Belle is a 14-fret, 25.4" scale length fretboard with a 15" lower bout, shoulder port, and pinless bridge. The Western Redcedar soundboard is responsible for its warm response, and Rosewood back and sides provide for lush overtones. Modified double X-bracing pleasantly brightens and sharpens the overall sound of this guitar, providing the player with a powerful, yet compact instrument. For player comfort, I have added a soft cut-away and a transitional arm bevel.
The Dauphin (dolphin) is one of my two 16" wide guitar models. This is the model that introduced my unique shoulder port design which, along with a transitional arm bevel and soft cut-away, provide for an unsurpassed player experience. An elevated fingerboard that joins the body at the 12th fret, 24.75" scale length, open headstock, zero fret, and pinless bridge round out the extensive feature set. At home on stage or in the studio, the Dauphin is sure to own the room.
The Esprit, also a 16" wide guitar, shares the shoulder port feature of the Dauphin, but incorporates yet another innovation, the fallaway body style with removable lap support. Favored by players who prefer a strap, standing or seated, an entire section of encumbrance is simply removed, allowing unfettered access to the entire fingerboard. Attach the lap support and you are transported immediately to familiar cutaway territory. A transitional arm bevel, 12-fret, 24.75" scale length elevated fingerboard, and pinless bridge are standard.
Canon rounds out my 16" guitar models and offers a more familiar form factor, with a center soundhole, X-bracing, soft cut-away, 14-fret, 25.4" scale length, and pinned bridge. Inside, however, this instrument is anything but common: you will find sandwiched bracing and reinforced sides, featuring Rosewood/Spruce/Rosewood layups that not-so-subtly transform the guitar's output from a mild-mannered reporter to a super acoustic.
Tonnere is my largest guitar, having a 17" lower bout. The Spruce bracing is reinforced with carbon fiber tow. This, along with a carbon fiber bridgeplate and carbon fiber upper bout reinforcement, make the instrument surprisingly light-weight and impressively strong. The sound is huge and enveloping, just what you would hope for from a jumbo guitar. A soft cut-away, side port, transitional arm bevel, and pinless bridge are standard, as is a 650 mm (25.6") scale length.
