Toon Guitars / Concert Classical / Spanish / Guitar
My concert classical guitar is a slightly larger body size than my standard guitar and is built using only the best materials. Alpine spruce is used for the front combined with a special wooden lattice system. The guitar has a full, strong sound and can achieve quite a good volume whilst maintaining the clarity and warmth typical of all my guitars.
I generally build these guitars to order and therefore some details can be tailored to your preference eg. neck dimensions etc. The guitar is hand finised using french polish but it is also possible to request an oil finish (for certain woods only). Keep an eye on the "Available Now" as I occassionaly build one of these guitars for stock when I come across some really fantastic wood or just feel the need to build something!!
Specifications
- Selected Alpine spruce with lattice bracing
- Back and sides - cocobolo or honduras rosewood or malaysian ebony
- Spanish cedar neck with graphite stiffener
- Ebony Fingerboard with 20 fret fingerboard extension
- hand made rosette
- bone nut and saddle
- french polish or oil finish
- Alessi tuners or customer specified
- Hiscox Pro case
- Prices from €4093 depending on final spec. and woods used for body.
Price: £3600,- / Approx. €4093,-
Toon Guitars, UK
Welcome to the Toon Guitars website here on VintageandRare featuring hand-made guitars by Steve Toon.
For some 25 years I have been building Classical guitars and more recently Jazz and Steel String guitars alongside a career as a consultant and project engineer in the woodworking industry. In 2006 I decided to concentrate on building guitars as my full time career.
I was first attracted to the guitar by its versatile sound and its simple beauty. The guitar's sound is also capable of being extremely aggressive and strong, powerful and passionate or light and tender. My mission is to produce the finestguitars combining the best musicality with pleasing aesthetics, constructed by hand from the highest quality materials.
"A perfect piece of art"
Guitars
I build acoustic guitars by hand using the finest quality materials which have aged in my wood store for many years. Mostly I build Nylon string guitars but in recent years have added to the portfolio of products with Acoustic Jazz guitars, and small size Steel String guitars.
I apply the same thought and construction ethos to all my guitars.
I want to achieve an instrument which has a clear, focussed sound with a wide palette of tone colour. My preference is for natural materials and clean lines. I aim for the highest standards of workmanship and attention to detail.
I believe that it is important for the person owning one of my guitars to be able to sense the workmanship and passion that I put into each guitar and to know that each instrument is also as special to me as I hope it is to them.
Steven Toon