Post by taranguitars on Apr 3, 2017 9:25:18 GMT
Hi All,
Its been busy times here with lots of exciting builds going out.
One of them is this, my 100th instrument! I Can't really believe it, it seems to have come round so quickly!
Heres a wee description of the Taran.
'This is the classic 'Taran'. A smaller than Om guitar, perfect for evenings by the fire although equally at home on stage or in the recording studio with excellent balance across a hugely dynamic range. The Master Grade Cocobolo delivers power and clarity with the depth of tone you would expect to find from any exceptional Rosewood.
The Neck is Old reclaimed Brazilian Mahogany and has carbon fibre reinforcement rods as well as a 2 way truss-rod making this Slim C profile neck sing all the way up to the ‘dusty end’ with no wolf notes or no lose of power in the high notes. The polished Rocklite fret board is an incredibly stable and sustainable Ebony like material that is so easy to maintain, with a 44.5mm nut width giving a great balance between comfort and room. The Mitred cutaway gives easy access to those high frets and is visually striking with the grain of the Cocobolo continuing around the cutaway unbroken by bindings.
This guitars side unit is double sided. Made up of Cocobolo and Scottish Sycamore, the increased stiffness in the sides allows for a thinner and more responsive soundboard getting the most out of the Master Grade Swiss Alpine Spruce top and its bracing of Sitka Spruce. The Taran has its own unique bracing pattern using a mixture of hand carved parabolic and scolloped bracing to balance the guitars powerful full bass with thick singing trebles and everything in between.
The rosette of Mosaic Cocobolo is partly ringed with Olive wood from the Greek Island of Crete which I hand select a number of years ago. This beautifully figured Olive wood is also used for the players bevel making for a wonderfully comfortable playing experience.
The bridge is solid Ebony from Cameroon and is hand carved to maximise strength and reduce weight. A string spacing for light to medium strings of 59mm break over the careful intonated bone saddle with an increased break angle, heightening even further the response and clarity of this guitar.
With matching Cocobolo veneers for the headstock face and back, the scarfed head of this guitar is virtually indestructible and has Gotoh 510z’s in chrome for the most accurate and stable tuning around. The timeless t. logo is hand cut from solid stirling silver and then hand inlayed into the Cocobolo. Stirling silver also features in the fret markers with circular 12th fret markers inlayed with Cocobolo centres and with polished sterling silver dots for all the other major frets. Fret Wire is the highest quality Jesscar wire, hard wearing nickel silver.
The whole guitar is finished in Melamine Lacquer polished to a high gloss. This incredibly durable finish applied in extremely thin coats give a protective finish that doesn’t hinder the guitars wonderfully responsive soundboard.
An option to have strap buttons fitted is available and also a number of Pick-ups are available to fit. This guitar come with a Hiscox proII case and delivery to the UK only.'
To listen to this guitar just click here soundcloud.com/user-272107990/100th-instrument-a-cocobolo-swiss-spruce-taran
If you would like more information please don't hesitate to get in touch.
Many thanks for looking and all the very best,
Rory Dowling
www.taranguitars.co.uk
www.facebook.com/taran.guitars
www.soundcloud.com/user-272107990
Its been busy times here with lots of exciting builds going out.
One of them is this, my 100th instrument! I Can't really believe it, it seems to have come round so quickly!
Heres a wee description of the Taran.
'This is the classic 'Taran'. A smaller than Om guitar, perfect for evenings by the fire although equally at home on stage or in the recording studio with excellent balance across a hugely dynamic range. The Master Grade Cocobolo delivers power and clarity with the depth of tone you would expect to find from any exceptional Rosewood.
The Neck is Old reclaimed Brazilian Mahogany and has carbon fibre reinforcement rods as well as a 2 way truss-rod making this Slim C profile neck sing all the way up to the ‘dusty end’ with no wolf notes or no lose of power in the high notes. The polished Rocklite fret board is an incredibly stable and sustainable Ebony like material that is so easy to maintain, with a 44.5mm nut width giving a great balance between comfort and room. The Mitred cutaway gives easy access to those high frets and is visually striking with the grain of the Cocobolo continuing around the cutaway unbroken by bindings.
This guitars side unit is double sided. Made up of Cocobolo and Scottish Sycamore, the increased stiffness in the sides allows for a thinner and more responsive soundboard getting the most out of the Master Grade Swiss Alpine Spruce top and its bracing of Sitka Spruce. The Taran has its own unique bracing pattern using a mixture of hand carved parabolic and scolloped bracing to balance the guitars powerful full bass with thick singing trebles and everything in between.
The rosette of Mosaic Cocobolo is partly ringed with Olive wood from the Greek Island of Crete which I hand select a number of years ago. This beautifully figured Olive wood is also used for the players bevel making for a wonderfully comfortable playing experience.
The bridge is solid Ebony from Cameroon and is hand carved to maximise strength and reduce weight. A string spacing for light to medium strings of 59mm break over the careful intonated bone saddle with an increased break angle, heightening even further the response and clarity of this guitar.
With matching Cocobolo veneers for the headstock face and back, the scarfed head of this guitar is virtually indestructible and has Gotoh 510z’s in chrome for the most accurate and stable tuning around. The timeless t. logo is hand cut from solid stirling silver and then hand inlayed into the Cocobolo. Stirling silver also features in the fret markers with circular 12th fret markers inlayed with Cocobolo centres and with polished sterling silver dots for all the other major frets. Fret Wire is the highest quality Jesscar wire, hard wearing nickel silver.
The whole guitar is finished in Melamine Lacquer polished to a high gloss. This incredibly durable finish applied in extremely thin coats give a protective finish that doesn’t hinder the guitars wonderfully responsive soundboard.
An option to have strap buttons fitted is available and also a number of Pick-ups are available to fit. This guitar come with a Hiscox proII case and delivery to the UK only.'
To listen to this guitar just click here soundcloud.com/user-272107990/100th-instrument-a-cocobolo-swiss-spruce-taran
If you would like more information please don't hesitate to get in touch.
Many thanks for looking and all the very best,
Rory Dowling
www.taranguitars.co.uk
www.facebook.com/taran.guitars
www.soundcloud.com/user-272107990