Cutaway and soundhole
Venetian or Florentine access and a single offset soundhole are established features of this direction. Moving the opening changes the soundboard layout as well as the instrument's appearance.
Nylon / Instrument family
Nylon-string Jazz
A cutaway nylon instrument for chord melody, improvisation and amplified performance.
The playing brief
What makes this direction different?
Our nylon-jazz instruments pair upper-register access with an offset soundhole. The body can be developed around a compact playing position or a larger, shallow form, with electronics chosen for your stage or studio.
Depth is a separate choice
No. 667 is a large-size, thin-body nylon-jazz guitar with a 650 mm scale and 48 mm nut. Its wide outline should not be mistaken for a deep body.
Your amplified sound
We discuss pickup type, output and control positions alongside string choice and setup. The body remains an acoustic instrument; the amplified result also depends on the rest of your signal chain.
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. 667 /
Luthier’s nylon-string jazz guitar no. 667 – Large-Size Thin-Body
- Body
- Nylon-Jazz, Large-Size Thin-Body
- Scale
- 650 mm (25.6″)
- Nut
- 48 mm (1 7/8″), natural bone, hand-shaped, polished and semi-scalloped
No. 338 /
Luthier’s nylon-string jazz guitar no. 338
- Type
- Modern (Open)
- Nut
- Hand-shaped and polished bone, 44.5 mm (1 3/4″) width
- Scale length
- 25.5” (647,7 mm)
No. 212 /
Luthier’s nylon-string jazz guitar no. 212
- Scale
- 25.5″ (647,7 mm)
- Nut
- 46 mm, natural mother of pearl, manually shaped and polished
Before you choose
A few useful answers.
Is this a steel-string archtop?
No. This is the nylon-string jazz direction. The photographs and specifications show our own nylon instruments, rather than a conventional steel-string archtop.
Can I choose a narrower neck?
Neck width, profile, fingerboard geometry and string spacing are part of the specification. A familiar reference guitar is useful when defining the brief.
Made for your playing
Your Nylon-string Jazz.
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.
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