Rauni Higson’s ‘Afon’

An OM sized guitar designed as a collaboration with Rauni Higson, world renowned silversmith. this instrument has the following specifications:

Uk grown Wellingtonia (Giant Redwood) soundboard
‘The Coalbrookdale’ Yew (Taxus baccata) back and sides
Shropshire grown English Walnut quartersawn neck with double carbon fibre and adjustable trussrod
3,500 year old English Bog Oak Bridge, Fingerboard and Headstock veneer
Hand carved corian nut and compensated saddle
Custom designed ‘Afon’ inlay in silver, gold and mother-of-pearl
Florentine cutaway
Crowsfoot purfling with Laburnam bindings
Gotoh 700 gunmetal tuning machines