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Richard Arnold Guitars

Traveller Guitalele (kīkū) - GUke

A Traveller Guitatale is Spanish Classical Guitar but smaller. The construction method is identical and the tuning is the same but A to A, like a standard concert guitar with a capo at the fifth fret, resulting in a very versatile instrument in a small size. 
​Shown in the pictures with a full size Classical Guitar for size reference.
CS1A and 2 GUke Lux
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General Specification
Traditional Spanish construction methods with Spanish (or Slipper) heel.
Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) top with three strut bracing. Indian Rosewood bindings.
Mahogany neck with slotted head, 47 mm at the nut. 
​"Chess" Rosette Maple and African Mahogany blocks
Pau Ferro (Libidibia ferrea) fingerboard of 17" (433mm) scale length with 18 frets and a 12 fret join.
Narrow frets. White dot markers on fretboard edge at 5 7 12.
​Pau Ferro bridge. Classical style tuners. 
Finished in oil.

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GUke (Kono) shown with
​African Mahogany back and sides. African Mahogany book matched head veneer. Maple bindings.
Strung with EJ45, normal tension, D'Addario classical guitar strings.
​Standard guitar frets.
Strung with D'Addario
 EJ45 Pro Arte normal tension (.028"-.043") classical guitar strings. 
716 grammes 1.6 lb.
Guitalele Front
Guitalele Head Front
Guitalele Front Fretboard
Guitalele Heel
Guitalele Head Back
Guitalele Bridge
Guitalele Front and Tail
Guitalele Front Quarter
Guitalele Sound hole
Guitalele Back and sides
Guitalele Back
Guitalele Front Bout
Traveller Guitar internal bracing
GUke (Lori) shown with
​African Mahogany back and sides. African Mahogany book matched head veneer. Maple bindings.
American Mahogany neck.
Strung with D'Addario EJ27N normal tension (.029"-.045") classical guitar strings. 
768 grammes 1.7 lb.
Guitalele Front
Guitalele Head Back
Guitalele Head Front
Guitalele Back
Guitalele Front Bout
Guitalele Front Bout
Guitalele strut pattern
Notes.
This is built to be tuned A3D3G3C4E4A4, like a standard concert 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.
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