Jim Redgate

Jim Redgate is an Australian classical guitar luthier, who

owns Redgate Guitars. As of 2012, he makes four models, the lattice-braced, the double-top, and the new wave
double-top and traditional fan braced. His customers include Pepe Romero, Ana Vidovic, Ralph Towner, Slava
Grigoryan, Leonard Grigoryan, Bertrand Thomas, Je
Young, Gareth Koch, Odair Assad, Wolfgang Muthspeil,
Karen Schaupp, Emmanuel Rossfelder, Hucky Eichelman, and Phillipe Mariotti.[1] One author said of him,
Like fellow Australian Greg Smallman, Redgate builds
his (lattice braced) guitars with an arched back to improve
their volume and projection, and he uses lightweight carbon ber reinforcements under the soundboard. While
not as thin as a Smallmans, Redgates soundboards are
much lighter than traditionally braced examples, and his
guitars are therefore more responsive, energy ecient,
and louder than traditional classical instruments.[2]

References

[1] Redgate Guitars. Redgate Guitars. Retrieved 4 May

2012.
[2] Shaw, Robert (7 October 2008). Hand Made, Hand
Played: The Art & Craft of Contemporary Guitars. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. p. 51. ISBN 978-157990-787-7. Retrieved 4 May 2012.

External links
http://www.redgateguitars.com.au/

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