Heikki Rousu - 2025 No. 481 True Temperament Fretboard
Overview
Overview
About the luthier
This exciting guitar was built by Swedish luthier Heikki Rousu. Active since 1990, Heikki has crafted nearly 400 instruments for musicians in Sweden and around the world. His portfolio includes classical guitars, lutes, mandolins, mandolas, bouzoukis, steel-string and bass guitars—each reflecting his deep understanding of stringed instrument construction. With decades of experience and a passion for both tradition and innovation, Heikki often keeps one of his own instruments close at hand for rehearsal and refinement, ensuring that his guitars meet the highest musical and ergonomic standards.
About the guitar
The 2025 No. 481 model by Heikki Rousu is a distinctive concert guitar featuring a Western red cedar top and back and sides made of beautifully figured ziricote. This carefully selected combination of tonewoods yields a rich, warm tonal palette with excellent sustain and tonal depth. The French polish finish brings out the dramatic grain of the ziricote and enhances the guitar’s elegant and artisanal appearance.
A standout feature of this instrument is its True Temperament fretboard. In contrast to the conventional equal temperament system, where fret placement involves subtle compromises to ensure general usability across all keys, the True Temperament system employs intricately shaped frets to deliver more precise intonation across the entire range of the fingerboard. This innovation results in enhanced clarity and a refined resonance that is especially valuable in polyphonic and harmonically complex music. For guitarists seeking ultimate precision in tuning and tonal purity, this system offers a remarkable and rewarding experience.
Take a look at the presentation video of this special guitar below, where you’ll find plenty of additional information about its playability and sound.
| Luthier: | Heikki Rousu |
| Construction year: | 2025 |
| Construction type: | Traditional |
| Top: | Cedar |
| Back and sides: | Ziricote |
| Finish: | French polish |
| Air body frequency: | G |
| Scale: | 650 mm |
| Nut: | 51.5 mm |
| Weight: | 1820 grams |
| Tuners: | Gotoh |
| Strings: | Knobloch - EDC 34.0 |
| Condition: | New |
| Case: | Hardshell |
Details about GPSR:
Classical Guitar
Heikki Rousu
Siccas Guitars GmbH, Roonstr. 31, 76137 Karlsruhe, Germany, www.siccasguitars.com, info@siccasguitars.com
Note: For antique guitars, the GPSR does not apply.
Video overview
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