiful before as well.

have to agree, the rosette is a work of art
dh|

Conrad

I'll post a recording as soon as I get around to it.

Shibbibilybob

Have a you got some kiaat in the purfling there too? If it's not kiaat, what is it?

I can't stop looking at these pictures hahaha.

rikus

That is properly pretty! Congrats man. Love that sound port.

Conrad

Shibbibilybob wrote: Have a you got some kiaat in the purfling there too? If it's not kiaat, what is it?

I can't stop looking at these pictures hahaha.

Yes that is Kiaat and a thinner layer of something. I keep forgetting to ask the builder what that is.
The balance, projection, intonation and play-ability are all concert level. We have a very talented luthier in Hans vd Berg.