Gabe
This guitar design was inspired by the “old world” look of lute and Viole instruments while also combining more modern construction techniques of today’s flat top guitars.
Once I had settled on the guitar shape, I then took a while to design the right rosette. After many drawings, this was the result.
Gabe has a clear warm tone. Although I half expected the sound to be muted some due to the pierced sound hole it was surprising to hear it projected well. The smaller surface area of the sound hole emphasizes a deeper tone while also helping to break up some of the midrange “honk” sound you can sometimes get from a conventional sound hole.