Index of Cumpiano steel-string in-the white guitars
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Large-size guitars, 14-fret necks
wrc 209 Ziricote thin jumbo
wrc 211 Curly koa deep jumbo
wrc 212 Madagascar rosewood D-style
wrc 268 Thai Rosewood thin Jumbo
wrc 227 Honduras rosewood thin Jumbo
wrc 284 Quartered Sycamore thin Jumbo
wrc 301 East Indian rosewood thin Jumbo
wrc 303 East Indian rosewood D-style
wrc 272-1 Cocobolo rosewood thin Jumbo
wrc 273 East Indian rosewood thin Jumbo
wrc 271 Honduras mahogany thin Jumbo
wrc 272 Cocobolo rosewood thin Jumbo
UMass Communications Professor Henry Geddes tries out his custom-made jumbo Koa wedge steel-string guitar for the first time.
Large-size guitars, 12-fret necks.
wrc 257 Indian Rosewood jumbo dread
Nomenclature
"LARGE SIZE GUITARS" : refers to guitars that measure 15 3/4 to 16 1/8 inches across the widest part of the sound box
"MEDIUM SIZE GUITARS" : around 15 inches across the widest part of the sound box
"SMALL SIZE GUITARS" : between 14 and 14 1/2 inches across the widest part of the sound box
"PARLOR SIZE GUITARS" : between 13 and 13 1/2 inches across the widest part of the sound box
"OM-STYLE"' : refers to medium-size guitars with a long (25.5-inch) string length. The longer string length lends a bit more power and more individuation of the notes (i.e. "clarity"), making it an ideal design for finger-pickers.
"D-STYLE" : refers to full-size guitars with the familiar outline shape recalling the early Martin "Dreadnaught" guitars, ideal for bluegrass picking and accompaniment.
"SWEET SCALE" : refers to guitars with a short (25.0-inch) string length. The short string results in lower tension, more elastic-feeling strings, softer fingering, less percussiveness and greater. "blending" of the notes within a chord), some say, resulting in a sweeter, more lyrical sound.
"THIN JUMBO" : refers to a 16-inch wide lower bout instrument that with narrow height (4") sides which gives it the growl and power of a larger guitar with greater holding comfort, because your arm doesn't extend outwards as much as it does on a deep-bodied instrument. The closeness of the top to the back also appears to give the guitar a greater "punch" to it's sound, without the boominess of a deep soundbox.