THE MOONDOG LIBERTY BELL - £995.95

The powerful,  rich sound of the tuned European spruce top is then reflected by a parabolic arched struttless back. The back is shaped in a parabolic arch focusing sound from the table , directly to the sound hole.  The back is constructed of Indian Rosewood on the inner and outer surfaces, sandwiching balsa and carbon fibre mesh, for structural integrity. The nature of reflection from this composite is bold and clear, with all the warmth you would expect from  Rosewood

The result is a pure, clear and warm sound with a volume balance across the whole notation range, as yet never achieved on an 12 string guitar.

The 12 string when originally produced was known as the Harp guitar. When strummed it should be capable of producing a warm gentle harp like tone. When picked it should have a zither like response, reminiscent of instruments like the Tiple (the South American forefather of the 12 string) and the Italian steel stringed double coarse instruments, which also played their part in the birth of Oscar Schmidt's early and famous 12 string Stella, made for Leadbelly.

Like all Moondog guitars this a unique and original design.

The scale length of 25½  inches and 12 fret neck, afford the guitar some considerable sound advantages and some interesting playability comforts. The 12 fret neck allows a perfect bridge position. Fourteen fret necks have always been a compromise, as they force a bridge position which is too close to the sound hole. The scale length of 25½  has two very beneficial effects. One , the frets are very slightly closer together. This gives greater comfort on those long stretches,  and is significantly less tiring on the left hand.  Two, the tension required for a, light gauge string set  to achieve A440 pitch is slightly reduced giving a lighter feel, without loosing string mass.

This guitar was developed along with the Grand Auditorium , Concert Grand and Grand Master They have been over three years in production and development.

Many top professional players are currently using our guitars, in favour of bespoke and so called "boutique" guitars costing several thousand pounds.

Duck Baker  Steve Tilston, to name but two. Please check  on other parts of our site for information about these players.

Great guitars are produced from a combination of great design, great materials and great workmanship. It is not necessary for the price to be high. We keep our prices low by employing the most modern construction techniques and by distributing our instruments direct to the public, on line. This cuts out several profit encumbrances and provides you with reasonable prices

To sum up the Liberty Bell is a guitar of unprecedented dynamic power and control. Capable of massive volume, due to the massive volume range a greater degree of subtlety and control is offered to the player. It is possible to play with great warmth, great power and a controlled balance hitherto unavailable.

The Liberty Bell is fitted with a Schertler Bluestick condenser mic  undersaddle pick up, with class A active pre amp. This is the only system of guitar transducer, capable of faithfully producing, amplified the power and grace of the Liberty Bell guitar.

The string config is available in two ways 
1 With the 4^th 5^th and 6^th courses with octave thumb side
2 With the 4^th 5^th and 6^th courses with the octave finger side (Rickenbacker style)

THIS GUITAR COMES WITH A HIGH QUALITY FIBREGLASS CASE!

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