{"product_id":"florian-brandstatter-2023-stauffer","title":"Florian Brandstätter - 2023 \"Stauffer\"","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAbout the luthier\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eFlorian Brandstätter is an Austrian master maker of bowed and plucked string instruments based in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee. His work encompasses both the construction of new guitars and the restoration of historical instruments, combining carefully selected tonewoods with traditional craft methods and selected modern materials such as aramid fibres.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eA particular focus of Brandstätter’s work is the reconstruction and interpretation of nineteenth-century Romantic guitars. These instruments differ fundamentally from the modern concert guitar in their proportions, construction, response and playing feel. His aim is to recover the characteristic immediacy, clarity and compact resonance of historical originals while preserving their distinctive craftsmanship.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eOne of the defining features of his Romantic models is the adjustable screw connection between neck and body. This allows the action to be set with precision and adapted to different string tensions, combining historical construction principles with practical flexibility for the modern player.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the guitar\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eBuilt in 2023, this Stauffer model reflects Florian Brandstätter’s close engagement with the sound world and construction principles of the nineteenth-century guitar. Its compact proportions, hazel spruce soundboard and figured maple back and sides give the instrument a clear historical identity, while its light construction allows the body to respond freely and immediately.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe sound is pure, clean and finely focused. Notes speak with little resistance and retain a distinct, compact core, while the shorter scale and smaller body create a close, direct relationship between player and instrument. The tonal character is naturally more nasal and contained than that of a modern concert guitar, not as a limitation, but as an essential part of its historical voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis character gives melodic lines a strong sense of articulation and intimacy. Chords remain transparent, and inner voices can be shaped with precision without becoming absorbed into a dense field of resonance. The instrument is especially persuasive in repertoire by composers such as Mauro Giuliani and Fernando Sor, where its quick response and focused decay support clarity of phrasing and period-sensitive articulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe visual impression is equally coherent. The hazel spruce soundboard and richly figured maple back and sides reinforce the instrument’s historical character, while the oil-varnish finish preserves a tactile, understated appearance. Villotta gut strings support its historically informed tonal profile, while the geared Wittner tuning pegs allow precise and reliable tuning.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Siccas Guitars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54259445891405,"sku":"KS17940","price":4990.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/4011\/7325\/files\/florian-brandstatter-2023-stauffer-13.jpg?v=1783600831","url":"https:\/\/www.siccasguitars.com\/products\/florian-brandstatter-2023-stauffer","provider":"Siccas Guitars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}