There is a particular moment in guitar making that never loses its tension: the first time a new model is played. In this video we pick up the Siccas Luthiers Continuum Lattice for the first time — the newest addition to our own workshop line.
Where the Continuum Sits in Our Line
Our Siccas Luthiers models each answer a different question. The Origin Lattice brings lattice construction to players at the beginning of their path. The Recital Traditional follows the classical Spanish school, and the Recital Contemporary combines a double top with lattice bracing for maximum projection. The Continuum Lattice continues that thinking — a lattice-braced concert instrument built for players who want the response and power of modern construction without giving up warmth.
What Lattice Bracing Does
Traditional Spanish guitars carry a fan of struts under the soundboard. Lattice bracing replaces that fan with a criss-crossing grid, which allows the top to be built thinner and lighter while keeping its structural strength. The usual result is more volume, a faster response and a focused projection that carries in a hall — the qualities that made the design famous on Australian concert guitars. Our article on fan-braced, double-top and lattice guitars explains the differences, and Is a lattice guitar right for you? helps you decide whether the design fits your playing.
Spruce or Cedar
Like our other models, the Continuum is offered with a spruce or a cedar top. Spruce tends toward clarity, separation and a brilliant treble; cedar answers with warmth, immediacy and a rounder voice. Neither is the better choice — they are two temperaments, and the decision belongs to your ear and your repertoire. Our guide to spruce versus cedar walks through what changes.
Hear It in Concert Repertoire
A first impression is one thing; real repertoire is another. You can hear the Continuum under a competition winner's hands in our article on Yuri Santangelo playing Castelnuovo-Tedesco's Caprichos de Goya No. 1 — music of sharp contrasts that shows what the instrument does with colour and attack.
Watch the First Impression
Explore the whole workshop line in our Siccas Luthiers collection, or browse our full range of classical guitars.
