2023 Dake Traphagen CD/CSAR

This is a beautiful and meticulously-made guitar from one of America's most well-known luthiers, Dake Traphagen. It features top quality materials and stylish marquetry, giving it a very elegant appearance. It has a smooth, round and balanced tone, with quick response similar to the instruments of Miguel Rodriguez (of whom Dake is very fond). It is a fun guitar to play, and has great power for any concert situation. It has great punch with a beautiful richness of overtones that yet retains great clarity and separation between voices. Playability and setup are very comfortable and the guitar is in excellent, practically "like-new" condition with no wear anywhere on the instrument. It features a single soundport on the (bass) side which provides more sound to the player. Top is French-polished for tonal considerations and the back and sides are lacquered for extra durability - perfect combination of finishes for the active guitarist who needs a sturdy, working concert-level instrument.