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 easy playability, a quick response, 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."
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 and 20th first string 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), smooth precise Gotoh Hauser style machine heads with brass sideplates and ebony buttons, 650mm string length, Royal Classic Sonata SN10 strings, low easy action, Hiscox Pro II hard shell
case.