Tigresa Baroque Guitar

The Tigresa model is a five-course, 14-fret Baroque guitar based on Antonio Stradivari’s famed Sabionari guitar. Tigresa incorporates two key improvements over typical Baroque construction: an extended neck shoulder for the top to rest on (which improves tone at upper registers), and a three-strut fan-brace system (which replaces ladder bracing). The result is a sturdy instrument with authentic Baroque tone, but with improved brightness and sustain.

Option for either 3-strut fan system (late Baroque/early Romantic) or period-correct ladder bracing.

Standard decoration includes mother-of-pearl rosette, intricately carved sound hole rose, and bridge “mustachios.” (These can be simplified or eliminated to reduce the final cost.)

Specifications:

Scale length: 680 mm (26.8”)
Neck width at nut: 48 mm
Neck: Maple
Frets: Gut (or Nylgut), Micarta
Top: Engelmann Spruce or Lutz Spruce
Back and Ribs: Curly Maple or Curly Cherry
Fingerboard and Bridge: Mexican Ebony (Katalox) or Rocklite
Bindings: Black Walnut
Bridge: Black Walnut
Rosette: Inset Mother-of-Pearl
Rose: Carved
Tuning pegs: Wood

Price starts at $2,400

Wood and decorative choices will be made during the commissioning process.