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J .G. Staufer guitarLuigi Legnani Model Vienna, circa 1830 Working with the Italian guitarist Luigi Legnani, Staufer improved his basic guitar design, which was strongly influenced by the guitars of northern Italy. The Staufer guitar has a shallow body, a curly maple back and sides and a ladder-braced spruce top. The black-lacquered three piece maple neck is adjustable and has 21 frets with a string length of 64 cm. The neck adjustment mechanism is operated with a clock key that attaches to the body at the heel. The "flying" fingerboard floats above the body like the neck of a violin and permits the top to vibrate freely. This feature increases the sound production and allows the performer to easily raise and lower the height of the strings and play in the high register effortlessly. The headstock has worm gear tuners covered with an ornamented plate. The Staufer’s label reads: Nach dem Model des Luigi Legnani von Johann Georg Staufer in Wien. The red wax seal on the label has a crowned two-headed eagle holding both a sword and a Papal icon. More pictures |
6 String Classical Guitar Sergei De Jonge (Oshawa Canada, 2001) Special Design Model with and adjustable neck: This instrument is a custom guitar which is based on the designs of Stauffer and other 19th century guitar makers.
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