January 2014 - In the 600th edition of the Japanese guitar magazine Gendai Guitar, chief editor Seiichi Nakazato takes a closer look at a concert guitar from 1993 made by Bert Kwakkel. The four-page article is about the guitar type Luscinia with spruce top and back and sides out of maple.
Armrest for classical guitars
These days, Bert Kwakkel increasingly integrates armrests into his concert guitars. An armrest offers several advantages:
- Sharp angle eliminated for even more playing comfort
- Right arm no longer damps the top
- Right arm slides naturally,
which stimulates playing with tone coloring
There are three types of armrests:
- body height increased
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- body height decreased
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- unchanged body height
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Additional price armrest all types: €525
Armrests can also be fitted afterwards: €625