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Modern Steel No. 791 and Modern Nylon No. 792 together in a dark studio composition

New collection / 1986–2026

40 Anniversary 1986–2026

Forty years of guitar making. Two Modern instruments: steel-string No. 791 and nylon-string No. 792.

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40 Anniversary 1986–2026

Forty years. Two voices.

The workshop began in 1986. Forty years later, two completed Modern guitars mark its anniversary: steel-string No. 791 and nylon-string No. 792.

The collection brings these two instruments together while preserving their individual identities. Explore each guitar through its photographs and specifications in the Museum, and follow the family story behind forty years of guitar making.

The family story

Modern / Nylon / No. 792

Amber side soundhole cover

Adjust the opening continuously to change how you hear your guitar while playing.

The amber side soundhole cover of Modern Nylon No. 792 in its closed position

The complete collection

The instruments.

Photographs and specifications of individual completed guitars. For current availability, visit Available.

Front three-quarter view: Modern Steel No. 791 with amber fingerboard artwork and Golden Madrone sides

Steel / No. 791

Modern / Steel

Modern

Double top
Ancient Cypress outer layer / hidden old-growth Redwood inner layer
Back and sides
Golden Madrone
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Modern Nylon No. 792 — full three-quarter view of the 40th-anniversary guitar

Nylon / No. 792

Modern / Nylon

Modern

Double top
RomanticWood outer layer / hidden spruce inner layer
Back and sides
Amboyna Burl with sapwood
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What would you make your own?

40 Anniversary 1986–2026 can be a starting point for a conversation about your instrument. Each new build has its own agreed specification.

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