Small Torres - 630 mm string length - based on FE 07 (with upgraded rosette and the typical Torres 3 arch head)
Please see HERE for some details on this beautifully proportioned small Torres Guitar.
Torres 5 fan bracing pattern.
630 mm's scale length.
Nut width: 48 or 50 mm's.
Geared 'planetary' or friction pegs
Body length: 425 mm's
Upper bout: 225 mm's
Lower bout: 285 mm's
European spruce soundboard.
Back/Sides: available in walnut or figured maple.
Spanish cypress, as in FE 07 (1857) SE 117 (1888).
English yew - add £30
Fretboard: Ebony or ancient bog oak.
Price: £2,650 - case/shipping extra.
Planetary geared pegs: add £50
Custom fit Kingham/MTM - POA.
Torres SE92, SE117 version - 604 mm scale length.
Options on Back/Sides woods as previous FE 07 model. Rosette, as the original in simple contrasting coloured lines or can be made as a more decorative version - see some typical examples below.
It is fairly obvious that Torres was using the exact same plantilla for all his guitars that were of 425 mm body length. Both SE92 and SE117 differ from FE07 in that he used a string length of 604 mm's for both these second epoch guitars. Any minor differences in body dimensions that do exist between these instruments is probably due to Torres employing a 'free form' method of construction. However FE07 does have ribs that are somewhat deeper in comparison to SE92 and SE117. All of these models employ 5 fan braces.
Small Torres - 630 mm string length.
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Walnut Back.
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Torres head with geared pegs.
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Torres 'dentil' rosette.
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Torres 'chain' rosette.
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Torres FE28 classical guitar, 650 or 630 mm scale
A 'modern' classical fan strutted guitar based on Torres 1868 FE 28.
FE 28 is the Torres guitar that Julian Arcas played. A little smaller than the very largest Torres model yet it still ensures a full and deep bass response that is comparable to the slightly larger concert guitars. It features the typical domed soundboard, 7 fan strut pattern and the very light construction that is typical of Torres instruments.
Construction faithful to the Torres method: Spanish heel, continuous kerfed linings, Torres fan bracing and harmonic bars.
Dimensions:
650 or 630 mm scale length:
Body length: 470 mm's
Upper bout: 260 mm's
Lower bout: 340 mm's
European spruce soundboard.
Back/Sides: Available in walnut or figured maple.
Spanish cypress - Add £30
English yew- Add £30
Birds eye maple (as original FE 28) - Add £60
Neck: cedrela or African mahogany.
Fretboard: Ebony or ancient bog oak.
£3,450 - with planetary geared pegs. Case/shipping extra.
Alessi - 'Torres model 1' tuners: add £220
Cases: Custom fit hard case add £112.
Kingham/MTM case - POA.
Rob Mackillop playing Lauro and Tarrega on the FE28:
Torres FE 28 rosette
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FE 28 in Birds eye maple
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Preparing bog oak fretboards.
Torres construction method. The fan bracing, his use of continuous kerfed linings and the technique for gluing the harmonic back bars.