The EF 75  Falcon Guitar

 
 

  The EF 75 Falcon guitar is the fraternal twin of the ES 75 Siren Guitar. Both are 13 1/4” wide in the lower bout, but with a power and assertiveness that totally bely the small size.  The short-scale (23” to 24 1/2”) Falcon performs like a small but very expensive Italian sports car...if guitars were cars, that is. The Falcon is a deft, acrobatic small-bodied guitar, capable of putting on quite a show, to amaze and delight the crowds. It’s a total blast to play--everybody says so. Add to that a unique, sparkling voice, and you’ve got a great guitar.


  
Small-bodied guitars have been getting increasingly popular since the turn of the century. They are coming back to mass appeal for lots of good reasons. One, a really well made small guitar shouldn’t have to take a back seat to any other guitar, in either sound quality or handling. It’s a serious size category of our favorite instrument. Second, if you need to fill a large room with sound, it’s a lot easier to amplify today than it was a hundred years ago. So you don’t need to lug around a big hulking box anymore.


   One of the main things I’ve found from people who love small guitars, what they love most about them is how easy they are to play--for a long time, with no fatigue or creaky elbows and shoulders. The ergonomic issues of big guitars just aren’t there. 

   While I build the Falcon to soar and swoop above the concert stage, and sail through the house on wings of song , a number of my Falcon clients have chosen this guitar to be their favorite stay-at-home couch guitar. I’m okay with that too. It’s cool that you have a guitar you really enjoy, ready at your whim to enjoy some leisurely tune-smithing. Sounds like quality-of-life to me.


   The main point is, you should bust into a grin every time you pick this guitar up. It just makes you happy to play this guitar.  The Falcon is one of those things that people just can’t put down.


   At the bottom of the page, you will find a list of general specifications for the EF 75 Falcon guitar.


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A Small Wonder

 

EF 75 Falcon, General Specifications


The Falcon is the same size class and body shape as the ES 75 Siren guitar, but I have given these two guitars their own model designations. Click here for my explanation on the nomenclature on these two guitars. Scroll to the bottom of the page for Siren Specifications.

The Falcon can be customized in many ways. See the 2013 EF 75 VG in the photos above. This Falcon has many new features, making it a second-generation iteration. New headstock shape; New cutaway; Tri-port sound ports; Element bridge; deeper body; armrest bevel. All my guitar models are evolving designs.


Width, Lower Bout:  13 1/4” ;     Body depth, LB:  3 3/4”

Width, Waist: 8 1/4 ” ;    Body depth, W:  4”

Width, Upper Bout: 10 1/8”;    Body depth, UB:  3 3/4”

Sound box length:  18  5/16”  

Total length:  36 7/8” plus or minus, depending on scale length and other neck specs.

Back is built to a radius of 15’. Top is built to a radius of 25’.


Neck width @ nut:  1 3/4”,  1 13/16”.

Neck width @ neck/body joint:  2 1/8”,  2 3/16”,  or 2 1/4”

String spread @ bridge saddle:  2 1/8”,  2 3/16”,  2 1/4”, or  2 5/16”

Scale lengths:  Range from  23” to 24.5”

Twelve or thirteen frets-to-body, twenty frets total

Custom Multi-scale (Fanned-fret) also available


Headstock style: Delta F Solid headstock, or Pogoda style slotted headstock

Bridge style: Talon FS or Element 3.0


Please see the Ordering page for specific custom options



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