Bamburg FSC Ziricote / Adirondack Spruce

[Michael Watts]

Hi guys,

I thought you might enjoy some pics of this beautiful guitar that we just received from Colorado's Jeff Bamburg! The FSC model (Fingerstyle Concert) is a very good looking instrument, the clean lines and graceful curves are influenced directly by the Fibonacci number sequence and the golden ratio.



We have found this to be a superb wood combination in the hands of luthiers who build with a super-fast response and articulation in mind. The Adirondack Spruce gives you as much headroom as you're ever likely to need and the Ziricote lends a light wash of reverb and upper partial harmonics to the trebles that makes for an extremely wide and rich range of timbres to explore.



As with any example of Jeff's work, this is an elegant instrument with a clean, uncluttered look and beautifully proportioned lines inspired directly by the Fibonacci sequence and golden ratio. Indeed, although FSC stands for Finger Style Concert Jeff says it could just as easily stand for Fibonacci Sequence Concert!



Like all Bamburg guitars, this instrument features a cantilevered neck (rather like an arch top) which means that the end of the neck has no point of contact with the soundboard. This turns the usually unexciting (and unexcitable...) territory past the UTB (Upper Transverse Brace) into an extension of the soundboard's sweet spot.



It's the little details such as the counter-sunk Gotoh 510 tuners with their Ebony buttons that show the care and attention that each Bamburg guitar receives. We love the elegant lines of Jeff's headstock design, part Stromberg, part Art Nouveau...



Here it is in action!

[rogthefrog]

You have great taste in what you import to the UK.

Hamburg guitars really impressed me at the last Healdsburg festival.

[Steve Kinnaird]

So nice...Jeff never disappoints.

Steve

[jim1960]

Jeff makes truly beautiful guitars.