New How Ladder Braced GC - Grand Concert Acoustic Guitar
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Audio played by Al Petteway
Artists who play instruments by this builder: Andre Fortin, Doug Young, Stephen Talkovich, Mike Crixell
John How builds superb vintage style instrument inspired by the old Oscar Schmidt guitars. This one is a ladder braced Grand Concert that is the size of an L-00 Gibson. It has the wonderful woody sound that ladder bracing provides and it excels at blues, rags and bottleneck slide. For this one John How chose premium Curly Koa for the body and Lutz Spruce for the top. It sports a mustache bridge and Curly Maple bindings on the body, neck, and slotted headstock.
John How builds superb vintage style instrument inspired by the old Oscar Schmidt guitars. This one is a ladder braced Grand Concert that is the size of an L-00 Gibson. It has the wonderful woody sound that ladder bracing provides and it excels at ...read full description
- Woods & Trim
- Back/Sides: Curly Koa
- Top Wood: Lutz Spruce
- Fingerboard: Madagascar Rosewood
- Neck Wood: Honduarn Mahogany, 2 Piece
- Bridge: Madagascar Rosewood
- Rosette: Rope Style
- Binding: Curly Maple
- Fingerboard Bindings: Curly Maple
- Headplate: Madagascar Rosewood
- Headstock Bindings: Curly Maple
- Headstock Inlay: Builder Logo
- Top Trim: Rope Style
- Back Strip: None
- Fret Markers: Abalone Dots
- Tuners: Waverly 3 on a Plate
- Measurements
- Body Size: Medium
- Scale: 25 1/4 in. (641.4 mm)
- Nut Width: 1 3/4 in. (44.5 mm)
- String Spacing: 2 1/4 in. (57.2 mm)
- Body Length: 20 in.
- Upper Bout: 10 3/8 in.
- Lower Bout: 14 3/4 in.
- Serial #: 6808
- Body Depth @Neck Heel: 3 3/8 in.
- Body Depth @Tail Block: 4 1/4 in.
- Frets to body: 12
- Extras
- Cutaway: None
- Pickguard: None
- Case: Cedar Creek
- Pickup: None
- Condition: New
Player Reviews:
"Ladder bracing preceded the X brace design and offers a real woody, vintage voice perfect for blues, rags and slide. This one is a gorgeous How with great woods and simple beauty. It plays great with its slightly shorter scale and wide spacings and it's big voice!" - Paul Heumiller
"This is my favorite John How guitar so far. There's something about the combination of Koa and Spruce that I really like. This one feels a lot like a 00 size guitar and it's just great to play." - Al Petteway
