Type / luthier: Classical/ David Rouse - Year of construction: 2005 - Scale length (mm): 650 - Nut width (mm): 52 - Top: Swiss spruce soundboard - Bracing (fan/lattice/other): fan - Back / Sides: Brazilian rosewood over 50 years old and rather beautiful. - Fingerboard / ebony - Spanish Cedar Neck - Rodgers MOP tuners
- Sound: Traditional, warm and mature with sweet trebles nice attack F - F# resonance, plenty of sound shaping variations depending on playing area - Condition: Used, excellent, with one string mark below bridge
Action from fret 12 Top E string is 3mm Bottom E string is 4mm Fret 5 & 6 is 0.1mm - 0.2mm which is exactly the right neck relief. It plays great and has a comfy neck.
David Rouse is played by professional concert players world wide notably Graham Anthony Devine and Allan Neave. A Mr Rouse new is £6,000 with a 2 year waiting list.
- Viewing: Yes, viewing is always possible - Location (nearest city): Based in Locarno Switzerland, but can also meet in Milan, Como, Italy.. anywhere within an 1.5 hour drive of Locarno. A small discount I can offer if buyer collects. I can also securely post guitar to all parts of Switzerland. I will NOT post outside of Switzerland.
