February 2015 - Commissioned by an American customer, Bert Kwakkel has built his first guitar with back, sides, neck and fingerboard of Grenadille, also known as African blackwood; the most dense type of wood. Although Grenadille is quite heavy, the guitar weighs 2250 grams only.
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