Flammang

Modern Parlor guitars are based on the small-bodied instruments of the 19^thcentury played only on Sundays, after church.  Of course the difference is that those instruments were made to be played with gut strings, braced extremely lightly and when they are strung with steel strings they fold in upon themselves like a frightened bivalve, much to the chagrin of their owners.   This, then, is a Parlor for the modern player. 

Let us state here and now that Flammang model numbers are a secret code but we’ll let you in on it. When a model designation starts with letter “P” it’s Parlor, when it starts with a “J” it’s a slope-shouldered Jumbo; a traditional dreadnought starts with – guess what? – a “D.” The deconstruction of the model designation continues in that in the number “-35” the 5 stands for sunburst, the 30 series means for mahogany sides and back. If you see a “-50” that means rosewood sides and back. If there’

The LD means long scale, deep body.  This is an original conceptualization inspired by the world-renowned work of James Olsen (think James Taylor).  The top and bottom bouts are a combination of size and shape never before seen in the guitar- building biz; it is purely David’s design and features Indian rosewood bindings with mitered side purflings at the end graft.