Brondel | Model B-3 can | 2010 |
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Luthier Facts :
Name: Laurent Brondel
Location: Maine
Status?: Active
RIYL: Unique, handcrafted fingerstyle guitars
Interview: Yes- here
Note: (RIYL) Recommended If You Like
- Model B-3can
- Lower Bout: 15 3/16″Scale: 25″
- Nut width: 1 25/32″
- Bridge string spacing: 2 1/4″
- Top: Port Orford Cedar
- Back & sides: Flamed Port Orford Cedar
- Construction: cutaway, tilt-neck neck block
- Appointments: custom marquetry rosette, top purflings and back centre strip
- Neck: Port Orford Cedar 3-piece laminated
- Fingerboard: Black walnut
- Fingerboard radius: 12″
- Frets: medium/high
- Headplate: Black walnut
- Backplate: Black walnut
- Heel cap: Black walnut
- Truss-rod access: peghead
- Construction tilt-neck mechanism
- Appointments Black walnut bindings, framed in .020″ curly maple
- Tuning machines gold Hipshot open-back w/black buttons
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This is Brondel B3c- a 00 sized monster made entirely out of Port Orford Cedar- it has a mastergrade top, flamed back and sides and a really clean stiff piece for the neck. (read more about Port Orford Cedar here). It has a cutaway and a tilt neck system but most of all it was a wonderful voice- clear, powerful, responsive and yet with endless headroom. To boot, the fixtures and a adornments are all made in the US, the black walnut/ maple highlights are salvaged- this guitar has a super low carbon footprint and no forest was harmed. The ultimate green guitar!
Resources: Interview with Laurent Brondel: here.
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