12-string 14-fret Steel String Guitar Bevel luthier christian stoll

We usually build twelve-string guitars with a neck transition on the 12th fret. This is partly due to the 12 tuners to avoid top-heaviness, on the other hand, this also serves the sound optimisation, since especially with 12-string guitars the focus is on chorus-like sound.

However, our customer wanted a neck transition on the 14th fret, a challenge that we of course accepted.

archtop acoustic bass bevel fanned frets side soundhole

Charming Acoustic Bass We have built a custom with a completely new appearance. Based on the shape of our steel string guitar IQ, a bass with a very special charm has been created. Archtop, F-holes, tailpiece , bevel, side sound hole, fanned frets and semi-fretted fingerboard are the unusual components of this successful new creation.

resonator telecaster electric guitar crocodile resodile bastian ortner blues bones

A thin-line resonator guitar that transports the sound of the American South both visually and acoustically. This instrument is based on the fusion of features of two iconic blues guitars,  Telecaster* and Resonator. The resulting sound is characterised by crisp twang next to the growling assertive timbre of the resonator. Thanks to the maximally hollowed ...continue reading "Blues Bones – The Resodile"

8 string 5 steel 3 bass fanned frets bevel local woods

Fingerstyle 5+3 8-string edition of our acoustic guitar with five steel strings and three bass strings. Excellent for advanced fingerpicking. Guitar nerds, who do not get enough of the bass range of a conventional steel string guitar, get their money's worth here.

guitar local woods Cherry alder black locust spruce classical Estudio stoll luthier

The classical guitar for students and other ambitious guitarists made of local woods, this time with Cherry / Spruce an Alder neck and fingerboard and bridge of Black Locust.  An amazingly beautiful substitute for Indian Rosewood, with an almost identical tone and an extra of ethereal highs. CITES-reglementations inspired us to search for alternatives. Local ...continue reading "Classical Guitar Estudio Local Woods – <br>Cherry, Alder, Black Locust"

guitar local woods Walnut alder black locust spruce classical Estudio stoll luthier

The classical guitar for students and other ambitious guitarists made of local woods, this time with Walnut / Spruce an Alder neck and fingerboard and bridge of Black Locust, an absolutely perfect substitute for Indian Rosewood. CITES-reglementations inspired us to search for alternatives. Local woods are one way to avoid issues with such strict rules. ...continue reading "Classical Guitar Estudio Local Woods – <br>Walnut, Alder, Black Locust"