Beautiful Steve Fischer 12/15 model in figured mahogany and Adirondack spruce. This is a very special full body 12-Fret design. He uses fan bracing in the lower bout. In his words:
"I use fan braces behind the bridge because this design works in better harmony with the physics of the guitar. The strings are trying to pull the bridge forward toward the nut. This causes a twisting action at the bridge, pulling up on the top behind the bridge and pushing down in front of the bridge. While the traditional X brace is ideal to counter act the force in front of the bridge the parallel tone bars don’t counter act the upward pull behind the bridge in the most efficient way. By using fan braces I can directly counteract the string pull and more effectively distribute the tension across the lower bout while making the braces much smaller and lighter. All of which combines to allow the top to vibrate in the most natural and efficient way producing rich dynamic tone."
Most 12 fret guitars are small body parlor guitars or dreadnaughts with the shoulders raised up to the 12th fret. The 12/15 is a true 12 fret guitar with a full 15" body. This means that the bridge is pushed back right to the center of the lower bout creating a full rich tone unique to its design. In some ways this guitar is my tribute to Torres and in it I have tried to embody the same qualities of his guitars that had such a major influence on my building; deep musical bass, crystalline trebles, dynamic presence
and volume in-congruent to it's smaller size The guitar has a professionally installed LR Baggs Lyric Pickup installed
Lower bout 15"
Shoulder 11"
Depth:3 1/2" - 4"
Length 19 3/4"
Scale 25.25"
String Spacing:
Nut:1 3/4"
Bridge: 2 1/4"
The neck is a very comfortable rounded "C" shape.
I measure it:
1st fret 0.87"
5th fret 0.883"
9th fret 0.894"
For those that don't know Steve Fischer, he built guitars for McPherson Guitars and was hired away by Paul Reed Smith to design their new line of acoustic guitars due to the phenomenal quality and sound of his handmade guitars. Among the PRS guitars that Steve designed are the Angelus and Tonare models.
Ships in original Ameritage Case
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