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povation · (17-06-2013)

Grimes Guitars is a relatively small shop producing instruments slowly and meticulously by hand. Close attention to detail, such as tuning top and back plates, often missing in production guitars, is fundamental in each instrument. The advantage to building a few instruments at a time from start to finish is being able to control the response and tonal characteristics as each instrument progresses. This process takes time, and a commitment to achieving the fullest tonality and vibrance the wood has to offer. About twenty guitars are produced in the shop annually.

Steve Grimes has built Archtop and Double Sound hole Flatop guitars for some of the top players in the world. He specializes in custom tailoring his guitars to suit the tonal, aesthetic, and playability requirements of his customers.

The Hapa model is a double-soundhole, expanded-soundboard guitar. It features an extended cutaway design, allowing access to the high frets. The area of the two soundholes is similar to that of a conventional round hole guitar, but this design splits the hole and moves it into the upper bout so that a larger, uninterupted area of the soundboard can vibrate. This makes it possible for the bass response of a larger guitar to be achieved in a smaller one. The proximity of the bass side hole makes the sound of the guitar much fuller and louder to the player.

SPECIFICATIONS
• Scale length: 25 1/2”
• Body Width (Lower Bout): 15 1/8”("OM" size)
• Body Length: 19 3/4”
• Overall Length: 40 1/2”
• Side Depth @ End Block: 4 3/8”
• Neck Width: 1 3/4” at nut
• Soundboard: Bear Claw European spruce
• Abalone Rosette
• Headboard: Rosewood with custom inlay of a Honu or Hawaiian green sea turtle done by Steve Grimes himself
• Back and Sides: Big Island Curly Red Koa
• Fingerboard: Ebony
• Bindings and Purflings: rosewood, w/b/w, green stained wood
• Ameritage Platinum with climate control case
• Serial #0686

http://www.grimesguitars.com/