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John  Decker<br>guitarmasterworks in Hawaii

John Decker
guitarmasterworks
307 South Alu Road
Wailuku, Hawaii 96793
808-244-9486 (Official)
www.guitarmasterworks.co...

guitarmasterworks

Wailuku, Hawaii

guitarmasterworks was founded in the late 1980s as my guitar-building venue, a side-line from my role as founder of RainSong Graphite Guitars and inventor of the modern carbon-fiber/epoxy acoustic guitar. I’ve licensed back from RainSong my patented soundboard technology, a “braceless” design which when built in wood involves a VERY thin soundboard backed up by Nomex honeycomb and a HYPER-THIN backing plate (sanded down to the point that the wood is almost transparent!). It sounds very good – loud, with good base, very clear treble, and great balance and “attack”. And I use a lute-like system of cutting string ramps in the back of the peghead so that the headplate itself is free of any slots or tuners. I make only classical guitars, and I use the finest tonewoods obtainable and the highest quality tuning machines, fittings and strings. My guitars are very traditional in shape – I use no angled necks, bumps on the soundboard or “alternate” soundholes – all in the interest of making guitars with superb tone and superior playability. I am fortunate to be able to make my guitars one-at-a-time and the guitars are handcrafted to the highest standards of workmanship.

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Shipping & Installation Information

We ship worldwide via UPS or FedEx 2nd Day Air. Please call for the cost to your location.

All guitars come with hard-shell cases, so installation is tune-and-play!

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