Model OO Cutaway, Brazilian Rosewood back and sides, German Spruce top, Gotoh X-Gold tuning machines
Brady Cohan with his Traugott Model R cutaway on American Idol last night, I think the camera person was a guitar lover!! Thanks Brady!
with fantastic straight-grained Brazilian Rosewood owned by my good friend.
Brazilian Rosewood back and sides, Mahogany neck
Adirondack Top
Headstock-Gotoh tuning machines
Please check out this cool video of Brady Cohan playing my first solid body 6- string. Woodblock art by Campbell Steers. Reclaimed Redwood top, body is spruce with a maple neck; both the neck and body have had the thermal process. Video filmed by Anna Zlokovic and Denny Wong.
I just built this guitar for my sole European dealer in Brighton England, The Acoustic Music Co: http://www.theacousticmusicco.co.uk/…/catalogsearch/result/… Please check it out, it is African Blackwood with German spruce, it's available to buy and it sounds amazing!!
Prototype 6-string solid body, tempered Spruce body, tempered Maple neck, Redwood top. Heron in flight woodblock print in collaboration with artist Campbell Steers. Callaham bridge and tailpiece, Lollar gold foil reproduction pickups set in ebony retainers.
I will be showing my guitars at the Grinduro bike race/festival Saturday October 10th, in Quincy, California located in the northwestern Sierra mountains. Come check out the new Model R 6-string solid body I made in collaboration with woodblock printing by artist Campbell Steers.
I will be speaking at the Fretboard Summit on Saturday, Nov. 7 from 1-2pm. This is my topic:
"Jeff Traugott in conversation with professional guitarist Brady Cohan"
"The Joys and Challenges of starting and staying a one-person shop, still never having to build a guitar that wasn't presold and how working with professional musicians expands my horizons."
If you want to attend the event type in the promo code "traugott' for a $100 discount!!
My shop will be part of the Santa Cruz Open Studios Art Tour Sat Oct 3 and Sun Oct 4th, 11am - 5pm, if you are in town drop by!
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