Laroche Lutherie - MKI Guitar Serial #21

Laroche Lutherie MKI Guitar Serial #21

Laroche Mark I Wenge & Sinker Western Canadian Red Cedar

Specifications:

Traditional Classical Guitar

4 ½” depth at lower bout. 4” depth at upper bout

Wenge back and sides

Extra-Old Sinker Red Cedar Sourced from British Columbia

Mahogany binding and neck

Ebony fretboard and bridge

100+ year old spruce bracewood, layed out in a scalloped and delicate combination of lattice and fan bracing

.043-.085 fretwire

5/16” truss rod nut, 3/16” compression truss rodπ

52mm nut spacing, 62mm bridge string spacing

Compound radius 18”-20”

650mm Scale Length

12-fret neck joint, 20 Frets total

Matte hardwax-oil finish

Set-up exclusively with D’addario Pro-Atré hard tension strings to a playing action of bass 7/64” – treble 5.5/64”

Notes on Construction

This Classical guitar is everything you know about a traditional instrument, except of course, the wood species selection, the bracing pattern, the finish, the feel, the adjustability of neck relief, the compound fretboard radius, and finally, the delicately precise tonality produced. This is a great instrument for the serious and aspiring classical guitarist who wishes to sound both traditional, and unique, while maintaining the highest level of playability and ease of dynamic range.

Serial #21, Built Starting September 4th, 2022 and completed on September 17th, 2022.