A-1c German spruce / Malaysian blackwood

25.6" scale

1 3/4" nut width

2 5/16" bridge string spacing

German spruce top (Hazelfichte)

Malaysian blackwood back & sides, backplate and heel cap

Laminated curly maple / black walnut neck

Macassar ebony fretboard and bridge

Ziricote headplate and tuner buttons

Bloodwood bindings

Black walnut/curly maple purflings

Custom multicolour backstrip

Framed curly maple end wedge

Bone nut, saddle, bridge & end pins

Gotoh 510 gold tuners

Oil varnish finish

Particularities:

Cutaway, double sides (EIR), laminated braces (bloodwood / red spruce)

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This guitar is available for sale at The Acoustic Music Co. in the UK.

Sideports

A Carpathian spruce / Pau rosa D-5 in construction:

A German spruce / Macassar ebony D-3 in construction:

And both in different varnishing stages. Binding on the D-5 is Angélique, the D-3 has bloodwood:

And I included this shot because I rarely have as many instruments in process in the shop. From left to right: Carpathian / Pau-rosa D-5, German / Macassar ebony D-3, red spruce / sapele A-3 and a German spruce / Honduran Mahogany concert uke.

B-3can All Port Orford cedar

25" (635mm) scale

1 25/32" nut width

2 1/4" bridge string spacing

Port Orford cedar top, back & sides and neck (laminated)

Black walnut cutaway, fretboard, headplate, backplate & bindings

Gold Hipshot open back tuners

Oil varnish finish

Particularities:

Double sides (POC inside), fully adjustable neck, POC from Les Stansell.

Currently with Terence Tan at Good Acoustics

"The Essential" A-2 Western red cedar / Black walnut

25.6" (650mm) scale

1 13/16" nut width

2 3/8" bridge string spacing

Western red cedar top

Black walnut back & sides and backplate

European cherry neck (laminated & stained)

Macassar ebony fretboard

Honduran rosewood bridge

Madagascar rosewood headplate and end wedge

Tortoise celluloid bindings

Ebony bridge & end pins

Chrome Hipshot open back tuners

Oil varnish varnish

Particularities:

Double sides (WRC inside), sideport.

This guitar is in the capable hands of Dennis Czech at Good Acoustics.

"The Essential" B-4 red spruce / Indian rosewood

Red spruce top

Indian rosewood back & sides, peghead backplate and heel cap

Sapele laminated neck

Macassar ebony fretboard

Honduran rosewood bridge

Madagascar rosewood peghead overlay & end wedge

Tortoise celluloid bindings

Ebony bridge & end pins

EVO fretwire

Epifanes oil varnish finish

Nickel Grover Sta-Tites w/ ebony buttons

25" (635mm) scale

1 13/16" nut width

2 3/8" bridge string spacing

Interview

I was interviewed by my friend Buck Curran for "Work & Worry"

Interview: Guitar Maker Laurent Brondel

B-4 Red spruce / African blackwood

Red spruce top

African blackwood back, sides, bridge & headplate veneer

Honduran mahogany neck w/curly maple laminations

Ebony fretboard, bridge & end pins

White pearl side and bridge pin dots

Amboyna burl rosette inlay

Tortoise shell celluloid pickguard

Nickel Waverly tuners w/ ebony buttons

EVO fretwire

Oil varnish finish (Epifanes)

25.6" (650mm) scale

1 3/4" nut width

2 1/4" bridge string spacing

Particularities: double sides (Spanish cedar inside lamination)