{"product_id":"michele-della-giustina-2026-no-445-double-top","title":"Michele Della Giustina - 2026 No. 445 Double-Top","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAbout the luthier\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMichele Della Giustina was born in Vittorio Veneto, Italy, in 1962 and graduated from the Udine Conservatory in 1990. His path as a luthier began under the guidance of Carlo Raspagni, whose teaching provided a foundation in both practical craftsmanship and the acoustic principles of instrument making. Over the following decades, Della Giustina developed an international presence through collaborations and presentations in Japan, the United States, China, Poland, and across Europe, while continuing to build and teach from his workshop in the province of Belluno. His work reflects a close study of historical guitar making and tonewoods together with an ongoing search for instruments that retain colour and refinement while offering the projection and responsiveness expected by contemporary concert players.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the guitar\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe particular strength of this 2026 double-top guitar, No. 445, lies in the way it combines the immediacy and power of modern construction with an unusually sustained, singing upper register. Its first string carries with remarkable persistence, allowing melodic notes to remain present through the decay and giving cantabile passages a connected, vocal quality. Rather than releasing all of its energy at the attack, the guitar allows the tone to continue and develop, creating space for longer phrases and finely shaped melodic lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eAt the same time, the response is quick and accessible. Notes speak readily under the right hand, and the guitar offers substantial dynamic presence without requiring excessive physical effort. This ease of response, together with the comfortable neck profile, gives the instrument a fluid playing character: articulation feels immediate, yet the sound retains enough duration and substance to avoid becoming abrupt. The result is a persuasive balance between projection and lyricism, with the power expected from a double top joined by a treble register capable of sustained, singing continuity.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eIts construction centres on a balsa-core double top combining cedar and spruce, paired with Madagascar rosewood back and sides. The elevated fingerboard reinforces its contemporary concert design, while the visual language remains refined and carefully controlled. Wooden rings and spalted beech in the rosette, echoed by spalted beech purfling, introduce subtle decorative movement without disturbing the instrument’s restrained appearance. These details, together with the carefully resolved headstock and precise workmanship, give the guitar a distinctive identity in which modern construction, elegant design, and a notably lyrical tonal response are closely connected.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Siccas Guitars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54503395787085,"sku":"S19011","price":8990.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/4011\/7325\/files\/michele-della-giustina-2026-no-445-double-top-09.jpg?v=1786552852","url":"https:\/\/www.siccasguitars.com\/products\/michele-della-giustina-2026-no-445-double-top","provider":"Siccas Guitars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}