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Camphor laurel was introduced into Australia from Asia in 1822 where it was planted as a garden ornamental throughout Queensland and New South Wales. Camphor laurel is an attractive shade tree, but has a reputation as a very destructive tree as it aggressively replaces native vegetation.
This species is now prolific around South East Qld and Northern NSW and for generations has been used extensively amongst fine furniture makers due to its striking grain, workability and stability. Its use as a tone wood is not widely known as the timber is not commercially harvested like some of the more common Australian species.
After using Camphor Laurel for many years as a tone wood, applying different voicing techniques and experimenting with variables like density, mass and specific colour selection, we have been able to refine the very best of what Camphor Laurel has to offer as a musical tone wood.
Camphor Laurel yields a crisp yet warm mid-range leaning slightly more to the bass side. A great tonal choice for strummers and flat pickers alike. The striking visual features of Camphor Laurel also make it a great choice for musicians looking for something a little more unique as each back and side set yields bold colour variations. Best of all, by utilising Camphor Laurel as a tone wood we like to think that we are helping restore our native vegetation one guitar at a time!

Specs

Type

Hollow Body; Acoustic

Colour

Natural

Orientation

Right Handed

Number of Strings

6

Body Shape

Dreadnought

Top Material

Camphor

Back & sides

Camphor

Body Finish

Nitrocellulose (Natural Satin)

Neck Material

Genuine Mahogany

Scale Length

25.34″

Fretboard Material

Ebony

Number of Frets

20

Fretboard Inlays

Mother of Pearls custom ring

Fretboard Radius

15"

Frets

Premium

Nut Material

Tusq

Nut Width

45mm

Pickup

Fenech A1G (sound hole mounted)

Bridge

Ebony

Tuners

Gotoh

Case/ Bag

Fenech TKL Hardcase
Brand:FenechCategory:Acoustic GuitarsSKU:VTD78c-CMPTags:Body Shape:Cutaway, Body Shape:Dreadnought, Case:Hardcase Included, Category:Acoustic, Colour:Natural, Number of Strings:6, Orientation:Right Handed, Skill:Expert