Members garthman Posted August 11, 2020 Members Share Posted August 11, 2020 Bagged just before the UK coronavirus lockdown. It's a LÂG classical guitar (French company). Model: 4 Seasons Autumn 312N. The serial number dates it to 2007. Solid cedar top, layered Indian rosewood back and sides, mahogany neck with a headstock of layered mahogany, maple and rosewood, rosewood fretboard and (unusual shaped) 12-hole bridge, maple neck and body binding and contrast (not sure what wood) purfling. A beautiful looking guitar and the most resonant classical I've ever played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted August 11, 2020 Members Share Posted August 11, 2020 Nice. I have heard of the LAG company. I do not own a classical guitar. Is the fretboard width narrower than a standard 2" classical? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted August 12, 2020 Members Share Posted August 12, 2020 Congratulations and Happy New Guitar Day. A LAG crops up occasionally on the local CraigsList but I've never played one. This makes me want to find one. The bridge and heel on yours are unusual but really nice looking. I notice the saddle is compensated, which isn't typical for nylon stringed guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jtr654 Posted August 12, 2020 Members Share Posted August 12, 2020 Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emory Posted August 12, 2020 Members Share Posted August 12, 2020 Some places here in Thailand sell Lags. Never bought one, but seemed like a good brand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted August 12, 2020 Author Members Share Posted August 12, 2020 17 hours ago, Mikeo said: Is the fretboard width narrower than a standard 2" classical? No, it's a standard 2" at the nut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted August 12, 2020 Author Members Share Posted August 12, 2020 13 hours ago, DeepEnd said: Congratulations and Happy New Guitar Day. A LAG crops up occasionally on the local CraigsList but I've never played one. This makes me want to find one. The bridge and heel on yours are unusual but really nice looking. I notice the saddle is compensated, which isn't typical for nylon stringed guitars. Thanks, Deep. I've played a few LÂG models - classical and steel string - over the years and all have been excellent guitars. I'd not considered buying one because I already have more gits than I really need but when I played this one it was a case of instant GAS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted August 12, 2020 Members Share Posted August 12, 2020 3 hours ago, garthman said: Thanks, Deep. I've played a few LÂG models - classical and steel string - over the years and all have been excellent guitars. I'd not considered buying one because I already have more gits than I really need but when I played this one it was a case of instant GAS. Bite you tongue. It has noting to with GAS, it a way to get in touch with our creative side and may possibly write you next hit tune. Making the world just a slightly better place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Idunno Posted August 13, 2020 Members Share Posted August 13, 2020 Interesting guitar, Howard. Novel bridge tie-off method (2 holes per string). I see the break angle on the high E is fairly shallow. I had that on the Yamaha I bashed so I filled the existing hole with a round toothpick and drilled a new one just below it. A little wood stain and you'd never know it was modified. The head stock veneer extending under the fingerboard is also new to me. I've heard of LAG but haven't seen one here. Nice grab. I'd like to hear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted August 13, 2020 Members Share Posted August 13, 2020 That's really nice! I've played a couple of LAG guitars now and they're very good. I love the 12 hole bridge. I really want to do that to mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted August 13, 2020 Author Members Share Posted August 13, 2020 9 hours ago, Grant Harding said: That's really nice! I've played a couple of LAG guitars now and they're very good. I love the 12 hole bridge. I really want to do that to mine. Thanks, Grant. I have 12-hole bridges on all my classical guitars. The LAG came with one but I've converted my three other classicals. Two of them are ~ 50 years old and the tops have risen (inevitably) but I was able to drill a second set of holes with the bridges in situ (drilling through from the soundhole side). This increased the string break angle at the bridge so they play and sound great again. The third is a 10 year old Walden N730 so no problems with the top. On this one I removed the existing bridge and replaced it with a 12-hole (a standard 6-hole on which I drilled a second set of holes before I fitted it). I wouldn't normally have done this on a young instrument but the guitar (which is lovely) came with a 50mm neck but with the nut cut to 40mm instead of the usual 42.5mm fror that neck width. Also the bridge holes were 55 mm E to E instead of the usual 60mm. This left a 5mm gap between the E strings and the fretboad edge which is too much. So I replaced the nut and bridge to get the right spacing - thought I might as well make the bridge into a 12-hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nabisco Posted August 13, 2020 Members Share Posted August 13, 2020 Congrats. I have only played one LAG but it had a wonderful tone and looked great, just as your does. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Voltan Posted August 13, 2020 Members Share Posted August 13, 2020 beautiful! congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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