EMILIA
HYBRID ACOUSTIC GUITAR
Body: Indian Rosewood
Neck: Ebony / Mahogany
Silk & Steel Strings
Neck: Ebony / Mahogany
Silk & Steel Strings
DESIGN AS AN INCREMENT TO TRADITION
TIMELESS I DILIGENT I METHODICAL
I visited Martins factory in Pennsylvania as one of my first steps to deep dive into the extenuating design and manufacturing process of a high quality acoustic guitar. I got backstage access, the workers were extremely knowledgable and kind, the best part is I was allowed to purchase material for my guitar!
Paul Nieto (Manhattan) , Rachel Rosenkrantz (Rhode Island) and Gary Lee (New Jersey) are three extraordinary luthiers that I got the privilege of learning from.
Different strategies where incorporated during manufacture to make this a metal/nylon string hybrid guitar. It has a suspended neck for enhanced acoustics, a free-stretch soundboard and back for volume and, a lateral sound port for truthful projection, to name some. Sober design whit obsessive and meticulous attention to detail, where every element even if ornamental, fulfills a functional purpose.