This instruments shown are sold, but I would be happy to build one especially for you. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you would like to discuss a project.

The parlour guitar is a popular model for folk and blues musicians as well as singer/songwriters;I designed and build my own version, but the characteristics are typical: clear balanced sound, quick response and comfortable to play due to it's small size.

Available in various materials: spruce or cedar top, mahogany or maple neck, selection of woods for back & sides, african blackwood or fibre composite fretboard & bridge, natural bone nut & saddle, wooden bindings & rosette, Schaller or Gotoh tuners, custom pickup.

model: Parlour Guitar

pricing: € 1195 + options

standard specifications: 

strings: steel (6)

top: western red cedar or spruce

sides & back: mahagony, maple, muiracatiara, several other options

rosette: hardwood and/or herringbone

bindng (standard top only): maple

purfling: none

neck material: mahagony, maple

neck construction: 5 pcs, peghead attached with scarf joint

trussrod: double action

fretboard: muiracatiara, rosewood, composite

fretboard marker dots: paua shell

number of frets to body: 12

peghead veneer: same as rosette

bridge: muiracatiara, rosewood, composite

nut and saddle: natural bone

bridge pins: ebony, rosewood or similar

tuners: Gotoh chrome-plated

scale length: 640 mm.

finish top: high-gloss waterborne lacquer

finish neck, back andsides: satin Danish oil

electronics: standard none

extra options:

- sunburst top: € 100

- (herringbone) purfling top: € 50,=

- back en sides in high gloss laquer: € 100,=

- other tonewoods: depending on choice and availability

- african blackwood fretboard and bridge: € 50,=

- other tuners: depending on choice

pickup systems:

- Dilemma custom under saddle pickup*: € 100,=

- other pickup system: depending on choice

*active system: FET preamp without on-board volume and/or tone control