Individually Handvoiced | Fanned Fret Medium Jumbo with Florentine
Cutaway, Soundport & Beveled Armrest | Solid Torrefied Western Red
Cedar Top | Solid Khaya Mahogany Back & Sides | Manzer Wedge
The Maestro brand was founded by luthier Ho Zen Yong – known simply
as “Hozen” – with the vision of offering high quality boutique acoustic
instruments for the best possible value. Since then, Maestro Guitars has
evolved into one of the leading makers of premium guitars and ukuleles in the
world. Hozen’s lifelong commitment to making fine, hand-crafted instruments
more accessible began at a young age. His family were the first piano builders
in Singapore. Hungry to bring Maestro guitars to the next level, Hozen studied
under renowned luthier Ervin Somogyi and underwent PLEK training with the
legendary Joe Glaser, who was also instrumental in developing the team’s eye
for detail.
Every Maestro exudes a commitment to making fine boutique
instruments more accessible. Handmade by a small team of experienced luthiers,
all Maestro instruments are built from hand-selected tone woods and
individually voiced by Hozen, ensuring that each is exceptional in terms of
tone and craftsmanship.
Handmade in small batches using select materials, these guitars are
available in variety of shapes and wood combinations and are voiced by Hozen to
bring out what would be the signature Maestro Guitars sound – responsive, rich
in overtones, with defined basses and crystal-like thick trebles. Accompanying
the Maestro sound is its iconic look – a coherent minimalistic design across
the entire line, highlighting the intricacies of our signature SB & CSB
options.
INDIVIDUALLY HANDVOICED
Though bracing patterns affect the tonal
characteristics of an acoustic guitar, there is no formulaic way of guaranteeing
the best tone. Every piece of wood is different that is why we take time to
individually voice every Original Series guitar to deliver an instrument that
has a very delicate response, rich in projection, and full of character.
RESPONSIVE WITH GREATER FOCUS ON
COMPLEX OVERTONES
In addition to the signature responsiveness of our
instruments, the Original Series guitars are specially voiced to possess
complex overtones without compromising the richness of the fundamentals –
resulting to a guitar that is inspiring to play especially for fingerstyle
enthusiasts.
HANDSELECTED TONEWOODS
We source for the best tonewoods all over the world
and naturally season them for years to ensure that they are responsive and have
the ideal moisture content. The wood that we use for the Original Series are
handselected based on how fast the sound travels across the board, richness of
tap tones, deflection, and woodgrain.
BOUTIQUE FEATURES
Available with our signature CSB options – Florentine
Cutaway, Soundport & Beveled Armrest – these guitars standout as they offer
something that you rarely see off-the-rack. Aside from the playing comfort that
the Beveled Armrest offers, the Soundport brings you to another level of
expression and inspiration as it allows you to hear in detail every nuance of
your playing.
SPECIFICATIONS
SHAPE Medium Jumbo
SOUNDBOARD Solid Torrefied Western Red Cedar
BACK & SIDES Solid Khaya Mahogany
SIGNATURE OPTIONS Florentine Cutaway, Soundport & Beveled Armrest
ADDITIONAL FEATURES Fanned Fret, Manzer Wedge
ROSETTE Maple
BINDING Maple
PURFLING Wooden Lines
LINING Reversed Kerfing
BRACING Modified X Brace
BRACING MATERIAL Quarter-Sawn Sitka Spruce
NECK Carbon Fiber Reinforced Khaya Mahogany
NECK JOINT Dovetail
FINGERBOARD Ebony
FINGERBOARD BINDING Maple
BRIDGE Ebony
NUT & SADDLE MATERIAL Unbleached Bone
BRIDGE PINS Ebony
HEADSTOCK STYLE Modern Maestro
MACHINE HEADS Grover Rotomatic 18:1
STRINGS Elixir Phosphor Bronze Nanoweb Light .012 – .053
FINISH Nitrocellulose Matte
SETUP PLEK Setup
ELECTRONICS LR Baggs Anthem
CASE Premium Polycarbonate Hardcase
DIMENSIONS
LENGTH 1040 mm
BODY LENGTH 504 mm
LOWER BOUT 410 mm
WAIST 240 mm
DEPTH 125 mm
SCALE LENGTH 650 mm
NUT WIDTH 44 mm
STRING SPACING – NUT 36.5 mm
AVE. STRING SPACING – NUT 7.3 mm
STRING SPACING – SADDLE 54.4 mm
AVE. STRING SPACING – SADDLE 10.89 mm
FINGERBOARD RADIUS 14″
NECK THICKNESS – NUT 24 mm
NECK THICNKESS – 12th FRET 34 mm
