Pavan TP-30 Cedar
The Pavan TP-30 embodies the vision I had when I founded Pavan Guitars. I wanted to offer an exceptional concert-quality guitar at an honest and accessible price point, offering guitarists an alternative to my pricier concert hand-built guitars.
The soundboards of the Pavan TP-30 cedar classical guitars are crafted in the custom shop by a select group of skilled and experienced guitar builders, each specializing in the art of soundboard construction. Each top is hand thickness'd and the top braces meticulously carved, resulting in a highly responsive instrument.
Please listen to our sound samples below and contact us with any questions!
The Pavan TP-30 embodies the vision I had when I founded Pavan Guitars. I wanted to offer an exceptional concert-quality guitar at an honest and accessible price point, offering guitarists an alternative to my pricier concert hand-built guitars.
The soundboards of the Pavan TP-30 cedar classical guitars are crafted in the custom shop by a select group of skilled and experienced guitar builders, each specializing in the art of soundboard construction. Each top is hand thickness'd and the top braces meticulously carved, resulting in a highly responsive instrument.
Please listen to our sound samples below and contact us with any questions!
The Pavan TP-30 embodies the vision I had when I founded Pavan Guitars. I wanted to offer an exceptional concert-quality guitar at an honest and accessible price point, offering guitarists an alternative to my pricier concert hand-built guitars.
The soundboards of the Pavan TP-30 cedar classical guitars are crafted in the custom shop by a select group of skilled and experienced guitar builders, each specializing in the art of soundboard construction. Each top is hand thickness'd and the top braces meticulously carved, resulting in a highly responsive instrument.
Please listen to our sound samples below and contact us with any questions!
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Solid cedar top
Solid East Indian Rosewood back and sides
Ebony fretboard
650mm string length
52mm nut width
Bone nut and saddle
Dot at 7th fret
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The guitar comes with a quality hardshell case.
Need a pickup? Please add one thru the Accessories Page.
The Pavan TP-30 model is available with a solid cedar or spruce top. The Pavan TP-30 has solid East Indian Rosewood sides and back, ebony fretboard, reinforced neck, bone nut and saddle, and a 650mm string scale.
Cedar soundboards are known for their warm sound. Cedar also brings out high-frequency overtones and partials which lends itself to a shimmering brightness, almost like a little bit of built in reverb. Guitarists play both spruce and cedar, it is really a personal preference as to which you may prefer. Please listen to the videos/sound samples below or on the Sound/Video page.
The soundboards of the Pavan TP-30 are built in a custom shop where experienced guitar makers specialize in handcrafting each soundboard. The soundboard is left thicker in bridge area of the lower bout and gradually gets thinner towards the sides. The bracing pattern uses a treble bar and 6-fan braces. This design gives a firm, clear, balanced tone with an excellent responsiveness and beautiful tonal variation.
When classical guitar players come to my shop to try out the Spanish guitars they are very impressed with the Pavan TP-20 model guitars but they end up purchasing the Pavan TP-30 guitar. The slight difference in sound makes a big difference to the experienced player.
I do not offer classical guitars priced higher than the Pavan TP-30 models. If I were to offer a higher-priced model they would sound no better than the TP-30. Only a guitar built by an excellent experienced luthier might sound better. I should know I am a luthier and an accomplished classical guitarist.