{"product_id":"dominique-field-1989-concert-no-61","title":"Dominique Field - 1989 Concert No. 61","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAbout the luthier\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eDominique Field is one of the most distinctive voices in modern French guitar making. His instruments are admired for a rare musical refinement, where the classical guitar’s traditional identity is preserved while its clarity, projection and expressive range are brought into a particularly elegant focus. Field came to guitar making through a profound fascination with the instrument itself. As a classical guitar student in the 1970s, he found himself increasingly drawn to the beauty, structure and sound of fine guitars, rather than only to the repertoire they carried.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eEncounters with instruments by Fleta, Bouchet, Hauser I and Hernández y Aguado helped shape his understanding of the guitar as an object of sound, proportion and subtle physical architecture. Although his aesthetic sense is often connected with the refinement of Hauser and Bouchet, Field’s work has a clearly personal voice. His guitars are valued for their transparency, lyrical colour, dynamic breadth and finely judged balance, qualities that give them a strong identity among contemporary French concert guitars.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the guitar\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis Dominique Field Concert No. 61 was made in 1989 and is a traditionally built concert guitar with a spruce top and Indian rosewood back and sides. Its construction speaks the language of the traditional classical guitar, yet with the precision, restraint and tonal elegance for which Field’s work is especially appreciated.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe sound has a noble French character, transparent, woody and beautifully poised. It speaks quickly, but never with a mechanical or overly modern immediacy. Instead, the response feels natural and alive, with the spruce top giving articulation and a singing line, while the Indian rosewood body adds resonance, depth and quiet richness. The trebles are especially graceful, carrying a lyrical quality that remains clear without becoming hard.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThere is a subtle mixture of clarity and softness in this guitar. Counterpoint remains intelligible, inner voices are easy to follow, and the overtones gather around the note without clouding its centre. The result is a concert instrument with presence, elegance and expressive control, capable of speaking with intimacy while still offering a refined sense of projection. With its 650 mm scale, 52 mm nut, Sloane tuners, Knobloch EDC 34.0 strings and an air body frequency of G sharp, this Concert No. 61 reflects Dominique Field’s ability to create a traditional guitar with delicacy, balance and a deeply musical voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis guitar is in very good condition and has clearly benefited from careful professional attention. The finish is in excellent condition, which reflects the quality and discretion of the repair work. The top has two professionally repaired cracks behind the bridge, supported by cleats, as well as one repaired crack on each side of the fretboard where it meets the soundboard. There is also one professionally repaired crack on the back. All repairs have been carried out cleanly and are deemed stable.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Siccas Guitars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53994256138573,"sku":"KS17918","price":999999999.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/4011\/7325\/files\/dominique-field-1989-concert-no-61-16.jpg?v=1779953713","url":"https:\/\/www.siccasguitars.com\/products\/dominique-field-1989-concert-no-61","provider":"Siccas Guitars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}