| This is one of those guitars that I can really
get lost in! What is it about some instruments that really speaks
to you? The short answer is "everything". In my books,
it has to have it all ... a look that you don't get tired of ... a box
and neck that becomes and extension of your own body ... and a sound that
you can explore for years and years!
Tony Duggan-Smith has had plenty of time
to refine and hone his skills as a luthier, so it is no surprise
to anyone that he is making instruments at this high level. He started
his career as a luthier in the '70s, and has been balancing his calling
as a songwriter and recording artist with his passion for guitar building
ever since!
This particular piece is a fully hollow,
true carved and graduated jazz guitar that features all European tonewoods,
a custom U.S. made Kent Armstrong pickup, handmade wood tailpiece/bridge/finger
rest and of course the main ingredient ... the decades of experience that
a veteran luthier brings to the table!!! |
