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Harp Guitar H1

Original price was: $12,346.00.Current price is: $8,650.00.

H1 Harp Guitar from East Indian Rosewood and Western Red Cedar Free Case and Free Shipping

Description

This harp guitar (H1) was a brainstorming project to build a truly remarkable instrument for A.Davis Guitars’ top-level marketing strategy. Basically, it is something with all of the options and all of the sound. The clarity and tonal qualities are awesome ( I never use that word )

Many Tonewoods Make A Great Guitar!

High grade East Indian Rosewood makes up the back and sides. My best man, Toby purchased  them from a dealer in Japan and brought them home in a backpack. The hollow harp column is crispy old Brazilian rosewood and the neck is Honduras mahogany.

Interestingly, the sound-hole stiffener is made of manzanita burl saved after huge fires torched San Diego’s back country in 2003. Notably, putting the soundhole on the edge of the guitar allows more area to produce sound in the middle of the instrument. The is the Kasha design method. It gives great projection out the front but limits the players reception. A side hole acts like a monitor and also mitigates unwanted Helmholtz resonances.

The Kasha style bracing employs a free floating bridge/plate assembly that adds gobs of sustain. The bracing mirrors the frequencies produced by each of the strings. Primarily, the treble notes are produced in a small, light area then sent through the instrument for enhancement. Then, the bass braces reach the guitars edges to create the longest waves possible for a given outline. Arguably, this is the most effective bracing pattern ever created.

Beauty Runs Deep

Always, I try to design guitars with visuals that match the tone-wood’s origin. Appropriately, I used engraved mother of pearl lotus blossoms in an Indian motif to complement the ivoroid binding and Indian rosewood. Purposefully, solid abalone strips cover every edge of the body. Surprisingly, all the extra beautification only adds to the amazing sound. Most importantly, no elephants were used except possibly to move the log this fine instrument was made from. I know it is pricey so I’ll offer a discount for gas or a plane ticket to San Diego to pick it up.

Harp Guitar H1 Tale of the Tape

H1 Dimensions

  • Total length 48.0in. / 110.49cm
  • Scale length 25.5in. / 64.77cm
  • Body length 21.25in. / 53.98cm
  • Body width 17in. / 43.18cm
  • Tail block 4.25in. / 10.8cm
  • Total depth 5.41in. / 13.74cm

H1 Features

  • Master Grade AAA  East Indian Rosewood Back and Sides
  • Master Grade AAA Western Red Cedar
  • Master Grade AAA Honduras Mahogany Neck with high modulus carbon truss system
  • Aged Brazilian Rosewood for hollow harp column with Honduras mahogany peghead
  • Abalone rosette with manzanita burl sound hole surround
  • Abalone top, back and side edging with ivoroid binding
  • Brazilian rosewood bridge and bridge plate
  • bone nut and saddles
  • Gabon Ebony fretboard with engraved pearl lotus inlays
  • Gold Gotoh 510 mini tuners

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