Alvarez Laureate Folk OM Spruce top Rosewood back Natural LR Baggs HiFi
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Want to Click and Collect or try items at our Guildford Store?
The store is open 10am - 6pm Monday to Saturday and 11am - 5pm Sunday and bank holidays.
The stock information shows the quantity of units that are available to purchase at the Guildford store and the quantity of units that are available at our off-site Guildford warehouse. These stock levels are updated in real time.
Our Click and Collect service is available at our Guildford store from 10am - 6pm Monday to Saturday, and 11am - 5pm on Sunday. You can either choose click and collect as your delivery option online or, during store opening hours, call our sales team at 01483 456777 to place a 10% deposit.
If you have placed your order online, you will receive a confirmation email of your order and a separate follow-up text or email to confirm when your item is ready for collection.
Please do not come to the store before you have received the follow-up message, as your order may not yet be ready at the store.
If the only available stock is in our off-site warehouse it can be brought to the store location for you to try - you just need to contact the store within opening hours. Please note any requests received after 3.30pm will not arrive at the store until the following morning.
Please be aware that, unless you have paid a deposit to reserve the item, it will continue to be free, both online and in-store, for another customer to buy. Therefore we would advise you to place a 10% deposit by either using the on-line click and collect service or calling us 01483 456777.
SKU: LF70EHF
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Product Description
Here’s what Alvarez says about the Alvarez Laureate Folk OM Spruce top Rosewood back Daybreak LR Baggs HiFi
Hand Finished FS6 Bracing
FS6 is based on a traditional forward-shifted bracing pattern with particular attention paid to the weight and placement of the struts themselves. For Laureate we take a couple of extra steps and hand sand the braces which are cut from quartersawn Sitka spruce and chosen for their straight, finely grained quality to enhance overall response and vibration.
The Finest Tonewoods
Only our finest, wonderfully quartersawn and silked Sitka is used in the Laureate Series. The stiffness and quality of the top allow us to thickness sand them just a tad thinner to help heighten response. Backs and sides are cut from the best East Indian Rosewood that comes into our possession; book matched with perfect colouring.
The Laureate Bridge
Aesthetically, Laureate is a traditional guitar series in the sense its body shapes are based on guitars from the late 1800’s to the 1930’s. With this in mind, we made the decision not to use our Bi-Level bridge and to stay closer in keeping with a traditional approach, and a full, single level bridge style. The Laureate bridge has its own unique styling and is cut from the finest black ebony.
Alvarez Laureate Series
The new Laureate Series is Alvarez’s most premium-sounding, and aesthetically impressive acoustic guitar they have to offer. This classically styled series has had the Alvarez modern treatment, combining traditional build techniques, with contemporary styling and appointments. Alvarez has focussed their efforts on creating a deep, dynamic, and rich sound, distinctive shapes, and unique finish that make up the Laureate Series.
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Specifications
- Top Wood: AAAA Solid North American Sitka
- Back and Sides Wood: Solid East Indian Rosewood
- Top Colour: Daybreak/Gloss
- Back & Sides Colour: Natural/Gloss
- Bridge Pins: Ebony
- Shape: OM
- Neck: African Mahogany
- Case or Bag: AFC30
- Bracing: FS6
- Bridge: Ebony
- Inlays: Premium Abalone
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Headstock Plate: Ebony
- Nut and Saddle: Bone
- Tuner: Premium Open Gear
- Bridge Pins: Ebony
- Strings: D'Addario XS Light 1253
- Neck Meets Body: 14th Fret
- Pickup / EQ: LR Baggs HiFi