Piccolo Guitar
General Specification
Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) top with X Brace strutting. Indian Rosewood bindings.
Mahogany (Khaya ivorensis) with solid head, 43 mm at the nut. African Mahogany book matched head veneer.
"Chess" Rosette Maple and African Mahogany blocks
Ebony (Diospyros crassiflora Hiern) fingerboard of 17" (433mm) scale length, 14" radius, with 18 frets and a 12 fret join.
Ebony bridge. Vintage style tuners.
Finished in oil.
Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) top with X Brace strutting. Indian Rosewood bindings.
Mahogany (Khaya ivorensis) with solid head, 43 mm at the nut. African Mahogany book matched head veneer.
"Chess" Rosette Maple and African Mahogany blocks
Ebony (Diospyros crassiflora Hiern) fingerboard of 17" (433mm) scale length, 14" radius, with 18 frets and a 12 fret join.
Ebony bridge. Vintage style tuners.
Finished in oil.
Piccolo (Tani) shown with
African Mahogany back and sides. Maple maple bindings.
Strung with xxxxxxxxxx guitar strings
xxxxxx grammes xxxxxx lb.
African Mahogany back and sides. Maple maple bindings.
Strung with xxxxxxxxxx guitar strings
xxxxxx grammes xxxxxx lb.
Notes.
This is built to be tuned ADGCEA, like a standard steel string guitar with a capo at the fifth fret, but of course all sorts of tunings can be used.
The string tension on this short 433mm (17") scale, tuned ADGCEA, is the the same as a 578mm (22 3/4") scale, tuned EADGBE.
So your regular string gauge might feel a little softer.
This is built to be tuned ADGCEA, like a standard steel string guitar with a capo at the fifth fret, but of course all sorts of tunings can be used.
The string tension on this short 433mm (17") scale, tuned ADGCEA, is the the same as a 578mm (22 3/4") scale, tuned EADGBE.
So your regular string gauge might feel a little softer.