New Avalon Jumbo @ 豪哥的木吉他天地

話說之前肖想的Goodall Jumbo確定沒指望之後, 頓時若有所失, 只得在漫漫琴海中繼續尋尋覓覓. 然而有做Jumbo的琴廠或製琴師實在很少, 一般較知名的如Taylor, Gibson, Guild, Lowden, 及Ryan等等, 不是價位過高就是琴身比例不盡理想, 寬度與腰圍差異太大以致有肥胖的感覺.
熟悉Lowden的人, 或許對Avalon不會陌生. 他是Lowden的姊妹廠; George Lowden 最初即是在該琴廠製作, 後來合約到期才離開, 另外成立Lowden Guitar, 而原廠也改名為Avalon, 但琴型及製作理念和過程仍一直沿襲Lowden的風格. 今年Avalon剛推出幾款全新的Jumbo, 採用兩種不同的bevel型式. 也許有些人很難接受它前衛的線條造型, 而我卻十分欣賞其獨特的設計創意及巧思.

第一款:
L320B

Soft "Bevel" Jumbo

Back & Sides	Indian Rosewood
Soundboard	Spruce
Neck	Mahogany (4 pc)
Fingerboard	Ebony
Bindings	Ebony
Purflings	Abalone Shell / Ebony
Rosette	Hand-cut Abalone / Sycamore / Ebony
Bridge	Ebony
Nut / Saddle	Bone (44mm nut)
Bracing System	AXE™

第二款:
L320CMB

Cutaway "Bevel" Jumbo

Back & Sides	Indian Rosewood
Soundboard	Spruce
Neck	Mahogany (4 pc)
Fingerboard	Ebony
Bindings	Australian Blackwood
Purflings	Australian Blackwood / Rosewood
Rosette	Australian Blackwood / Rosewood
Bridge	Ebony / Blackwood
Nut / Saddle	Bone (44mm nut)
Bracing System	AXE™

第三款:
L350CMB

Cutaway "Bevel" Jumbo

Back & Sides	Tasmanian Blackwood
Soundboard	Spruce
Neck	Mahogany (4 pc)
Fingerboard	Ebony
Bindings	Ebony
Purflings	Ebony / Sycamore
Rosette	Ebony
Bridge	Ebony / Blackwood
Nut / Saddle	Bone (44mm nut)
Bracing System	AXE™