2008 Thomas Humphrey "Millennium" Grand Concert Size
Top: Cedar
Back and sides: Exotic wood from Brazil
Scale: 675mm
Nut: 57mm
Origin: USA
Price: SOLD


Designed by Tom especially for the larger player and player with large hands. While many builders address the needs of the smaller player, few focus on the needs of the larger players. Tom has studied these players extensively, including average forearm measurements, and even measuring from the web between the fingers to the tip of the fingers and creating averages. He then designed the body of the guitar with dimensions slightly larger than the regular Millennium just to fit these players such that their arm drapes comfortably over the strings without requiring any unusual and uncomfortable positioning of the hand. The fingerboard and string spacing is wider and the scale is longer. Surprisingly, even my small hands can play this guitar, but it really feels at home in the hands of a player with a larger build and/or larger hands. One of my clients who tried this guitar said it not only was the best Millennium he has ever played, but it was the first guitar he held that felt 'at home' for someone his size. Tom is uncertain of the exact name of the gorgeous exotic wood he used on the back and sides, saying only it was from Brazil and was the perfect density and porosity for the back and sides of a fine guitar. This guitar has perhaps the most volume and projection of any Millennium I have had the pleasure to play! The basses are particularly beautifully deep and the trebles are full and superbly balanced. Now you can comfortably play one the most sought after guitars in the world, no matter what your size!

 

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