The Romantic guitar The 19th century Romantic guitar is an interesting instruments. The intimate sound will bring you back to the atmosphere of the early music. The intimate sound in combination with a 6 string instrument that feels comfortable and has enough in common with the modern guitar. It won’t take long and you will feel at home with this instrument. All music from the 19th century composers as Sor, Giuliani, Mertz and many others was written and played on the 6 string Romantic guitar. The French style from Lacote I made an instrument in the French style, a Lacote from about 1820. I used a ladder bracing which was widely spread in that time. The scale is 62 cm. 3 cm shorter than the modern guitar. Playability is very comfortable.
For the neck I used walnut. The neck dimensions are also a few mm wider than the original. I prefer 50mm at the nut. The body is from flamed maple. Stained color like a violin. The top is European spruce of course.
The sound is intimate with a fast attack and bright trebles. This instrument will fill your room nicely.
This guitar leads you back in time to the early music atmosphere. Option: 7 strings.
Specs: Top
Back & Sides
Options:
Neck
Fingerboard
Scale
Top nut widht
Upper bout
Waist
Lower bout
Body lenght
Tuners
European Spruce
European Maple
Other woods
walnut or maple
Ebony
62 cm
50mm
21,5cm
16 cm
28 cm
41,5cm
Modern pegheds
The sound is intimate great for early mucic.
depth of the body is 7,5 cm very ccomfortable playability
Traditional headstock with modern pegheds.
The French moustache bridge
Romantic guitar 19th century
I use nylgut string.. low tension comes close to the the original sound
I prefer a adjustable nut, just as on my classical guitars.
The tuners and the headstock. pegheds work great with low tension
back of 3 parts this time
Back and sides
19e eeuwse gitaar
Romantic guitar in the style Lacote
The bridge as a moustache
Lacote style romantic guitr
Short scale romantic guitar.62 cm
Simple soundhole inlay
Maple back stained as a violin
Maple back and sides. Small body
The sound is intimate great for early mucic.
depth of the body is 7,5 cm very ccomfortable playability
Traditional headstock with modern pegheds.
The French moustache bridge
Romantic guitar 19th century
I use nylgut string.. low tension comes close to the the original sound
I prefer a adjustable nut, just as on my classical guitars.
The tuners and the headstock. pegheds work great with low tension
back of 3 parts this time
Back and sides
19e eeuwse gitaar
Gerrit van Bergeijk Absveen 72 2211 EW Noordwijkerhout The Netherlands
