2016 Stephan Connor "640" SP/KO

Steve Connor's guitars have become very popular over the last decade with many top concert artists seeking maximum power while retaining a natural, traditional quality of sound, attracting such players as Angel Romero, Eliot Fisk and Grisha Goryachev. This guitar is braced internally with a system of lattices supporting a solid spruce soundboard. It also features an elliptical-shaped soundport on the bass side rib which both sends more sound to the player as well as affects the projected sound towards the audience. The guitar indeed is tremendously powerful making it a real players instrument (it also has an elevated fingerboard and 20th fret – a high C natural as well as 640mm scale) and would have no problem in any concert setting imaginable – either solo or in ensemble. Steve named this guitar “Sunflower” as the rosette design was inspired by Southwest indigenous art of sunflowers (the name is written on the underside of the top, visible through the side soundport). The neck and back are made of reclaimed Koa wood, and the fretboard is made of Indian rosewood. It is incredibly well-built, with a beautiful and tasteful rosette and gorgeous materials - including some really lovely bearclaw spruce for the soundboard. Condition is excellent with no damage or repairs, only some playing wear in the finish from regular use over nearly a decade.