Guitar by Lawrence Smith- Picture of Guitar (64 kb)
Photographed at Rick Falkiner's guitar centre, Sydney.

      Specifications:

        Timbers:    

      Scale Length:
      650 mm

        Sound board:
        European spruce or Cedar

      Neck width at the nut:
      52 mm (at the 12 fret 62.5 mm)

        Back and sides:
        South American Rosewood, East Indian Rosewood, Arched

      Overall length:
      990 mm

        Finger board:
        Black African Ebony

      Body length:
      488 mm

        Bridge:
        Rosewood

      Body width:
      upper bout 278 mm
      waist          240 mm
      lower bout 375 mm

        Bracing:
        Lattice bracing

      Body depth:
      100 mm

        Finish:
        Nitrocellulose lacquer

Lawrence Smith originally trained as an Industrial chemist, then for a time worked in the fields of biochemistry and microbiology, going on to study for a degree in psychology. He started learning to play guitar in 1968 and in 1977 began making musical instruments with a lute kit obtained from England.

By 1989 he had decided it was time to turn professional and devote all his time to making fine quality Guitars & Mandolins. Since then he has been involved in making a range of stringed instruments, such as Lutes, Charangos, Vihuelas, Classical Guitars, Electric & Acoustic Guitars and Mandolins for a broad range of clients.

For four years, until 1998, Lawrence was president of AAMIM. The Australian Association of Musical Instrument Makers, as well as associate editor of our journal JAAMIM. His ambition is to produce the finest instruments possible utilizing the knowledge of construction and acoustics he has learned over the years. As a Player, he does set very high standards for all his instruments, as it has given him the knowledge and understanding to judge them for both a musical tone and playability, tuning the modes of the sound board and air cavities of my instruments to optimise their acoustic potential.

Lawrence's love of wood has lead him to search out and select some of the finest timbers available, from Australia and around the world for his instruments. He loves his profession and, takes great pride in producing musical instruments which display both acoustic excellence and visual beauty.

 

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