Richard Schneider’s Kasha-style Classicals are true treats. This example from 1989 features Redwood top and back and Brazilian Rosewood sides, offset soundhole and asymmetrical bridge, and brass frets on a 670mm scale neck. Access panel at the tail to boot! The voice is dialed in for exquisite precision across the registers. Eschewing the concept of a tieblock altogether, this Kasha-Style Classical anchors the strings from the inside of the guitar, accessible via the access panel Schneider includes at the tail. All wrapped up in the original custom Mark Leaf flight case, this Schneider Kasha Classical is always safe and sound on those rare occasions when the guitar isn’t in your hand.s
We even have an endorsement from the great master himself, Andrés Segovia, for Schneider’s work (and what higher praise could there be?): “I consider Mr. Richard Schneider a magnificent builder of guitars. He is a very efficient collaborator to Mr. Kasha…and still continue experimenting…to increase the volume of its sound without sacrificing its delicacy.”
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