Steve Toon | Prestbury (Parlour Model)
A unique parlour style guitar featuring a nomex doubletop. Initially built for an exhibition, this guitar is truly a one of a kind.
Steve Toon: “The idea behind this guitar was to see the effect of using a nomex doubletop on a smaller bodied instrument. The bracing is of my own design designed to allow maximum movement of the top whilst controlling the overall sound. The object was to design a guitar with volume and a clear even response over the full range. The back and sides were chosen from some old guitar sets which were a little small for larger classical guitars. The sides are doubled/laminated to give greater rigidity which avoids the vibrations of the top being lost into the sides.”
Being a former exhibition guitar, this instrument has some very light signs of use on the top which is reflected in the price. These marks do not affect the sound or integrity of the guitar.
RRP £3,800 – available now for £2,500!
Original price was: £3,166.67.£2,083.33Current price is: £2,083.33.
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