The guitars
Every instrument that leaves the workshop is a unique piece, built by hand and to commission: there are no two alike and there is no stock. These guitars already have their musician — they are here as testimony of what can be built.
Indian Rosewood · Red Cedar
Indian rosewood back and sides with a red cedar top: the reference combination for the concert guitar. A focused sound, with a firm and clear fundamental at the core of each note, surrounded by a warm layer rich in overtones.
Details
- Woods: Indian rosewood, red cedar top.
- Construction: Spanish, traditional fan bracing, by hand.
- Finish: French polish (shellac).
- Played by: Steven Lerman — Guitar Salon International.
Uruguayan Blackwood · Cedar
Back and sides of Uruguayan blackwood —a native wood, dense and with living grain— with a cedar top. An instrument with a colour of its own: warm, immediate in response, unlike any other.
Details
- Woods: Uruguayan blackwood, cedar top.
- Construction: Spanish, entirely hand assembled.
- Finish: French polish.
- Today: Guitar Salon International, Los Angeles.
Indian Rosewood · Alerce
An alerce top over Indian rosewood: a clear, brilliant and very open timbre, with strong sympathetic resonances that give playing a great sense of musical freedom. Long sustain across the whole register.
Details
- Woods: Indian rosewood, alerce top.
- Construction: Spanish, traditional fan bracing.
- Finish: French polish.
- Played by: Brendon Grabowski — Guitar Salon International.
Precision in wood
The woods
Choosing the wood is the first creative act. Each species brings a different personality to the final sound.
Indian Rosewood
A firm foundation, body and great richness of overtones. The concert wood par excellence.
Uruguayan Blackwood
A native wood with living grain: warm, immediate in projection and with a colour of its own.
Red Cedar
For the top: a warm timbre, quick response and a round voice from the very first note.
Alerce
A top of open, clear brilliance, with great separation of voices and long sustain.
His models
Every guitar is built to commission, but the workshop works on its own models. These are the ones Ariel builds today.
70th Anniversary
Alerce or cedar top · CSA rosewood back and sides
70th Anniversary “Lightning Strikes”
Cedar top · CSA rosewood back and sides
1885 Torres “SE 81”
Spruce top · CSA rosewood or maple back and sides
Confessional
Alerce or cedar top · blackwood back and sides
Several of these instruments are available through Guitar Salon International, in Los Angeles.
See the models at GSILet's begin your own story
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