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Richard Arnold Guitars

Traveller Guitalele Luxury (kīkū) - GUke Lux

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. 
​The "Lux" version being exotic woods, more decorated and French Polished.
​Shown in the pictures with a full size Classical 
Guitar 
for size reference..
CS1A and 2 GUke Lux
Picture
General Specification
Traditional Spanish construction methods with Spanish (or Slipper) heel.
Various exotic woods used for back and sides.
​Western Red Cedar top with three strut bracing. Indian Rosewood bindings.
American Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) neck with slotted head, 47 mm at the nut. Book matched head veneer.
​"Alice" rosette design with various surround colours.

Pau Ferro fingerboard of 17" (433mm) scale length with 18 frets and a 12 fret join. White dot markers on fretboard edge at 5 7 12.
​Pau Ferro bridge. Classical style tuners. 

Finished in French Polish.
​
GUke Lux (Frida) shown with
Bocote (Cordia eleagnoides) back and sides.
Madagasscan Rosewood (Dalbergia maritima) bindings, heel cap and head veneer.
​Yellow Alice rosette. 
White purfling on back and sides, black and white on top.
Strung with D'Addario EJ27N normal tension (.029"-.045") classical guitar strings. ​
827 grammes 1.82 lb.
Guitalele Front
Guitalele Back
Guitalele Head Front
Guitalele Front Bout
Guitalele Front and Tail
Guitalele Head Back
Guitalele Sound hole
Guitalele Heel
Guitalele Back and sides
Guitalele Front Fretboard
Guitalele Back
Traveller Guitalele in case
Cases are available for this size
Traveller Guitar internal bracing
GUke Lux (Coco) shown with
Cocobolo (Dalbergia retusa)​ back and sides, bindings, heel cap and head veneer.
​Red Alice rosette. Golden purfling on back and sides, 
black and white on top.
Strung with D'Addario EJ27N normal tension (.029"-.045") classical guitar strings.
888 grammes 1.96 lb.
Guitalele Front
Guitalele Back and sides
Guitalele Head Front
Guitalele Front Bout
Guitalele Heel
Guitalele Front and Tail
Guitalele Front Fretboard
Guitalele Head Back
Guitalele Sound hole
Guitalele Back
Guitalele Rosette
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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