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Add to CompareNew Traphagen Dread ‘Awakening’ Brazilian/Italian
Maybe it’s the Italian Spruce speaking, maybe it’s Dake’s experience building highly sought after classical guitars… but this lovely dreadnought is really getting to me. Balance, nuance, warmth, articulation, crispness… it’s got it all. Dake Traphagen has miraculously straddled several categories with this rare find. She’s easily one of the best strummers in the shop — push as hard as you want and there’s not a hint of harshness. Dig in all the way up the neck and there’s not one note that doesn’t ring true. Drop the pick and go fingerstyle to be rewarded with warmth and woody overtones. This one is a real prize.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.25 in Nut Width 1.72 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Spruce - Italian, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to CompareTraphagen Concert Classical Double Top Brazilian/Swiss
We attended the GFA Convention (Guitar Foundation of America) recently and were lucky enough to bring back 2 instruments from famed maker Dake Traphagen. Dake’s guitars are among our most popular nylon strings, with his quality and tone it’s little wonder why players such as Scott Tennant and Pepe Romero own his guitars. This beautiful guitar is crafted from 35 year old Brazilian Rosewood and features a double top crafted of Swiss Spruce. It also sports two soundports, French Polish throughout, upgraded Graf tuners and an Eastman case. This guitar is amazing strong and articulate and much more warm and beautiful than some double tops. This is a series performance guitar and will make a lifelong partner for some lucky player.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.59 in Nut Width 2.05 in String Spacing 2.28 in Woods Spruce - Swiss, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to CompareTraphagen Flamenco Spanish Cypress/Swiss
Dake Traphagen’s guitars have been heralded by guitarists the world over including Scott Tennant of the LAGQ and Pepe Romero for their amazing tone and superb craftsmanship. We had an opportunity at the GFA (Guitar Foundation of America) Convention, recently held in San Francisco, to acquire this traditional Flamenco guitar crafted from Spanish Cypress and Swiss Spruce. This is a top notch Flamenco guitar with immense power and attack but you can also summon up the sweet voice required for more melancholy pieces. The playability is far superior to most Flamenco guitars we see, no surprise coming from Dake Traphagen.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.59 in Nut Width 2.01 in String Spacing 2.28 in Woods Spruce - Swiss, Cypress 
Add to Compare2005 Traphagen BRC Brazilian/Red Cedar
We’ll let the builder Dake Traphagen tell you about this beauty: “This is the first of a total of ten that were made for this series. The next Anniversary series will be my 50th year of building, 2020, if I make it that long. The top is 150 year old cedar, the back and sides came from a salvaged beam that yielded only three sets and the beam was dated 1727!! Very cool, the neck wood came from another salvaged beam of Spanish cedar that was over 100 years old. The fret board is at least 25 years old. The finish is French Polish.” – Dake.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.79 in Nut Width 2.05 in String Spacing 2.28 in Woods Cedar - Red, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to CompareSOLD Read moreScale Length 25.59 in Nut Width 2.05 in String Spacing 2.28 in Woods Spruce - Swiss, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare1994 Traphagen B.R.E. Concert Brazilian/European
With high profile players like Scott Tennant and Pepe Romero we probably don’t need to tell you much about Dake Traphagen. But if you’ve not had the pleasure of playing a Traphagen guitar you’re missing out. From the first note you enjoy power, great bass response and strong, clear trebles that sing sweetly. This beautifully cared for Traphagen was built in 1994 and features an outstanding set of Brazilian Rosewood with just a touch of natural sapwood. The Spruce top has matured to a golden patina. This is a great example of Dake’s work.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.75 in Nut Width 2.09 in String Spacing 2.31 in Woods Spruce - European, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to CompareBrand New Traphagen Slope D HRS, Honduran Rosewood/Carpathian Spruce
Yet another custom build from Dake Traphagen for one of our longtime clients! This time we’ve got Dake’s take on the Slope Shoulder D, here in Honduran Rosewood and Carpathian Spruce. The client needed a stage-ready guitar, so a K&K Trinity pickup+mic was installed, and to make this one really stand out from the crowd Dake inlaid the bridge and top with Abalone, and we commissioned the one-and-only Larry Robinson to craft a shield-bearing angel for the headstock, and a matching caduceus inlaid into the fretboard.
Interested in a custom Traphagen of your own? We love working with clients and builders to guarantee the best possible experience when commissioning your own guitar. Give us a shout!Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, custom guitar, bespoke guitar, boutique guitar, flatpicking, strummer, guitar build
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.063 in Woods Spruce - Carpathian, Rosewood - Honduran 
Add to Compare2000 Traugott BK, Brazilian Rosewood/German Spruce
From the year 2000, here we have a Traugott BK with a rather unique back and sides. We have Brazilian Rosewood, with a middle piece of Ebony. The top is German Spruce, a classic Traugott tonewood combination. Abalone appointments throughout, an L.R. Baggs iBeam pickup system installed, ready for the collection, studio, and stage. To be nearly a quarter of a century old at the time of publication, the condition is truly great.
Other keywords/misspellings: Luthier, lutherie, bespoke, jeff, santa cruz, california, fingerstyle, calton, 0072020
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.4 in String Spacing 2.188 in Woods Spruce - German, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare2021 Traugott R, African Blackwood/German Spruce
This guitar is magic, simply put. This 2021 Traugott Model R has everything one would expect from the workshop of Jeff Traugott, with one curveball. The back and sides are African Blackwood, which is in and of itself a rare enough tonewood, but this is the first time we have seen it on one of Jeff’s guitars. Which makes for one interesting instrument. Not only do you have the power and clarity the Model R is known for, but now there is an extra dimension of low mids that are unique to African Blackwood. The characteristics of the German Spruce are not lost in the mix ever. It is quite like a piano in its sonority, and quality. While we are in the business of providing dream guitars to the world. This is unmistakably a “guitar of your dreams.”
