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Pavilion Sweep
This Pavilion Sweep has a sweep cutaway that begins on the bass side of the body so that the heel can be set deeply into the body while the bridge falls at the widest point. It also features a Manzer wedge across the body which allows a deeper body than normal but with the usual slim side depth on the bass side where it tucks under the player's right arm.
The soundboard is European spruce and the back and sides are flamed ash. The neck is reclaimed Honduras mahogany. The fingerboard is laburnum as is the bridge. The rosette and head veneer are ancient bog oak with white dots in English holly.
Lower bout width: 400mm
Depth at tail: 115mm
Nut width: 45mm
Scale length: 650mm
The frets are EVO Gold and the machine heads Gotoh 510 minis.
The guitar is finished in Osmo Oil giving a silky sheen that is very tactile and allows the player to feel connected to the wood.
Complete with Hiscox Pro II case.
£4500
Arbour
This Arbour has a 13-fret body join so that while the bridge can be close to the widest part of the lower bout there is still good access to the upper frets. It also features a Manzer wedge across the body which allows a deeper body than normal but with the usual slim side depth on the bass side where it tucks under the player's right arm.
The soundboard is English yew - an unusual soundboard wood that gives a beautiful rich complexity to the sound as well as some solid headroom. The back and sides are steamed pear and the neck is reclaimed Honduras mahogany. The fingerboard is 5,300-year old bog oak as is the bridge, rosette and head veneer. The white dots in the rosette, fingerboard and headstock are English holly.
Lower bout width: 380mm
Depth at tail: 105mm
Nut width: 45mm
Scale length: 650mm
The frets are EVO Gold and the machine heads Gotoh 510 minis.
The guitar is finished in Osmo Oil giving a silky sheen that is very tactile and allows the player to feel connected to the wood.
Complete with Hiscox Pro II case.
£4200
You can see and hear this guitar being played by Rich Archer Dytch here.
Pergola
This Pergola has a 12-fret body join with the bridge at the centre of the circular lower bout. This drives the top like a speaker.
The guitar is made from mostly reclaimed woods: the soundboard is a 4-piece one made from fine-grained Douglas fir cut from a 1930s door.. The back and sides are beautiful Honduras mahogany cut from an antique table that is around 200 years old - you don't see mahogany of this quality any more - and the neck is mahogany from a fire surround. The fingerboard and bridge are 5,300-year old bog oak, made from a tree that was living before Stonehenge was built.. The rosette and head veneer are pieces of yew arranged in a 'crazy paving' pattern with bog oak dots inlaid.6The white dots in the rosette, fingerboard and headstock are English holly.
Lower bout width: 380mm
Depth at tail: 105mm
Nut width: 45mm
Scale length: 650mm
The frets are EVO Gold and the machine heads Gotoh 510 minis.
The guitar is finished in Osmo Oil giving a silky sheen that is very tactile and allows the player to feel connected to the wood.
Complete with Hiscox Pro II case.
£4000
Pergola Crossover
This Pergola Crossover Sweep is aimed at players who want a more steel string feel to a nylon string guitar: compared to a typical classical guitar it has a narrower nut width and radiused fingerboard.
The guitar has a European spruce soundboardand the back and sides are osage orange - a North American wood with rosewood-like resonance characteristics. The fingerboard and bridge are 5,300-year old bog oak, made from a tree that was living before Stonehenge was built.. The rosette and head veneer are pieces of yew arranged in a 'crazy paving' pattern.
Lower bout width: 380mm
Depth at tail: 105mm
Nut width: 48mm
Scale length: 650mm
The frets are EVO Gold and the machine heads Landstorfer
The guitar is finished in Osmo Oil giving a silky sheen that is very tactile and allows the player to feel connected to the wood.
Complete with Hiscox Pro II case.
£4200
Obelisk
This Obelisk electric has a body made from pine that formed the main structure of a square piano that was made over 200 years ago. It's been resonating to music for a long time! The neck is quilted maple capped by a fingerboard in fumed eucalyptus. Fuming the wood with ammonia is a traditional furniture technique that reacts with tanins in the wood to darken it.
I have introduced a new 6-in-line headstock which allows the strings to pass over the nut (and zero fret) with virtually no lateral deviation.
The pickups comprise a Broadcaster-type single coil in the bridge wound by myself and a Filtertron-type humbucker in the neck position made by Radioshop Pickups. Together with the lightweight body this gives a snappy and open response. The control cavity has a magnetic wooden cover that can be opened without the need for a screwdriver.
The finish is Osmo Oil which is tactile and shows off the beauty of the woods and is quite hard-wearing. The machine heads are Gotoh 'Kluson' style - elegant and functional.
Nut width: 42mm
Weight: 2850g
Scale length 650mm
The guitar comes with a Hiscox Pro II case.
I have created a YouTube video about this guitar here.
£2500
Obelisk
This Obelisk electric has a body made from the mahogany legs of a pool table that came from a working men's club. The neck is a beautiful piece of quilted maple and the fingerboard reclaimed Indian rosewood.
The pickups comprise a pair of P90 pickups - the bridge wound by myself and the neck a 1990s Gibson model. The combination of these pickups with the resonant mahogany body makes for a very responsive guitar. There are two controls and a pickup selector switch. The pointer knob controls a 5-way tone switch with a wide variety of tone shaping on offer. In the first position the control has no effect, while the other four positions bleed the signal to earth via different values of capacitor through a common choke. The control cavity has a magnetic wooden cover that can be opened without the need for a screwdriver.
The finish is Osmo Oil which is tactile and shows off the beauty of the woods and is quite hard-wearing. The machine heads are Gotoh 'Kluson' style - elegant and functional.
Nut width: 42mm
Weight: 3230g
Scale length 650mm
The guitar comes with a Hiscox Pro II case.
I have created a YouTube video about this guitar here.
£2500
Obelisk
This Obelisk electric was built as a prototype. It has a mahogany body made with yew top. The neck is reclaimed mahogany and the fingerboard English laburnum.
The pickups are a pair of humbuckers wound by myself.
The finish is Osmo Oil which is tactile and shows off the beauty of the woods and is quite hard-wearing. The machine heads are Schertler.
Nut width: 42mm
Weight: 3230g
Scale length 650mm
The guitar comes with a Hiscox Pro II case.
This guitar was built as a prototype and has been used as a demo guitar. As such I'm offering it for a reduced price.
£1600
