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We had the pleasure of visiting Pete Beer in his workshop in Blairmore, Scotland.


We played three of Pete's Guitars :

Cir-Mheala

Cir-Mheala is my "Chambered Top" model. It brings some useful features of the "Double top" concept to the elegant, expressive voice of my solid top guitars. As such it has a very fast response, easy power, great sustain in the fundamental, and is remarkably even across all registers. It retains great complexity of timbre, ease of tonal and dynamic variation, and a singing, vocal quality to the trebles
The soundboard is comprised of two layers, the thicker of which has many tiny cells cut out of it. This allows me to remove mass where it isn't wanted, and leave it elsewhere. The resulting honeycomb of small cells is capped by a very thin inner layer of timber. The two layers can be Spruce, Cedar, or a mix of the two, with the cell pattern and thickness of layers being specific to the properties of the timber.
Spruce and Cedar are traditionally used for soundboards because of their cellular structure. Consisting largely of "Tracheids", long hollow cells primarily responsible for water transportation, their hollow structure gives a high ratio of strength to weight. I think of these chambered soundboards as a controlled extension of this natural charachteristic.
The bracing is a simple pattern of 5 light fans with a single cross brace.
With this model I use a small Tornavoz to lower the fundamental pitch of the body resonance. This is part of the characteristic sound, giving solid support across all registers, and especially to the bass.


Ròiseal
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[Rho-shall] Scottish Gaelic, meaning "Ocean Swell", or "Impetus".

Ròiseal takes inspiration from the work of several great makers of the past 60 years, and filters this through personal experience gained over the last 20.

Ròiseal delivers an elegant, versatile, voice for the concert hall. It has good power and projection, and excellent headroom, with a direct bass and lyrical trebles. The palette of tonal colour and dynamic range is not only wide but finely graduated. Warm to dry, soft to loud, and all points between are attained through small variations in the right hand.

​At the heart of Ròiseal is a solid top with seven fans and three light cross braces. This is supported by fairly wide linings and double sides. The influence of Daniel Friederich is clear, yet this is not a copy.​



Soirbheas
[Syor-veas] -From Scottish Gaelic, meaning "Fair Breeze", or "Well Being".

This is a lighter, slightly smaller guitar than my other models. The design takes inspiration from the work of Robert Bouchet, while still persuing a variation of my own personal voice.

It is a profoundly expressive, intimate guitar, capable of great power when pushed.



You can find out more about Pete on his website -

https://www.petebeerguitars.com



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