Model R, German Spruce top, Brazilian Rosewood back and sides, Mahogany neck
I'll be speaking at the Fretboard Summit Nov 6-8 along with my nephew guitarist Brady Cohan, at Costanoa Lodge in Pescadero, just 30 miles north of Santa Cruz!
http://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/online/fretboard-summit
So happy to have the new Traugott Guitars website go live! Thanks to our web designer Thomas Parker at GingerBuilt Design for your hard work on creating this awesome site. Check it out and let me know what you think!
Model BK Cutaway
This BK was built for So Isobe at Miki Musical Instruments in Osaka. If you are In Japan and want to check out a Traugott here's your chance!
Model BK Cutaway
Model BK Cutaway, Brazilian
Model BK Cutaway, Brazilian
Model BK headstock
Model BK Cutaway, German Spruce top
Model BK Cutaway, Gotoh tuners
Model BK Cutaway, Brazilian
Mahogany BK
Model BK, Honduran Mahogany and German Spruce
Mahogany BK
Brazilian Overlay
Mahogany BK
Mahogany BK
Mahogany BK
Jeff-and-Al-circa-1983
Brady Cohan playing 2 of his 3 Model R's,one is my prototype Acoustic Electric that uses steel strings or as seen here, nylon strings
Okay, this is actually somewhat different, Quilted Mahogany R. Believe me or not but the sound is fantastic, loud, full, bright and articulate!! No Brazilian Rosewood harmed in the making of this guitar! The Tree, from Handloggers in Sausalito Ca from the early 1980's, I had the opportunity to buy the whole tree for $10 a board foot....Alas NO MONEY back then! When I bought it 2 years later it was $100/bd'
Quilted Mahogany R
Gotoh Black Cosmos
Model R
Model R Quilted Mahagony
Quilted Mahogany R
Model R Headstock
Quilted Mahogany R
October 2014 Model R
Saturday, October 18th New West Guitar Group featuring singer Sara Gazarek will be in Santa Cruz! There will be one show at 7:30pm at Kuumbwa Jazz and this amazing trio of young musicians will be playing my guitars exclusively in an all acoustic evening. Tickets are $25.00 and available for purchase online at Brown Paper Tickets or contact me directly.
Special thanks to the Offbeats who are co-sponsoring this event.
Buy your tickets before it sells out!
Sept 2014 BK Fan Fret
Adam Miller-Shifting Units
Raul Midon, Don't Hesitate
Charlie Hunter Solid body 2014
Model OO July 2014
A new Model OO resting peacefully before its journey through wet sanding, polish and assembly.
David Jacobs-Strain playing his Model R in my shop! My FIRST iMovie!! If only I could figure out how to rotate the frames...
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=924296430920824&set=vb.100000214269631&type=2&theater
Check out this Epic version of "Waited All My Life" Live on WPFW 89.3!