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The Gramann Guitars
Built with the fingerpicker in mind, each of these instruments sings louder than than its size. The top braces on all are scalloped and the bridges are carved to be light to allow the top to respond quickly to both high and low notes. The saddles are tall allowing easy picking and a strong response to a soft touch. I am very proud of the sound from each of these guitars. The models are named after rivers in Virginia. The bigger the guitar, the bigger the river. Unless otherwise stated, the nuts on all of these instruments are 1 3/4" wide and the tops are Englemann spruce. Prices start at $2300. Exotic woods and cutaways cost more.
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| 68- Fustic back and sides, Loud, rich, and responsive. The separation of the notes that you hear with fustic and Osage Orange is pretty amazing. | 65- Back and sides of Osage Orange. Rich and loud. 47 - Not pictured but like this one. Great sound! |
54- Fustic back and sides. Great sound. On display at Picker's Supply in Fredericksburg, VA |
22- East Indian Rosewood. 1 11/16" nut and below it: 75 - All domestic wood. Sycamore back and sides, Alaskan Sitka top, Persimmon fingerboard and bridge (and pins). Walnut trim. |
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The Maury This model is roughly the size of a dreadnaught. The waist is a bit more pinched than a typical dread to remove the boominess that affects many dreads. |
The Dreaded Maury A true dreadnaught in size and shape. |
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| 27- Honduran Rosewood. This wood is often used for marimba keys. The guitar has a rich, bright tone and a fast neck. This one is on display at The House of Musical Traditions in Takoma Park, MD. Listen to it here. | 35- About as nice as an East Indian Rosewood guitar can sound. |
66 - Sapele back and sides, Sitka top. This one is a cannon! | |
| The Deep Run Very small with a big sound. |
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The Open Back Banjo | |
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| 53 - Black Locust, 1 13/16" nut $1250 |
71 and 72 - 12" walnut block pot with integral maple tone ring. Fiberskyn head, nice wide neck (1 7/16" nut). Zoe Mulford plays one like this. To me, it is the sound a banjo ought to make. $1500 | ||
| The James These are jumbo bodies. Each has the large deep sound you expect from a jumbo body and the richness you expect from one of my guitars. |
The James Baritone |
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| 64 - Englemann top, sycamore back and sides, maple neck. Beautiful body, amazing sound. Every sycamore guitar I have made sounds wonderful. | 61- Englemann top, EIR back and sides. The full sound you expect from a jumbo and the easy playability you expect from one of my guitars. On display at The House of Musical Traditions in Takoma Park, MD. | 67- Englemann top, Osage Orange back and sides, 27" scale. Tuned a fourth below a normal guitar (from B to B). Warm, full sound. | |
| The York | The Chesapeake Bass | |
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| 63- Englemann top, East Indian Rosewood back and sides. Amazing deep sound for such a small, comfortable body. | 73- Englemann top, Osage Orange back and sides. Great sound in an easy to play guitar. 1 13/16" nut | 74- Fretless, full 34" scale. Sitka top, Sycamore back and sides. You will have a hard time finding a louder acoustic bass. And, it sounds pretty nice. |
| Rapidan | Classical | |
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| 60- Englemann top, Sapele back and sides. A sweet guitar in a very playable size. A lot of sound! 1 13/16" nut. On display at The House of Musical Traditions in Takoma Park, MD. | 32 Englemann spruce top, East Indian Rosewood back and sides | |
122 Laurel Avenue
Fredericksburg, VA
22408
(540) 898-0611
bob@bobgramann.com
1/19/12