Assembling the klath sonic sitka guitar

Here is my entry in the Sonic Sitka project. The silhouette is based on a 1880′s Washburn parlor guitar, and the rest of the dimensions are my own design. (As of the time of writing, the instrument is nearing completion but not quite done).

See Also:
Biography
Sonic Sitka Q&A


• Model: Parlor
• Serial no: SS196-410
• Year: 2010
• Top: “sonic sitka”
• Back and sides: Brazilian
• Neck: Mahogany
• Purfling: black and white
• Binding: Cherry
• Fingerboard: Ebony
• Bridge: African Blackwood
• Nut Width: 1 11/16″
• String Spacing: (I’ll let you know when it’s done)
• Scale: 24.6″
• Body Length: 18 3/8″
• Lower Bout: 12 5/8″
• Upper Bout:8 7/8″
• Waist: 7″

klath ss- swimming up the fingerboard

klath SS-close up, before finish

klath SS enjoying the garden

Pictures ©2009 Kari Hahn

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