Faith FLCEHG3 HiGloss 3 Lyra Nylon String Cut/Electro – 3-Piece Rosewood
Model Overview
Designed as the perfect nylon stringed guitar for non-classical specialists, the Faith Lyra has a specially profiled neck that is slimmer than a traditional classical guitar. However, unlike other 'hybrid' guitars, it is not so narrow that proper fingerstyle technique is inhibited. So, you're well served whether playing Rodrigo or Radiohead.
Although standing proud in its own right as the first nylon stringed guitar we have produced, the Faith Lyra does share many characteristics with our hugely popular HiGloss series guitars. Its solid Red Cedar top and solid 3-Piece Rosewood back and sides are finished with the same all-over high gloss finish used on all HiGloss 3 guitars. This helps to bring the beautifully warm and rich traditional tonal character of a cedar and rosewood nylon stringed instrument to life, whilst also delivering an incredible level of natural resonance and volume. It’s all there at your fingertips.
Using a more sustainable 3-piece, solid rosewood back design, we can ensure that these incredibly popular HiGloss 3 models are available longer-term and yet retain all the tonal and visual punch that HiGloss-series afficianados have come to expect.
The Lyra features a Mahogany neck with a figured Ebony fingerboard and a figured Ebony bridge alongside a 5cm Indonesian Rosewood soundhole border.
This model is fitted with a Fishman Sonitone preamp and pickup specifically designed for nylon stringed guitars, the controls for which are mounted discreetly just inside the soundhole of the guitar. It is a modern stage ready nylon guitar that still maintains an all-important traditional aesthetic.
Fishman Pre-Amp / Pickup
This Faith Guitar is fitted with a discreet Fishman Sonitone preamp system which features a volume and tone control mounted to the underside of the inside of the soundhole. The sonicore piezo strip is mounted under the saddle. The battery is located in a special bag affixed inside the guitar attached to the neck-block. The output jack is combined with the strap button at the base of the guitar.
TYPE : Classical With Cutaway
MATERIAL
TOP : Solid Red Cedar
BACK AND SIDES : Solid Rosewood
NECK : Mahogany
FINGERBOARD : Macassan Figured Ebony
FRETS : 18
BINDING : MAcassan Figured Ebony
NUT : Bone
SADDLE : Bone
ROSETTE : 14mm Indonesian Rosewood With Abalone Dots
INLAY : Mother Of Pearl 'F' 12th Fret
BRIDGE : MAcassan Figured Ebony
BRIDGE PINS : None
MACHINE HEADS : Gold Plated With Pearloid Buttons
PICKUPS : Fishman Sonitone
PICKGUARD : None
FINISH : High Gloss
STRINGS : D'addario EJ30 Normal Tension
CASE : Hardcase
STRAP BUTTON : Lower Only
SPECS
OVERALL LENGTH : 986mm
BODY LENGTH : 488mm
LOWER BOUT : 370mm
WAIST : 237mm
DEPTH : 99mm
SCALE LENGTH : 651mm
NUT WIDTH : 47.66mm
STRING SPACING NUT : 41.64mm
AVERAGE STRING SPACING NUT : 8.03mm
STRING SPACING SADDLE : 55.23mm
AVERAGE STRING SPACING SADDLE : 10.44mm
FINGERBOARD RADIUS : None
NECK THICKNESS @1ST FRET : 22.46mm
NECK THICKNESS @ 8TH FRET : 22.6mm
SOUNDHOLE DIAMETER : 83.80mm
