Response and setup
Body construction, string action and the chosen strings are developed together. The aim is a quick, articulate response at the dynamics you use, with an agreed balance between a clean note and the percussive edge.
Nylon / Instrument family
Flamenco
A direct response, a light body and space for the rhythm of the right hand.
The playing brief
What makes this direction different?
For players whose language includes rasgueado, picado and percussive articulation. The flamenco brief prioritises immediacy and a setup suited to the player, rather than simply putting a golpeador on a classical guitar.
A non-elevated fingerboard
Our flamenco direction uses a non-elevated fingerboard. Spirit / Yearning No. 787 combines it with a 650 mm scale, 50 mm nut and an Ancient Cypress double-top.
Protection and materials
Golpeador protection and forearm comfort are part of the conversation. The archive includes different wood combinations, including Windrose No. 744, documented as flamenco negra.
Completed instruments
The work, in detail.
These photographs, measurements and films belong to the numbered guitars. They are reference instruments, not a fixed specification or a statement of current availability.
No. 787 / Opus Magnum
the Ascent – Spirit – Yearning
- Scale
- 650 mm
- Nut
- 50 mm, mammoth bone, hand-shaped, polished and semi-scalloped
No. 744 / Opus Virtuoso
Opus Virtuoso – Windrose
- Type
- Flamenco negra
- Scale
- 650 mm
- Nut
- 50 mm, mammoth bone, hand-shaped, polished and semi-scalloped
No. 664 / Opus Virtuoso
no. 664
- Scale
- 650 mm
- Nut
- 52 mm, natural bone, hand-shaped, polished and semi-scalloped
Listen to the instrument
Recorded voices.
The number and title identify the guitar actually heard in each film.
Before you choose
A few useful answers.
Can a flamenco guitar have ArcFret?
Yes. Spirit / Yearning No. 787 is a completed flamenco instrument with EVO-GOLD ArcFret. The fret design and setup are matched to the commission.
Is every flamenco guitar made like Spirit?
No. Spirit is an individual Opus Magnum from The Ascent. Its artwork and materials are not a standard specification for every flamenco instrument.
Made for your playing
Your Flamenco.
Tell us what you play, what feels right on your current instrument and what you would change. The specification, price and anticipated timing are agreed before the build begins.
Discuss an instrument