Other keywords/misspellings: Luthier, lutherie, modern, mainstage, gotoh, fingerstlye, r-002-262-061
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - German, Blackwood - African 
Add to Compare2013 Traugott R Cutaway, Brazilian Rosewood/German Spruce
This Traugott R Cutaway has opened up handsomely since 2013–and we suspect it was already a showstopper at day one. Wide dynamic range, a very textured voice that also manages to remain crisp and clear. A fingerstylist’s dream. The German Spruce top has been dressed up with a sparkling Abalone top border and rosette, plus BRW bridge, and the back and sides come from one of Jeff’s brick-red and straight grain sets of Brazilian Rosewood.
Other keywords: lutherie, fingerpicking, brazilain, r-000-206-013
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - German, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare2014 Traugott R Long Neck, Brazilian Rosewood/German Spruce
Ready for a Traugott that packs a punch? This 2014 Model R Long Neck is just what the doctor ordered. Spec’d out with a long 27 inch scale (but voiced for light gauge strings, aka not a baritone) in Jeff’s classic Brazilian Rosewood/German Spruce combination makes for a snappy response and sweet note definition across the range. And don’t be scared off by the long scale–this Model R plays very well indeed, set up for fingerstyle ease all along the fretboard.
SOLD Sale! Read moreScale Length 27 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - German, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare2000 Traugott R, Kentucky Stash Brazilian Rosewood/German Spruce
One of those rare instruments that does it all so well, this 2000 Model R from Jeff Traugott excels on all metrics. Smooth playability and neck profile, premium tonewoods, wide awake voice with a dancer’s balance and a mathematician’s precision–the question is, how do you get anything else done with this beauty in your life? Those aforementioned tonewoods are Jeff’s classic combination of Brazilian Rosewood and German Spruce, but here we have the added distinction of a set of his coveted Kentucky Stash Brazilian Rosewood. It’s brick red, straight grained, and offers glassy clarity and depth in a lightweight playing package.
Seriously, we tried to make bad music with this Model R. Couldn’t do it. Even the wrong notes sang out right.
Here’s an additional video featuring Al Petteway with this 2000 Traugott Model R: https://youtu.be/8WsBowddLOg
Other keywords: traugott guitars, fingerstyle, brazilain, kentucky brazilian, r.000.83.110, calton
SOLD Sale! Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.125 in Woods Spruce - German, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare1996 Traugott RT 12-Fret, Brazilian Rosewood/German Spruce
A rare and special treat, even among such unique pieces we’ve come to expect from Jeff Traugott: our 1996 Traugott RT 12-fret in Brazilian Rosewood and German Spruce. Originally built for Martin Simpson, this RT combines a long 25 1/2” scale with a 12-fret neck for clarity and projection, and has sides which are slightly narrower than a regular R to sweeten up the bass response, to say nothing of keeping the guitar lightweight and easy to play. There’s a certain kind of intimacy to the tone that we haven’t found in many of Jeff’s 14-fret models, one that lends itself handsomely to open tunings and a wide range of fingerstyle approaches. In 2002, Jeff installed a new neck with double graphite rods. Wrapped up in a Calton flight case, this gorgeous RT is safe and sound. It’s ready for action at the drop of a hat.
Check out our original demo of this beauty the last time it came through the shop here: https://youtu.be/bh7r1vxG-jU.
Other keywords: traugot, traugett, traguett, model r, lutherie, luthier, brazilain, paua abalone, cutaway, venetian cutaway
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - German, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare2020 Traugott R, Kentucky Stash Brazilian/German Spruce
Glass in spades, clear as water, balanced from bottom to top and back again. Of course it’s a Traugott Model R. This sweet slice of heaven comes to us from 2020, is further upgraded with Jeff’s ultra exclusive “Kentucky Stash” Brazilian Rosewood (plus German Spruce on top in classic Traugott fashion), and plays like grass-fed butter. The key qualities of the voice is clarity across the strings, and a transparent tone that leaves each register singing out in a way that feels authentic, clean, and true. It’s hard to put into words, but it’s this precise quality that makes Jeff’s guitars stand out from the ranks of our other amazing modern builders.
Other keywords: lutherie, brazilain, brw, r.002.252.010, mainstage
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - German, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare2020 Traugott R, Brazilian Rosewood/German Spruce
The fruits are sweet, indeed. The latest Model R from Jeff Traugott to grace our shop comes to us from 2020, and is already wide awake. Jeff’s classic combination of Brazilian Rosewood and German Spruce is used here to great effect: exquisite clarity across the registers, glassy trebles, and a strong fundamental throughout. The voice is dialed in for maximum clarity, making this a great candidate for fingerstyle play. That said, this Model R also holds up well under a flatpick. It’s the sort of guitar that makes every note count. Jeff’s aesthetic lets the quality of the woods speak for themselves—and what a story this dramatically colored Brazilian Rosewood tells—with only Abalone to tastefully ring in the rosette. The fretboard and bridge are also upgraded with Brazilian Rosewood to make the German Spruce top pop. All wrapped up in a custom Hoffee flight case for the best protection money can buy, short of a security detail.
Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, guitar building, traugott guitars, fingerpicking, finger style, R.002.254.040, calton
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.688 in String Spacing 2.188 in Woods Spruce - German, Rosewood - Brazilian