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Thomas Beltran can custom build four styles of guitars for you:

 (Click below links for additional information and photographs of each guitar style)

 

The price of the Modela Especial (Special Model) begins at  $7,500.00, with a choice of Western Red Cedar or Englemann Spruce, back and sides are Indian Rosewood, laminated with Spanish Cypress, or another similar wood.  The standard tuners are the Gotos, pictured.  The finish is lacquer.  At the time of order, the style of rosette and bindings/purflings will be determined.  The purchaser may use either a prior design, or a new one based upon the purchaser’s wishes.  Options include Cocobolo or Brazilian Rosewood for the back/sides, and Redwood, Port Orford Cedar, or German Spruce for the Top.  Other options include upgraded tuners and French polish.  Each guitar is individually built in the shop.  The construction process begins with a discussion of the player’s particular needs.  It takes approximately four days to make the rosette.    

The price of the Modela Alemán  (German Model) Guitar begins at  $6,750.00, with a choice of Western Red Cedar or Englemann Spruce, back and sides are Indian Rosewood.  The standard tuners are Schaller Hauser tuners.  The finish is lacquer.  At the time of order, the style of rosette and bindings/purflings will be determined.  The purchaser may use either a prior design, or a new one based upon the purchaser’s wishes.  Options include Cocobolo or Brazilian Rosewood for the back/sides, and Redwood, Port Orford Cedar, or German Spruce for the Top.  Other options include upgraded tuners and French polish.  Each guitar is individually built in the shop.  The construction process begins with a discussion of the player’s particular needs, which are then incorporated into the guitar.  It takes approximately four days to make the rosette.    
 

The price of the Kasha Style Jazz Guitar begins at $ 10,500.00, with a choice of Western Red Cedar or Englemann Spruce, back and sides are Indian Rosewood.  The standard tuners are the Gotos, pictured.  The finish is lacquer.  It takes approximately four days to make the rosette.  Options include Cocobolo or Brazilian Rosewood for the back/sides, and Redwood, Port Orford Cedar, or German Spruce for the Top.  Other options include upgraded tuners, French polish, and the raised rosette.  The construction process begins with a discussion of the player’s particular needs, which are then incorporated into the guitar.  It takes approximately four days to make the rosette.    

The price of the Kasha Style Concert Classical guitar begins at $ 8,500.00, with a choice of Western Red Cedar or Englemann Spruce, back and sides are Indian Rosewood.  The standard tuners are the Gotos, pictured.  The finish is lacquer.  It takes approximately four days to make the rosette.  Options include Cocobolo or Brazilian Rosewood for the back/sides, and Redwood, Port Orford Cedar, or German Spruce for the Top.  Other options include upgraded tuners and French polish.  The construction process begins with a discussion of the player’s particular needs, which are then incorporated into the guitar.  It takes approximately four days to make the rosette. 
 
 

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Tom
 


 

The Modela Especial has a longer scale length than the Modela Alemán, and it is a bit larger and more robust, it is a design that may be better for some players.

 



 

 

The Modela Alemán model usually has a scale length of either 650 or 660 mm, but other scale length can be used, such as 645 and 655.  The Modela Alemán model is lighter and more delicate than the Modela Especial  model, and because woods that are used can differ quite radically from those used by Hermann Hauser Sr., the term Modela Alemán is used quite loosely, referring primarily to the body shape.

 


 


The Kasha Style Jazz Guitar has a scale length of 650 - 660 mm, like the Modela Alemán style, and other scale lengths can be used, such as 645 and 655.  This guitar is lighter and bit more delicate than the Kasha Style Concert guitar. 

 

 


The Kasha Style Concert Classical guitar has the longest scale length of any guitar I build, at 672 mm, and the shape is more rounded than my traditional guitars.  As with my other guitars, the scale length can be adjusted to suit the player.