Watch Mark Eden perform on a Stephen Eden cedar/Indian Cadenza Model classical guitar..
Overview: Handcrafted by master English guitar maker Stephen Eden,
these player friendly highly responsive concert level classical guitars represent a
tremendous musical value in a truly handmade luthier built traditional
concert guitar. They project a beautiful warm full focused sound, a wide concert
worthy dynamic range, excellent balance and sustain, a large palette of colors and
attack, as well as offer quick easy playability, and superb materials
and immaculate craftsmanship.
About
his Cadenza Model Stephen Eden writes: "This is my concert guitar on a
budget. I build these guitars in my shop with a focus on sound and playabilty
while minimizing the costly cosmetics side of the guitar. I build these
guitars to the same design as my standard concert model using the same
high quality woods, French polish of shellac concert finish, and
craftsmanship. They also come with the same high quality Hiscox
hardshell case that I provide with my standard concert Model guitar."
In sum: These musical gems are the real deal, not shiny factory or production shop clones masquerading as concert instruments.
Materials: Western red cedar
soundboard (also available in European spruce), dark Indian rosewood sides and back, ebony fingerboard with 7th fret marker,
traditional mosaic rosette, expertly applied French polish of shellac finish over the entire guitar (no polyurethane or lacquer which can dampen the sound), 650mm string length, low easy action, smooth precise Hauser style tuning machine heads with ebony buttons, Hiscox Pro II hard shell
case.