2014 Woonsun Lee CD/MP

Year	2014
Top	Cedar
Back & Sides	Maple
Scale Length	650 mm
Nut width	51 mm
Finish	French Polish
Country	Korea
Luthier	Woonsun Lee

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Scott Morris Video Lesson - String Dampening

Description

A 2014 classical guitar by Korean maker Woonsun Lee, with a cedar top and maple back and sides.

In the video above, Scott Morris gives a lesson on string damping, playing Villa-Lobos's "Mazurka-Chôro" on this guitar.

Warmth from Cedar and Maple

Woonsun wants the woods themselves to be the main contributors to the sound. The cedar gives each note a rich harmonic texture, and the maple a warm glow – smooth and warm from top to bottom, with strong projection.

Details

The long-grain origami-lotus rosette sparkles in the light, and maple accents frame the guitar. It has a Madrid-like weight with a quick, loose response.

Photos of this guitar during construction

Background

Woonsun Lee: Korean Classical Guitar Maker

Woonsun Lee is a South Korean classical guitar maker in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. A guitarist first – he decided to devote his life to the guitar after hearing Kazuhito Yamashita play Rodrigo's "Concierto de Aranjuez" – he apprenticed in Paju, building hundreds of student and concert guitars, restoring historical instruments and studying the models of Torres and Bouchet. In 2009 he set up his own workshop, building only concert guitars.

Exclusively at GSI in the USA

His style is understated, elegant and flawlessly executed, recognizable by the origami-lotus motif in the rosette and fine maple accents in the tie block, head and purfling. His "Limited" guitars are made from woods of limited stock, as the label notes. GSI is Woonsun Lee's exclusive dealer in the USA.