{"product_id":"hans-u-alexander-herb-2003-konzertmodell","title":"Hans and Alexander Herb - 2003 Concert","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAbout the luthier\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe Herb guitar-making workshop was founded in Erlangen in 1972 by Hans Hermann Herb, who had begun his training as a guitar maker at the Bubenreuth vocational school in 1965 and completed his master craftsman examination in 1971. In 1983, he was recognised by the Academy of Fine Arts in Nuremberg as a freelance artist, establishing the workshop’s identity as a place where instrument making and artistic craftsmanship meet. His son Alexander Herb began his own training in the family workshop in 1989 and completed his master craftsman examination in Mittenwald in 2001, after which he became a partner in the workshop. Having worked alongside his father from his earliest years as a maker, Alexander developed his own instruments with a particular focus on the concert guitar, while father and son continued the workshop together for an international circle of players.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the guitar\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis 2003 Concert model by Hans and Alexander Herb combines a warm, traditional tonal character with several distinctly individual construction ideas. Its voice is compact and focused, with good sustain allowing notes to remain present through connected melodic lines and harmonies without losing their clear outline. A particularly ingenious feature is the bridge compensation system: each string rests on its own separate saddle, mounted on a rail that allows its position to be adjusted individually. This makes precise compensation possible for every string and offers useful flexibility when changing between string types with differing diameters and materials, for example thicker nylon and thinner carbon trebles. An elevated fingerboard further distinguishes the instrument’s modern construction concept. The spruce soundboard and Indian rosewood back and sides display an attractive natural grain, giving the guitar a visual character that is refined without becoming ornamental. The result is an instrument in which a familiar, traditional sound is paired with thoughtful technical solutions designed around the practical needs of the player.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe guitar remains in excellent original condition, with no cracks or repairs. It shows only normal signs of wear consistent with careful use.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"Siccas Guitars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54707091145037,"sku":"KS17983","price":3990.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/4011\/7325\/files\/hans-alexander-herb-2003-konzertmodell-13.jpg?v=1789051947","url":"https:\/\/www.siccasguitars.com\/products\/hans-u-alexander-herb-2003-konzertmodell","provider":"Siccas Guitars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}