As it is with our own children, so it is with guitars: siblings stick together. When Jeff Traugott was approached with the concept of building two sister R Model guitars–one 6-string, the other 12–he saw an opportunity to create two guitars which would grow and sing in tandem and bring out the best in each other. These two guitars are built from matching sets of Brazilian Rosewood for the backs and sides which came from the same board that was saved from its droll life as a bookshelf and transformed into two astonishingly rich guitars. Similarly, the German Spruce tops are a matched pair, as are the Fossilized Ivory nuts and saddles.
Jeff’s abilities continue to astound: here he’s made a 12-string R with all the focus and precision of its 6-string sister. This is a 12-string like no other: where most 12’s have a big, brash voice, this 12-string is clear and articulate; where many 12’s fill a room with the sheer force of their projection, Jeff’s 12-string envelopes the air with the bell-like clarity and focus of each string pair. In a word, this 12-string speaks directly to you when another would shout at you. Fingerstylists will adore how well-balanced the guitar is across the registers, and the myriad colors that can be discovered in alternate tunings.
Here’s an additional demo with our own Al Petteway: https://youtu.be/lqPQhYt8_a4
Truly, there are no two guitars quite like these. In the world of guitars, you can't get much closer to being sister instruments than this: the back and sides from the same billet, the tops from the same billet, the nuts and saddles from the same source! And I don't know that I've ever seen a pair of guitars which better complemented each other, from the snappy warmth and low-end of the 6-string to the precise and finely honed articulation of the 12-string. 
Big voice! And very lush, especially for a 12 string. I can't think of a 12 string that's wowed me as much as this Traugott. 
I have never played a Traugott 12-string before and I'll probably never see another. This one has matching woods to its sister R and they are truly beautiful and rare. It plays really nicely and sounds great. | Scale Length | 25.4 in |
|---|---|
| Nut Width | 1.81 in |
| String Spacing | 2.375 in |
| Woods | Spruce - German, Rosewood - Brazilian |
As it is with our own children, so it is with guitars: siblings stick together. When Jeff Traugott was approached with the concept of building two sister R Model guitars--one 6-string, the other 12--he saw an opportunity to create two guitars which would grow and sing in tandem and bring out the best in each other
Truly, there are no two guitars quite like these. In the world of guitars, you can't get much closer to being sister instruments than this: the back and sides from the same billet, the tops from the same billet, the nuts and saddles from the same source
Big voice. And very lush, especially for a 12 string
I have never played a Traugott 12-string before and I'll probably never see another. This one has matching woods to its sister R and they are truly beautiful and rare 