{"product_id":"friederike-linscheid-2026-doubletop","title":"Friederike Linscheid - 2026 Doubletop","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAbout the luthier\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eFriederike Linscheid is a German guitar maker based in Berlin, where she shares a workshop with fellow luthier Adrian Heinzelmann. Her connection to instrument making began during her childhood, when guitar lessons brought her into contact with a violin maker's workshop. After studying guitar making at the renowned instrument-making school in Mittenwald, she returned to Berlin in 2009 to establish her independent career. Her approach combines traditional craftsmanship with acoustic analysis, particularly in the selection and evaluation of soundboard materials. Drawing on principles of Spanish guitar construction and the work of Robert Bouchet, she has developed a distinctive approach in which structural refinement, tonal consistency, and understated visual design form a coherent whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the guitar\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis 2026 double-top guitar, No. 73, reveals a particularly compelling aspect of Friederike Linscheid's work: the combination of modern responsiveness and projection with the tonal richness and sustained resonance often associated with traditional concert guitars. Its entirely wooden double-top construction uses an intricately grooved internal structure to create cavities within the soundboard, reducing moving mass while preserving structural strength, without relying on Nomex or other synthetic core materials. The result is an instrument with remarkable immediacy, substantial volume, and a surprisingly long, even sustain.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe cedar soundboard and Indian rosewood back and sides contribute to a voice of considerable depth and colour. The trebles emerge with unusual speed and a distinctly forward, singing character, carrying with strength without becoming hard or aggressive. Individual notes remain clearly defined, even in harmonically dense passages, while the resonance develops around them rather than obscuring their separation. Particularly striking is the persistence of the sound: notes continue to sing with a breadth and duration that gives melodic lines room to unfold, while the quick attack retains the clarity and articulation expected of a modern double-top instrument.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe construction is equally thoughtful in its ergonomics. Rather than employing a conventional raised fingerboard, Linscheid shapes the upper treble bout with a subtle downward curve, creating additional access to the higher positions while maintaining an elegant, largely traditional silhouette. The workmanship is exceptionally precise, from the carefully integrated construction details to the restrained visual presentation. This guitar brings together powerful projection, articulate response, and lingering resonance in an instrument that remains refined and nuanced throughout its dynamic range.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"Siccas Guitars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54981805277517,"sku":"S19037","price":999999999.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/4011\/7325\/files\/friederike-linscheid-2026-doubletop-17.jpg?v=1791457341","url":"https:\/\/www.siccasguitars.com\/products\/friederike-linscheid-2026-doubletop","provider":"Siccas Guitars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}