Toon Guitars / Jazz Oval Hole / High Gloss / Guitar
"O" Oval Hole Guitar
This is a Selmer type Oval hole guitar with 14 frets to the body. Internal bracing is as the original guitars and is then "tuned" to achieve the real gypsy sound typified by Django Reinhardt.
Specifications
- Selected European Spruce top with hand made rosette
- Body with laminated indian rosewood back and sides and wooden bindings and purflings. Inside of body is lacquered as the original guitars.
- mahogany neck with rosewood/maple center section.
- neck stiffening bars and also bi-directional truss rod
- ebony fingerboard
- 670mm scale length
- width at nut 46mm
- "Grover" Sta-tite tuners
- High gloss finish
- hard case
- RRP €2392
Price: £2100,- / Approx. €2392,
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