Phone number: (804) 778-7355
Email: chingguitars@msn.com
Concert Classical Guitar - Spruce or Cedar top with a hardshell case.
Also makes acoustic steel string, ukuleles, lutes, and violins.
Approximately 1 year
Koa (Hawaiian wood) and maple
Multi-stringed instruments and flamenco guitars are available.
This page was originally created on 1/31/96 and was last updated on
5/3/08.
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Models/Prices:
1) Brazilian Rosewood - $7,500.00
2) Indian Rosewood - $6,500.00
Projected waiting period for delivery:
Sound the luthier is seeking:
An 'open' sound, one that has a solid focus and a long sustain. This is
the foundation of my sound and it produces the greatest projection in a
guitar. The trebles are strong, yet warm and sweet, and the basses have
the quality of a double bass. The notes are even between strings and in
all registers.
Preferred sound wood:
Spruce and cedar
Optional available sound woods:
Only spruce and cedar
Preferred back/side wood:
Brazilian Rosewood and Indian Rosewood
Optional available back/side woods:
Preferred scale length:
65 cm is standard
Optional available lengths:
63.5 cm - 66.0 cm with appropriately matching body size.
Neck width (at nut):
43 mm (1st to 6th string)
Optional available neck widths (at nut):
39 - 44 mm (1st to 6th string)
Thickness of neck (at 1st fret):
22 mm with either a round or flat neck shape.
Optional available thickness of neck (at 1st fret):
Round or flat neck shape.
Other available options:
Rodgers tuning machines are optional based on availability. It is an upgrade at an additional cost.
Other comments
I'm building 'high-end' instruments and consider myself as being a
transitional instrument maker. Transitional because after 20+ years of
making guitars in the traditional style, I've combined my instrument
building techniques with my engineering knowledge to harness and use the
energy of the guitar efficiently. There has been improvement in the
guitar's tone, projection, and playability while retaining the
traditional characteristic of the guitar. In fact, my guitars shimmer
with warmth!