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My flamenco guitars are lightly built and based on a "Macello Barbero" guitar. The spruce front is selected for its tonal qualities and fitted with a hand made rosette. My flamenco guitars are very vibrant and I can bias the sound towards a guitar for accompaniment or solo work depending on your requests. You can also choose specific neck widths and profiles as I generally build these guitars to order and not for stock. I also offer a model based on "Reyes" which is a more modern guitar and can also offer a Negra guitar.I am often asked about pegs for Flamenco guitars. In the past I have used both wooden and also s[ecial mechanical pegs but I now only use wooden pegs. Pegs are not always easy to adjust and often I am asked to modify guitars with pegs - to remove the pegs and install conventional tuners. Now when I supply a guitar fitted with pegs, the pegs are always installed in such a way that the guitar can be modified to have normal tuners without requiring a lot of repair (ie plugging the peg holes).

Specifications

European spruce front with handmade rosette
Selected cypress back and sides
Spanish cedar neck
ebony or rosewood fingerboard
bone nut and saddle
wood bindings and purflings
high gloss finsh
650mm scale length
52 mm nut
60 mm at 12^th fret
Sloane tuners with black buttons and black rollers
hard case
RRP €2160

Price: £ 1900,- / Approx. €2160,-

Instrument sold

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Toon Guitars, UK

Contact name:

Steve Toon

Brands:

Toon Guitars

Languages:

English

Specialties:

Hand-built Guitars

Opening hours:

By Appointment.

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