Raulo Guitars

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A young master luthier from Puerto Rico, Raulo Guitars uses interesting wood combinations in conjunction with guitar designs which fuse acoustic and archtop construction.

Shown here is the Era -1900 Acoustic Guitar PurpleHeart/Majó (jumbo). Note the interesting characteristics:

  • Unique woods (purpleheart)
  • Unique soundhole shape and position with controls located in the hole
  • Bevels, top and side construction similar to modern acoustics
  • Bridge and tailpiece reminiscent of archtops
  • Piezo saddles but with an added single-coil mag pickup
  • Multi-scale

I can’t recall any guitars that fuse an acoustic with an archtop in this way.  Bravo!


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