2021 Greg Smallman & Sons Cedar/Lattice Braced
Back and sides: Ziricote
Scale: 650mm
Origin: Austalia
Price: $28,750
This is a superb sounding Smallman! Smallman guitars have a dedicated fan base all over the world, and have for many many years. Not that volume should be an end in and of itself, and it is secondary to the lovely tone of this guitar ( watch video on this page) but if we for a moment just isolate that attribute of concert level guitars, I personally think nothing has quite the volume that a Smallman does, they are just cannons!
The adjustable Smallman action makes it easy to adjust the action to your person preference with a couple twists of a simple size 8 hex wrench, and volume like it is plugged in to a mini amp! This is one of those Smallman’s that makes you smile. In fact the owner who was going to send it to me kept pulling in out and playing it and deciding to keep it! After doing this several times he finally sent it to me, however reluctantly. Anybody seeking a Smallman will love this one.
The guitar presents as ’near new’ when you take it out of the case. There is a short thin line in the finish that might be mistaken for a crack but is not and only one other almost invisible touch up/repair on the lower bout of the top, tiny maybe 5mm, very well done, again i tried to capture it in a close up but even then you can hardly notice it.
This is a great sounding Smallman, with gorgeous Ziricote Back and sides, and exquisite tone, and the action adjustment tool is included plus it comes in a lovely white Karura Carbon Fiber case.
