Scott Tennant of the LA Guitar quartet recently visited my shop and fell in love with this lattice braced Spruce Woodfield which he now owns! Other players of note to acquire a Woodfield span the globe including, Raymond Burley ( England) John Feeley (Ireland), Peter Bone, Gjermund Titlestad, Mauro Tonolli (Italy) Michael O'Toole (Ireland) and Giulio Tampalini (Italy).

Scott Tennant, of the LA Guitar Quartet, recently visited my shop to explore some guitars. During his visit he happened to mention that he had played a Philip Woodfield guitar a while back and he remembered being quite impressed with the guitar. I let Scott know that I was expecting a new lattice braced 'Grand Concert ll' guitar any day from Philip. When the guitar arrived Scott took the opportunity to keep the guitar for a few days and he was so impressed with this guitar that he has since acquired this guitar for his own use! Congratulations Philip (and Scott)! In fact here is a youtube link Scott sent me playing his new Woodfield shot using his iPhone 4, http://www.youtube.com/user/ScottBPluckin#p/u/0/yf9tNBugals .So while this Woodfield is now owned by Scott, please contact me if you are interested in a Woodfield guitar, I am expecting another to arrive this Summer. Please contact me with any questions or to place a deposit. My description of the guitar Scott acquired is below:

I felt an immediate connection with this guitar when I opened the case and observed that she was named, coincidentally, after my mother "Natalie". My mother was a strong, independent and loving woman with a clear melodic voice, and boy did she have 'volume' when she needed it! "Natalie" has the same characteristics! No wonder I instantly bonded with this latest beauty from Philip. The voice is strong, and clear, with excellent projection and volume. Notes articulate cleanly, but not 'clinically' if you understand. In other words some guitars can be so precise that they sound almost 'clinical' , without emotion. Not so with Philip's fine lattice braced Spruce instruments, they retain a beautiful and lush voice while still allowing for a clean and precise articulation of every individual note. Really superior lattice braced guitars. Basses sing alongside of full, round, rich trebles, and the overall effect is delightful. Even die-hard traditional fan braced lovers find these lattice braced guitars hard to resist.

Raymond Burley, a regular contributor to “Classical Guitar” magazine and a fine concert and recording artist, often plays with harpsichordists, string quartets, and even percussionists. He was for years a duo partner with Alice Artzt as well. Raymond needed more volume than a traditional guitar could offer, but tended not to like the tone of some of the contemporary guitars. That was until he played a Woodfield lattice guitar. He now owns one and finds that it provides the volume he needs in his playing situations without sacrificing any of the tonal beauty that he demands.

"Natalie" has Philips gorgeous and tasteful rosette, tie block decoration, and his elegant 'double helix' detail down the center of the back. The doubled sides have an interior lining of Maple. Sloan tuners have been installed and the guitar has been nicely French Polished as well. On this model, his " Grand Concert ll" Philip utilizes an interesting 'twist' ( no pun intended!) on the raised fret board concept in that the fret board is raised only on the treble side where it is needed, the bass side remaining the same as any standard non-elevated fret board would be. 20th half fret and twelve hole tie block too!

Philip likes this particular You Tube video which is included here for entertainment value only, not for the purpose of evaluating the tone of a guitar of course: http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=IT&hl=it&v=xNbJD-of-3A