Keren's guitar

This acoustic arch-top was custom-made by Paul Lloret

The second acoustic arch-top I made was finished around 2001. It began as a project to utilize Mahogany left over from furniture making, and some quarter-sawn Spruce I got from a lumber yard I worked for in the early 80s. It quickly became something of an experiment. Most arch-top bodies are from 16” to 18” across the lower bout; this (and future LL arch-tops) is about 14” across. Most bodies are 21” long; mine are 19”. I’m still refining dimensions to make them more responsive and louder. This one is now in the possession of another granddaughter, Keren.

Specs:

• Top: Red Spruce
• Back, Sides, Neck: Honduras Mahogany
• Fretboard, Bridge, Tailpiece: East Indian Rosewood
• Fishman Undersaddle transducer (ie: Matrix I w/preamp)
• Saddle and Nut: Corean©
• Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer

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Keren says:

I don't "play" guitar, and this one doesn't intimidate me. It's the kind of guitar that makes me want to pick it up. It's bubbly! Kinda' fits my personality. It has a light quality. It almost feels like I'm playing a really really nice ukulele. It's like the beach, or a sunny day somewhere, and I'm eating a big bowl of blueberries while I'm playing. I love it!

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This guitar was custom-made by luthier Paul Lloret of LL Guitars (pronounced “Double L Guitars”). For more information on Paul Lloret and his guitars, contact LL Guitars.