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Kathy Wingert guitars are built one at a time, and each is one of a kind with these essential elements in common: Playability, clarity, focus, sustain, tone and beauty. Built with traditional methods of construction which have been proven to stand the test or time, these finely crafted instruments are made from all solid choice woods. Each fine guitar top is braced with the finest spruce, and each top is individually carved and voiced to find each instrument’s personal voice, its best voice. For strength and structure, Kathy Wingert guitars are built with necks of choice mahogany or cedar, laminated with fine veneers for rigidity, using graphite reinforcements in addition to a double-acting truss rod. The bridge, neck, and traditional dovetail are secured with animal hide glue, the traditional glue used by instrument makers for which there is no modern substitute or improvement. Starting with construction and continuing through the set-up process, Kathy Wingert guitars are built for unsurpassed playability. From hard driving bluegrass picking to fingerstyle playing in open tunings, these guitars respond beautifully and play comfortably.
MODELS
Model E Grand Concert - A versatile, well-balanced guitar which truly performs with outstanding responsiveness, clarity, and tone as a finger style guitar. Despite its Grand Concert size, this is an outstanding flat picker as well. Also available as a 12 fret model.
Model F Grand Auditorium - This is the big one. This, too, is a versatile, well-balanced guitar that will take on dynamic playing with your fingers or a flat pick. Powerful.
Model CM Concert Muse - A familiar smaller body guitar well balanced for fingerstyle playing. Players call them responsive and enjoy the dynamic range and nuance.
Parlor Guitar - Open, airy, bright sounding with good separation of tone. The Parlor is ideal for comfort, for travel, for recording, and for purity and sweetness of tone.
Model D Grand Festival - Available in the 14 fret model and a vintage-style sloped-shoulder 12 fret model.
Baritone F -Kathy's Baritone F was designed with clarity and articulation in mind. The F size is ideally suited for the deep growl, and delightfully alluring musical expression just pours out of this guitar.
Kathy Wingert has said, "Part of what inspired me to build guitars is the greatness of the instruments that already exist, the other part is what was missing for me -- I couldn't quite fall in love. I hope that in my instruments you will find something extraordiary."
For a first - hand testimonial re: building with Kathy Wingert, click here.
IN STOCK
- Wingert E: USED ~ 2003 ~ As New condition. Desirable Wingert E with CocoBolo back & sides. German spruce top. "California Sunset" sunburst. Laminated neck. Intricate Abalone rosette & back strip. Ebony binding. 1 3/4" nut & 2 3/16" string spacing at the saddle. Clear pickguard. Ebony bridge; Ebony bridge pins/ abalone dots. Upgraded Gotoh 510 H.A.R.M. locking tuning machines with Ebonoid buttons. Rich, Cello-like TONE that Kathy is known for........ White Granite custom Calton case included in our price of $7650. Front... Closer... Back... Headstock... Fretboard... Rosette... Down Front... Down Back... Side.
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Please Telephone (615)-672-7733 to order......
PREVIOUSLY SOLD
- Wingert CM cutaway: CM for Concert Muse... ! And this beauty sure will inspire you ~ Richly layered Malaysian Blackwood back and sides with a creamy Italian Spruce top. Soft cutaway. Custom double abalone/Malaysian Blackwood rosette. Ebony fingerboard, bound in Ebony ~ that measures 1 3/4" at the nut. A generous 2 1/4" string spacing at the saddle. Wooden top purflings. Curly koa body binding, back center strip, tail wedge and volute. Laminated neck. Gold Gotoh 510 H.A.R.M. tuning machines with Ebonoid buttons. 14 frets to the body. Sweet, pure, RICH tone! Calton flight case included in our price. Please Inquire for that. Sold. Front... Closer... Back... Headstock... Other side... Fretboard... Rosette... Down Front... Down Back... Side.
- Wingert D: Used ~ 2003 ~ Mint condition. Straight from a collector's hands to yours. He never played it ~ SERIOUSLY! Indian Rosewood back and sides with a fine Adirondack Spruce top. Koa body binding. Ebony fingerboard and binding. Gold Gotoh 510 super tuning machines. The headstock & fingerboard sport an exquisite custom inlay design of hummingbird and morning glories executed in various shell including paua, mother of pearl, green abalone, red abalone and others. Abalone rosette, back center strip and top trim. There are fine blue, black and white purfling lines accenting the paua shell edging. Ebony bridge with Ebony pins/abalone dots. Tortoiseshell colored pickguard. The sound is unlike any dread you have ever heard ~ more melodic and cello-like! Cedar Creek case included in our price of SOLD....
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