{"id":140977,"date":"2023-09-17T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/?p=140977"},"modified":"2023-09-12T11:00:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T18:00:12","slug":"this-2022-greg-brandt-custom-concert-model-is-a-traditional-classical-guitar-with-unique-ornamentation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/this-2022-greg-brandt-custom-concert-model-is-a-traditional-classical-guitar-with-unique-ornamentation\/","title":{"rendered":"This 2022\u00a0Greg Brandt Custom Concert Model\u00a0Is a Traditional Classical Guitar with Unique Ornamentation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When it comes to instrument design, the nylon-string guitar community\u2019s appetite for change is modest compared to that of the steel-string world. Push the wood choices or decorative elements too far outside the standards set by early Spanish builders like Antonio de Torres Jurado, and a luthier risks alienating players. And yet, some classical makers manage to successfully add unique touches to their concert instruments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of the pieces fit together for <a href=\"https:\/\/gregbrandtguitars.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Greg Brandt<\/a> when he built this \u201cjigsaw puzzle\u201d guitar for the last California International Guitar Festival (formerly La Guitarra), held in San Luis Obispo in September 2022. \u201cI try to make my show guitars be show-off guitars,\u201d the Los Angeles\u2013based luthier says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Greg Brandt Custom Concert Model angled view\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-140994\" data-id=\"140994\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BGT1022010.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BGT1022010.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BGT1022010.jpg?resize=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BGT1022010.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BGT1022010.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Greg Brandt Custom Concert Model top detail\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-140992\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BGT1022014.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BGT1022014.jpg?resize=500%2C333&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BGT1022014.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Greg Brandt Custom Concert Model back\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-140990\" data-id=\"140990\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BGT1022015.jpg?resize=750%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BGT1022015.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BGT1022015.jpg?resize=500%2C333&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BGT1022015.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Greg Brandt Custom Concert Model bridge detail\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-140993\" data-id=\"140993\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BGT1022011.jpg?resize=750%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BGT1022011.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BGT1022011.jpg?resize=500%2C333&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BGT1022011.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Greg Brandt Custom Concert Model end detail\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-140995\" data-id=\"140995\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BGT1022008-1.jpg?resize=750%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BGT1022008-1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BGT1022008-1.jpg?resize=500%2C333&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BGT1022008-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This show-off guitar started with a hunk of super curly black walnut for the back and sides, as well as a rosette comprised of pieces of koa, walnut, tulipwood, padauk, and bog white oak, fitting together like a jigsaw puzzle. \u201cIt took me some time to make the rosette happen,\u201d Brandt says. \u201cI had it before I cut up the walnut, and once I did, I knew this was the rosette I wanted to use.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After Brandt assembled the guitar\u2014relatively traditional with its cedar top, Honduran mahogany neck, 650mm scale ebony fretboard, and 52mm nut\u2014he added matching jigsaw inlays to the butt end as well as the bridge\u2019s tie bar. He acknowledges that he took a few chances in stepping outside of the norm with the jigsaw puzzle motif. \u201cI know from experience that some purists may not like it, but so be it,\u201d Brandt says. \u201cI was able to get what I aim to get out of all my guitars\u2014a bass with a strong fundamental, singing trebles, evenness across and up and down the fingerboard, and a wide tonal palette.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/store.acousticguitar.com\/products\/no-342-september-october-2023\" name=\"magazine\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 150px; height: 198px; margin: 0px 20px 10px 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/001_342_Cover-150px.jpg?w=1290&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Acoustic Guitar magazine cover for issue 340\"><\/a>\n<p style=\"font-family: sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 15px 0px;\">This article originally appeared in the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.acousticguitar.com\/products\/no-342-september-october-2023\">September\/October 2023<\/a> issue of <em>Acoustic Guitar<\/em> magazine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All of the pieces fit together for Brandt when he built this \u201cjigsaw puzzle\u201d guitar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":140992,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"All of the pieces fit together for Brandt when he built this \u201cjigsaw puzzle\u201d guitar.","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1146],"tags":[524,1922],"ppma_author":[1556],"class_list":["post-140977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vintage-and-collectible-guitars","tag-great-acoustics","tag-september-october-2023"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BGT1022013.jpg?fit=750%2C500&ssl=1","authors":[{"term_id":1556,"user_id":12,"is_guest":0,"slug":"greg-olwellstringletter-com","display_name":"Greg Olwell","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5e8dada80c5c5ebffe48b5a4cfd35f33?s=96&d=mm&r=g","user_url":"","last_name":"Olwell","first_name":"Greg","job_title":"","description":"Greg Olwell is <i>Acoustic Guitar<\/i>'s editor-at-large. 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