Guitar Bouzouki
This model was very much informed by the experimental model I made based on the oldHowe-Orme design. The soundboard is made with a pronounced arch down the centre, to resist the pull of the strings, this combined with my Model S X brace pattern allows the top to be taken much thinner than a normal guitar. The result is a LOUD instrument, built to last.
Any of my guitar patterns can be made into a Guitar Bouzouki - in this case the shoulders of a Model S have been brought in to make a 16 fret body join, 8 string Guitar Bouzouki. The soundboard is Italian Spruce and the back and sides are Camatillo Rosewood. I have made a short video about the instrument, you can see it here.
Camatillo Rosewood Back and sides
Italian Spruce soundboard
Indonesian Mahogany neck
Ebony fretboard and bridge
Bone nut abd saddle
Simple Model S style decoration - no back binding and simple black wood top binding with black and red purfling
Black and red rosette with delicate slant check purfling.
Elite tuners with black buttons
16 frets to the body join
Hiscox case
Dimensions:
Body width - 390mm 15 3/8"
Body depth - 100mm 4"
Scale - 650mm 25 9/16"
Nut - 36mm
Spacing at saddle, outside to outside 48mm
Tuning - GDAE, GDAD, ADAD or similar