{"product_id":"lance-litchfield-2015-c900-163","title":"Lance Litchfield - 2015 C900\/163","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAbout the luthier\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eLance Litchfield is an Australian luthier based in the hills of far west Brisbane, where he works from a small and carefully equipped workshop in his family home. His path into guitar making began with a deep attraction to the classical guitar, first introduced to him through his father’s interest in the instrument. He built his first guitar in the traditional Spanish method, guided by a book from the Queensland State Library and using tools he made himself. Since then, he has continued to specialise in nylon string instruments, particularly classical and flamenco guitars, producing a small number of instruments each year and giving close attention to every build.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eLitchfield describes his work as a meeting point between traditional and modern ideas. He values the separated, articulate and warm character of the traditional guitar, with its woody colour, nuance and living modulation within the note. At the same time, he is interested in the advantages of modern construction, especially greater response, evenness, sustain and projection. His instruments often reflect this balance, using natural materials and Spanish influenced construction concepts together with contemporary design ideas and structural reinforcement. In his own words, he aims for a modern guitar that remains sweet, colourful and sensitive rather than dry or flat.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the guitar\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis 2015 Lance Litchfield C900\/163 is a distinctive Australian style lattice guitar with a cedar top and Indian rosewood back and sides. Its construction follows a powerful modern concept, with a thin and resonant cedar soundboard supported by carbon reinforced lattice bracing, paired with a dense and highly stable body structure. This gives the instrument a strong physical presence and a voice that clearly belongs to the modern Australian school of guitar making.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe guitar responds with immediacy and ease, allowing the player to draw sound from the strings with little resistance. Its cedar top gives the voice warmth, roundness and depth, while the lattice structure adds power, bloom and a generous halo of soft overtones around the note. The sound is broad and comfortable, yet it retains a bright inner core that keeps the texture clear and focused. Quiet playing remains present and supported, while stronger gestures bring out the instrument’s volume and full resonance.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe Indian rosewood body contributes visual depth and a stable frame for the highly responsive top. The nitrocellulose soundboard finish and polyurethane body finish reflect Litchfield’s practical approach to surface treatment, combining sensitivity at the top with durable protection for the body. With its 650 mm scale, 52 mm nut, Alessi tuners and measured air body frequency between G and G sharp, this guitar is conceived as a modern concert instrument with a rich, responsive and overtone filled character.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis guitar is in excellent condition, with normal wear consistent with careful use. 3 short cracks on the back have been professionally repaired without the need of reinforcements. The repairs are deemed stable and are hard to find if one does not know of their existence. They do not affect the function or appearance of the instrument.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Siccas Guitars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53994244899149,"sku":"KS17910","price":4990.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/4011\/7325\/files\/lance-litchfield-2015-C900_163-14.jpg?v=1779953529","url":"https:\/\/www.siccasguitars.com\/products\/lance-litchfield-2015-c900-163","provider":"Siccas Guitars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}