Coppola Guitars is creating handmade acoustic guitars for sale. These guitars are handcrafted in Ringoes, NJ. I like to take photos of the work in progress and post them with instructional captions to show techniques and instruction. Pictured above is a hand made Coppola guitar. Why hand made? A craftsperson making a guitar by hand can better tune the woods, for resonance and tone, carefully watch all aspects of construction and most especially setup the guitar's sound and playability according to custom specs. It is not that a factories guitars aren't good, but I feel I can give more attention to my guitars personally.

About this guitar.

The body is an original design. I felt the usual dreadnought was improved upon by making this guitars body a little rounder, thinner waist, and a deep cutaway for maximum playability. The heel of the neck is of a 1/2" flat design to allow better reach of the neck. the voluteless headstock allows for comfortable playability. The depth of the body spans from 3 1/2" at the bottom to 3" at the neck. According to Benedetto this is the ultimate width for bass and treble string response.

Specifications

Soundboard: Alaskan Sitka spruce. The edges are planed thinner than the body for better sustain.

Back and Sides: Maranti Mahogany. Gives a mellow sound. Mahogany is a traditional guitar wood. The edges of the soundboard are planed thinner to allow resonance to the edges for more sustain.

Neck: Maranti Mahogany. No volute. 25.4 scale. 20 frets. White dot inlays on side of neck and front of fretboard. Gotah tuning machines. Front headstock veneer. Gibson style truss rod.

Bracing: Sitka Spruce. X-bracing for bridge. Hand carved and tuned bracing.

fretboard: Brazilian walnut. 20 frets. 12" radius. Dot inlays mother of pearl.

Bridge: Brazilian walnut. traditional design. Hand fit to slightly arched top.

Saddle and Nut are bone for more resonance.

Please call or email with any questions or to order.