Cuntz CWB Akustik
Traditional Weissenborn® Style Acoustic Hawaiian/Slide Guitar
Stability and sound optimized replicas of 1920s Weissenborn® guitars.
Our BodyNeck models are directly based on the Weissenborn® models of the 1920s. By slightly modifying bracing, we bypass the weak points of these instruments, such as severe top slump and the “sagging” of notes above the 12th fret.
David Lindley:
“As loud as a Dobro, but warm as an old Weissenborn – Just great” (Back-Stage before his concert on 03/13/2003).
Guitar&Bass test in issue 01/05 (BodyNeck maple version):
“… Indeed, the maple guitar has what many lapsteel players wish for: Assertiveness (…) due to the exactly fitting sound spectrum, which stands out well from an acoustic ensemble with guitar, ukulele or bass. (…) you can get the sound Lindley calls ‘larger than life’ out of the BodyNeck. …”
Finishes:
Different head shapes (traditional head, window head, Cuntz head) are offered, as are different bridge shapes and rim inlays.
- Individually optimized response, tone separation, dynamics, volume
- 630mm scale length
- 50mm nut width
- Exclusively seasoned, solid and selected Koa tonewood (grained acacia, Hawaii) for top, back and sides
- Top binding: modified X-bracing, scalloped, tuned
- Hollow neck integrated into the body
- Rosewood fingerboard
- 17 marked frets (wood inlays)
- nut and bridge inlay: bone
- Window head (other head shapes optional)
- Lacquer finish (high gloss / matte) model dependent
- Optional pickups
- Gotoh SEP700 machine heads
- Modified case included
- Please note the special string offers for Weissenborn® guitars.
Handmade in Germany
Other versions/options on request.
Cuntz CBW Electric
(BodyNeck)
The new eBodyNeck – actually “only” an electric LapSteel… Decisive for the development were Alex Auer, who wanted to use an electric version of a “Weissenborn” at Xavier Naidoo’s live concerts, and Martin Harley, who produced his electric sounds live with a lot of technical effort until 2009.
What’s new? – A small, handy instrument with acoustic elements! And not only visually: Hollow chambers, piezo sensors and the magnetic pickups developed together with Harry Häussel especially for this model series offer a unique sound variety!- and sustain without end…
- Body: lightweight mahogany with hollow chambers and piezo sensors; body shaping (back) for comfortable and fixable playing on the lap
- Fingerboard: ebony, maple binding
- Head: classic window head; optional other head shapes
- Bridge: ebony with bone inlay; “strings-through-body”.
- Nut & bridge inlay: vintage bone, bone with special glide ability
- Machine heads: Gotoh gold / ebony fret
- finish: closed matte; optional other (color) finishes
- PickUps: 2x Harry Häussel Lap Custom HB, piezo sensors
- Electronics: piezo preamp, “Noll” active MixPot, “Shadow” KillPot, 1x 9 V battery compartment (rear)
- Operation: Volume with integrated “KillPot” circuit (“OFF” when tapping the volume knob), MixPot (for stepless control piezo – piezo+magnet – magnet pickup), active/passive switch (for pure magnetic/passive operation without battery), 5-way super switch (individual magnet sounds; split, out-of-phase, combination neck/bridge pickup)
- scale length: 630 mm
- string spacing: 8,8 mm (nut), 11,4 mm (bridge)
- String action: 8 mm / parallel
Handmade in Germany
Other versions/options on request.
Individualization
Your very own Cuntz Guitar
All instruments from our workshop are made according to individual customer requirements.
There are hardly any limits to shapes, equipment and ornaments as well as to the determination of the sound characteristics.
You have a drawing/template – or just an idea?
We help you from the planning and the wood composition over conception and individual form adjustment up to the optimal hardware selection.
Handmade in Germany
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