{"product_id":"armin-hanika-2026-new-century-lattice-custom","title":"Armin Hanika - 2026 New Century-Lattice Custom","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAbout the luthier\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eHanika guitars are made in Baiersdorf, Germany, in a workshop whose history reaches back to 1953. The name is closely associated with precise handcraft, reliable construction and a continuous dialogue between tradition and innovation. Armin Hanika, a master maker of plucked instruments, took over the company from his father in 1993 and has since guided the workshop with a clear focus on classical guitars of refined quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe Hanika philosophy treats guitar making as a form of tailored craftsmanship, where technical accuracy and musical purpose are considered together. Alongside established models, the workshop also produces custom instruments that allow specific construction ideas and playing requirements to be brought into sharper focus. This New Century-Lattice Custom belongs to that more individual side of the Hanika workshop, where modern performance concepts are integrated into a carefully finished classical guitar.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the guitar\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis 2026 Armin Hanika New Century-Lattice Custom is a custom shop classical guitar with a cedar top and striking bocote back and sides. Its lattice construction gives the instrument a modern foundation, while the overall design remains elegant, clear and player focused. The domed top is conceived to improve performance while reducing the weight of the soundboard system, allowing the guitar to respond freely and efficiently.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe sound is round, soft and powerful, with long sustain and a pleasant sense of openness. The cedar top gives warmth and immediacy, while the lattice concept adds support, projection and an easy response under the right hand. Compared with heavier Australian style lattice instruments, this Hanika follows a lighter construction concept, giving the guitar a distinct character of its own. It feels agile and direct, with a voice that remains full without becoming dense.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe bocote back and sides are visually one of the defining features of this instrument. Their vivid figuring works especially well with the wax finish, which gives the wood a natural depth and tactile surface while remaining durable in use. A sound port acts as a personal monitor for the player, adding a closer sense of the instrument’s resonance while playing. The elevated fingerboard improves access to the higher registers and gives the guitar a modern concert profile. With its 650 mm scale, 52 mm nut, Rubner tuners, wax finished body and soundboard, and an air body frequency of F sharp, this New Century-Lattice Custom is a refined and individual Hanika with a warm, resonant and contemporary voice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Siccas Guitars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53994248733005,"sku":"KS17915","price":3277.31,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/4011\/7325\/files\/armin-hanika-2026-new-century-lattice-custom-16.jpg?v=1779953602","url":"https:\/\/www.siccasguitars.com\/products\/armin-hanika-2026-new-century-lattice-custom","provider":"Siccas Guitars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}