About This ListingHandmade by Master Luthier Yulong Guo in 2022French Polish650mm Scale Length52mm Nut WidthSolid Cedar Double TopSolid Indian Rosewood back/sidesFingerboard Teschwood20th FretIncludes White Fiberglass Singing Dragon CaseProduction date 3/13/2022Master Luthier Yulong Guo from China is a world class Luthier known for his immaculate workmanship and amazing sound of his double top guitars. Mr. Guo has worked for many years developing the best sound in guitars and he considers his Philharmonic model to be the best in his guitar making skills.This all solid wood guitar with many modern guitar making designs features a solid cedar double top with fan bracing and rosewood armrest. The Philharmonic model is very much in line with Mr. Guo’s impressive worldwide reputation as a builder of concert quality guitars.The Philharmonic has a full rich, sweet and mellow tone with a wonderful balance between treble and bass. It also has amazing resonance and volume typical of the modern double top guitar. It is the "sonic masterpiece of double top guitars".The fit and finish on the guitar is impeccable as with all of Mr. Guo’s instruments.The Philharmonic has a solid Cedar double top and solid Indian Rosewood back/sides, 52mm nut width, and 650mm scale length. It is wonderfully easy to play. The basses are highly resonant but balanced and the trebles are clear and ringing. The specially made rosette is inlaid with connecting wooden arches.Yulong Guo has been building guitars since 1983 and has gained a solid reputation in recent years for his high-quality student-level double top guitars, as well as this model, called the "Philharmonic" which is his top-of-the-line concert double-top model based on the soundboard designs of Antonius Mueller. In 2018 he also introduced a traditionally-built guitar, the "Granada" model, which won 2nd prize at the 2018 "Antonio Marin Montero" Guitar Building Competition in Granada, Spain.This is his "Philharmonic" model, and just a look at this and one can immediately see his bold aesthetic - most notably the head has a single slot that tapers to the carved shape continuously from the bass side to the treble side. The rosette has a Romanillos-inspired motif featuring the iconic Moorish columns. Sound is velvety, smooth and balanced across all registers, and being a double-top, it is particularly powerful with a fast response. The warm, rounded trebles and deep basses are easily produced and seem to jump out of the instrument with even the slightest touch. It also features a semi-raised fingerboard which is intended to provide greater ease to the left hand in the higher positions.