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'''Jim Redgate''' is an Australian elite classical guitar luthier, who owns '''Redgate Guitars'''. As of 2012 he makes three models, the lattice-braced, the double-top, and the new wave double-top. Guitarists playing his guitars include [[Ana Vidovic]], [[Ralph Towner]], [[Slava Grigoryan]], [[Leonard Grigoryan]], [[Bertrand Thomas]], [[Jeff Young]], [[Gareth Koch]], [[Odair Assad]], [[Wolfgang Muthspeil]], [[Karen Schaupp]], [[Emmanuel Rossfelder]], [[Hucky Eichelman]], and [[Phillipe Mariotti]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://redgateguitars.com.au/|title=Redgate Guitars|publisher=Redgate Guitars|accessdate=4 May 2012}}</ref> One author said of him, "Like fellow Australian [[Greg Smallman]], Redgate builds his guitars with an arched braceless back to improve their volume and projection and uses lightweight carbon fiber reinforcements under the soundboard. While not as thin as a Smallman's, Redgate's soundboards are much lighter than traditionally braced examples, and his guitars are therefore more responsive, energy efficient, and louder than traditional classical instruments.<ref name="Shaw2008">{{cite book|last=Shaw|first=Robert|title=Hand Made, Hand Played: The Art & Craft of Contemporary Guitars|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=FhW_1Bm79FMC&pg=PT51|accessdate=4 May 2012|date=7 October 2008|publisher=Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.|isbn=978-1-57990-787-7|page=51}}</ref> |
'''Jim Redgate''' is an Australian elite classical guitar luthier, who owns '''Redgate Guitars'''. As of 2012, he makes three models, the lattice-braced, the double-top, and the new wave double-top. Guitarists playing his guitars include [[Ana Vidovic]], [[Ralph Towner]], [[Slava Grigoryan]], [[Leonard Grigoryan]], [[Bertrand Thomas]], [[Jeff Young]], [[Gareth Koch]], [[Odair Assad]], [[Wolfgang Muthspeil]], [[Karen Schaupp]], [[Emmanuel Rossfelder]], [[Hucky Eichelman]], and [[Phillipe Mariotti]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://redgateguitars.com.au/|title=Redgate Guitars|publisher=Redgate Guitars|accessdate=4 May 2012}}</ref> One author said of him, "Like fellow Australian [[Greg Smallman]], Redgate builds his guitars with an arched braceless back to improve their volume and projection and uses lightweight carbon fiber reinforcements under the soundboard. While not as thin as a Smallman's, Redgate's soundboards are much lighter than traditionally braced examples, and his guitars are therefore more responsive, energy efficient, and louder than traditional classical instruments.<ref name="Shaw2008">{{cite book|last=Shaw|first=Robert|title=Hand Made, Hand Played: The Art & Craft of Contemporary Guitars|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=FhW_1Bm79FMC&pg=PT51|accessdate=4 May 2012|date=7 October 2008|publisher=Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.|isbn=978-1-57990-787-7|page=51}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 07:29, 5 May 2012
Jim Redgate is an Australian elite classical guitar luthier, who owns Redgate Guitars. As of 2012, he makes three models, the lattice-braced, the double-top, and the new wave double-top. Guitarists playing his guitars include Ana Vidovic, Ralph Towner, Slava Grigoryan, Leonard Grigoryan, Bertrand Thomas, Jeff Young, Gareth Koch, Odair Assad, Wolfgang Muthspeil, Karen Schaupp, Emmanuel Rossfelder, Hucky Eichelman, and Phillipe Mariotti.[1] One author said of him, "Like fellow Australian Greg Smallman, Redgate builds his guitars with an arched braceless back to improve their volume and projection and uses lightweight carbon fiber reinforcements under the soundboard. While not as thin as a Smallman's, Redgate's soundboards are much lighter than traditionally braced examples, and his guitars are therefore more responsive, energy efficient, and louder than traditional classical instruments.[2]
References
- ^ "Redgate Guitars". Redgate Guitars. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ^ Shaw, Robert (7 October 2008). Hand Made, Hand Played: The Art & Craft of Contemporary Guitars. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-57990-787-7. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
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