The Origin Lattice is the model that opens our Siccas Luthiers line. It brings lattice construction, a way of building the soundboard that comes from the concert world, to players who are still developing, and it does so with a guitar that is meant to be played seriously from the first day. You can choose it with a cedar top or a spruce top, and both are also available with shorter scales.
This guide explains how the Origin Lattice is built, how the cedar and spruce versions differ, how it feels under the hands and which version might suit you.
How the Origin Lattice Is Built
Under the soundboard the Origin uses lattice bracing, a grid of thin struts instead of the fan of a traditional Spanish guitar. The grid makes the top stiff where it needs to be and lets it stay light elsewhere, which is why lattice guitars are known for a quick response and strong projection.
The decisive point in this class of instrument is the thickness of the soundboard. Many guitars at this level have a top that is too thick, and that restricts their openness and immediacy. The Origin Lattice was designed to speak freely from the start. Notes begin easily, carry with confidence and keep a focused core, so you do not feel that the instrument is working against your touch.
The back and sides are made of three-layer Indian rosewood. The neck is reinforced with three pieces of carbon fibre, and the whole guitar has a polyurethane finish, which is durable and easy to look after. It comes with Der Jung tuners, Knobloch EDC 34.0 strings and a hardshell case. The air resonance of the body lies around G to G sharp.
The Origin Lattice Cedar
The cedar version puts warmth at the centre. Its basses are firm and punchy, its trebles lively, and the attack is clear without being hard. Cedar gives the sound directness, and the lattice construction adds projection and a reliable response. The dynamic range reaches from a delicate pianissimo to a full and confident forte, and the registers stay well separated across that range.
If you like a warm, immediate sound and want the guitar to answer quickly, even when your right hand is still finding its tone, the cedar version is the natural choice.
The Origin Lattice Spruce
The spruce version is more transparent. Its trebles are clear and bell-like, its basses firm and controlled, and the separation between the registers is especially strong. Spruce gives the guitar an articulate character and a long sustain, so melodies, inner voices and harmonic details can all be heard distinctly.
That makes the spruce Origin a good partner for polyphonic music, from Renaissance lute pieces to Bach, where the clarity between the voices decides how the music sounds.
Hear Both Versions
In this video we present both versions of the Origin Lattice, spruce and cedar, one after the other, so you can compare them directly.
Our article The Siccas Luthiers Origin Lattice, a concert-level lattice guitar for beginners looks at the same video in more detail.
Cedar or Spruce?
Both versions share the same construction, the same woods for back and sides and the same neck. The difference lies in the soundboard. Cedar gives you warmth and an immediate, punchy response. Spruce gives you clarity, sustain and a more bell-like treble. Neither is better in general. It depends on the sound you hear in your head and the music you play. Our article on spruce versus cedar explains what changes between the two woods.
Playability
The full-size Origin has a 650 mm scale and a 52 mm nut, the standard proportions of a classical concert guitar. The neck measures 21.5 mm at the first fret and 23 mm at the ninth, with a profile between a C and a D shape. It gives the hand support without feeling heavy.
Shorter Scale Versions
If you prefer a shorter string length, the Origin Lattice is also available with a 64 cm or a 63 cm scale, both with a 51 mm nut. A shorter scale reduces the stretches for the left hand and lowers the string tension a little.
- Cedar: Origin Lattice Cedar 64 cm and Origin Lattice Cedar 63 cm
- Spruce: Origin Lattice Spruce 64 cm and Origin Lattice Spruce 63 cm
Our guide to classical guitar scale length helps you decide which length fits your hands.
Who the Origin Lattice Is For
The Origin is built as a serious instrument for developing and advanced players. It suits students who have outgrown their first guitar, adults returning to the instrument and anyone who wants modern construction and a free-speaking soundboard without stepping up to a concert model. If you are still deciding between instruments, our buying guide walks you through the options.
Set Up in Karlsruhe
Siccas Luthiers is our own line of classical guitars, founded by the brothers Mirco and Manuel Sicca, whose late father Mario Sicca was a soloist, a professor at the Stuttgart Musikhochschule, a luthier and a collector. The models are developed in-house by a team of experienced luthiers and players. Each Siccas Luthiers guitar undergoes a careful setup and final inspection in our workshop in Karlsruhe before being shipped to our customers. You are welcome to try the guitars in our showroom in Karlsruhe.
The Other Models in the Line
Siccas Luthiers currently has eight models. Besides the Origin Lattice these are the Recital Traditional, Recital Contemporary, Halo Traditional, Creation Doubletop, Legacy Doubletop, Continuum Lattice and the Synthesis Doubletop. Our overview of Siccas Luthiers guitars explains the idea behind the line, and our guide to fan-braced, double-top and lattice guitars sets out how the three ways of building a soundboard differ.
