What is the proper name for this type of rosette?

[s2y]

Saw this on a Burner guitar and was about to contact the seller, but it had already sold.

I have seen similar rosettes from a few luthiers recently. Is there a proper name?

[jmagill]

It's often called an 'interrupted' rosette.

[MikeD]

I have always heard them called either segmented or interrupted rosettes. The first time I noticed this style rosette was about 14-15 years ago on guitars by Michihiro Matsuda, but I'm not 100% sure Michi was the first to bring this style of segmented rosette into the mainstream of luthery or if it existed before then. Since that time I have seen a lot of different contemporary builders copying this style ( like in the past 5-10 years), with a few offering slight variations in their own vein of aesthetic rather than simply doing a straight forward copy of what Michi has done on some of his guitars.

[Dave Higham]

I call it a Matsuda inspired rosette. He was the first I ever saw doing anything like that.

[fazool]

Immediately makes me think of Frank LLoyd Wright's "Prairie Style"

Given the varying sections and pattern continuity, I think it's more of a geometric abstract than any particular style.

[gstring]

I often refer to it as a " cool " rosette.

daniel

[s2y]

Thanks for all the responses. I missed the potential of Frank Lloyd Wright's influence. I'm familiar with his work and didn't make the connection until someone wiser pointed it out.

[Simon Fay]

The credit for this style of rosette, without question, goes to Michihiro Matsuda. Art is never created in a vacuum and in the spheres outside of lutherie, modern design has existed for a long time -- but when Matsuda introduced his unique instruments there was nothing quite like it in the guitar world. Lots of folks have taken inspiration from his work and done their own thing with it but aside from Ray Kraut, I don't think anyone quite nails that style the way that Matsuda does.

Here are a few photos of his work:

[s2y]

Thanks. I'm "new" to finer acoustic instruments. I didn't know Mr. Matsuda has been building this long. I'd imagine his artistry alone is worth the price of admission.