htaylor@herbtaylor.com
updated 24-Jun-2007


Steel String & Classical Guitars

I build mostly steel string guitars, and a few classicals.

All of my newer guitars feature an adjustable bolt-on neck, which allows the user to change the neck angle or "set" -- a task which normally requires a skilled technician who must steam the neck joint to soften the glue. The fingerboard is supported by a neck extension, so it will always remain true and straight -- it is not glued onto the sound board, so there is no chance of a "bump" or a "hollow" where the fingerboard makes the transition from the neck to the top. To achieve a traditional look, this neck extension often fits into a recess or hole in the top. The top is free to vibrate in the upper bout, since it is not stiffened by being glued to the fingerboard.

AVAILABLE

Number 77 A Dreadnaught in mahogany with spruce top. $2300
Number 63 A 12-string arch-top guitar in flamed maple with black Stika spruce top. $2400
Number 62 A large Dreadnaught in Indian rosewood with Stika top and a sound port. $2000

ON CONSIGNMENT

Number 47 A Dreadnaught in purpleheart and Sitka spruce with bolt-on neck
Number 37 A basic steel string folk guitar, in mahogany with a cedar top

SOLD

Number 78 A Dreadnaught in Pau Rosa with spruce top
Number 73 A Dreadnaught in Brazilian rosewood and red spruce, made on commission
Number 72 A nylon string archtop in maple and Sitka spruce, made on commission
Number 61 A small-body folk guitar in padauk, made as a gift
Number 60 A tenor guitar in walnut, based on old Regal, made on commission
Number 49 A classical guitar in maple and red cedar with cocobolo trim
Number 48 A 12-fret '000' in claro walnut and Engelmann spruce