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2017 Andy Culpepper CD/AR

Year 2017
Top Cedar
Back & Sides African Rosewood
Scale Length 650 mm
Nut width 52 mm
Finish French Polish
Country USA
Luthier Andy Culpepper

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Description

Prior to building, Andy started to play classical guitar as a teenager, and later transitioned into flamenco - he even studied flamenco in Spain and has since done a good amount of performing - solo, accompanying and dance. As with many luthiers, Andy's first guitar was to build himself an instrument to play on but after showing the guitar around, he began getting orders, and so eventually decided to become a full-time luthier. His formal studies were done with Richard Cogger, a classical and flamenco guitar maker in Ithaca. Andy shared work space with him for a couple of years before establishing his own shop where he continues to work today. So his guitars are truly a "players" instrument, very easy to play and responsive to both the left and right hands.

This guitar is the result of a collaboration between Andy Culpepper and Washington luthier Chris Sobel, and there is a forthcoming article being written about this project that will be published in American Lutherie. They used sister cut African rosewood sets for the back and sides and Western red cedar for the tops. The bridges are also from the same stock. As could be expected, the guitars share many similarities, but the top bracing and overall construction approach differed enough that Andy and Chris each put their own stamp on the tone of their guitars. The Helmholtz and main top resonance ended up very similar between the two guitars which resulted in a somewhat similar bass and midrange. The consensus on the treble side was that Andy's guitar was rich in overtones, while Chris's emphasized clarity and separation. According to Andy, "It was a fun and interesting project, and I think it resulted in one of my best classical guitars."

Photos of this guitar being built

Guitars by Andy Culpepper