I believe the aesthetics of an instrument are very important but tone and feel are my ultimate interests

David Antony Reid

Auditorium: Specifications

Price from £2700. RealWood models from £2500. Chamfered models from £3000.
Scale Length 650mm (25.27”)
Width of neck at nut 44mm, 45mm or 46mm
At 14th Fret 54mm, 55mm or 56mm

Dimensions

Upper Boat 305mm
Lower Boat 395mm
Body Length 495mm
Over all length 1015mm 14th fret model
995mm 12th fret model
Body depth at bottom 110mm
Body depth at heal 75mm

Depth of Neck

At 1st Fret 20mm, 21mm or 22mm
At 9th Fret 22mm, 23mm or 24mm
Fingerboard radius 12” or 16”

Action

At 12th Fret treble 1.4mm, 1.6mm or 1.8mm
At 12th Fret bass 2.2mm, 2.4mm or 2.6mm. Higher action is best for the more strident player!

Materials

Nut/Saddle Bone
Back & sides Solid: Birdseye maple / Flamed sycamore / Indian rosewood / Cocobolo, and Madagascar rosewood. Also three or four piece including walnut, pear, cherry and apple.
Top Solid: Sitka Spruce / European white Spruce / Englemann spruce/ Western red cedar / curly redwood
Neck 12th fret joint or 14th. Brazilian mahogany / Figured maple/ 3 piece
Finger board & Bridge Brazilian rosewood / Indian rosewood / Indian ebony / Macassar ebony
Case Hiscox/ Custom Calton
Machine heads Schaller, Gohto or Waverly

Other variations considered - Email enquiries