C-624, Yulong Guo (China)

Description

 

Singing Dragon Concert Classical Guitar

Philharmonic Double Top Model

Year 2021

N-038

650mm scale with 52mm nut & 62mm at 12th fret

Cedar-Cedar double top

Balsa inner core

Fan braced

East Indian rosewood back & sides

Elevated mahogany neck

Ebony fingerboard with 20th fret

Hand made rosette

Der Jung tuning machines

Hand rubbed French polish finishing

Fiberglass hard shell case included

Guitars weight is 1.5kg / 3.2 lbs

Total length of the guitar is 97.5 cm / 38.385 inches

Body length is 48 cm / 18.89 inches

Upper bout is 28 cm /11.02 inches

Lower bout is 37 cm / 14.56 inches

Depth of body is 9.9  cm/ 3.89 inches

Signed certificate from the luthier is included with the guitar

Yulong Guo has been building guitars since 1983 and has gained a solid reputation in recent years for his high-quality double top guitars, as well as this model, called the “Philharmonic” which is his top-of-the-line concert double-top model based on the soundboard designs of Antonius Mueller.

In 2018 he also introduced a traditionally-built guitar, the “Granada” model, which won 2nd prize at the 2018 “Antonio Marin Montero” Guitar Building Competition in Granada, Spain.

This is our first “Philharmonic” from him, and just a look at this and one can immediately see his bold aesthetic – most notably the head has a single slot that tapers to the carved shape continuously from the bass side to the treble side.

The rosette has a Romanillos-inspired motif featuring the iconic Moorish columns.

Sound is velvety, smooth and balanced across all registers, and being a double-top, it is particularly powerful with a fast response.

The warm, rounded trebles and deep basses are easily produced and seem to jump out of the instrument with even the slightest touch.

It also features a semi-raised fingerboard which is intended to provide greater ease to the left hand in the higher positions.