Modern Classical Guitar Design Part 9: Reinforced Carbon Fiber Neck

If you've ever woken up one morning and found your guitar neck looking like a banana you're not alone. Should you buy a guitar with a carbon fiber-reinforced neck? Maybe...just maybe.

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Modern Classical Guitar Design Part 5: Lattice Bracing

An exciting article explaining the history, development, and the pros & cons of classical guitars with lattice bracing.

Classical Guitar DesignSueMay 10, 2017greg smallman, xuefei yang, david tannenbaum, john williams, antonio vivaldi, concerto in d rv230, carlos bonnel, timothy kain, the seville concert, lattice bracing, modern classical guitar designComment

Modern Classical Guitar Design Part 4: Armrest

Armrests are a fascinating and relatively recent innovation for classical guitar design. They promote comfort, protect the guitar from wear, and supposedly lower the interference cause by the forearm resting on the soundboard.