Lichty Guitars is an American company based in Tryon, North Carolina, that has been making custom acoustic guitars and ukuleles since 2009. It was founded by musician Jay Lichty.
History Lichty Guitars creates handmade instruments using domestic and exotic hardwoods. The company offered a series of handmade, hand-painted guitars and ukuleles following a collaboration with Raleigh, North Carolina artist Clark Hipolito.
The company's founder, Jay Lichty, offers individual and group guitar-building workshops and classes. He is a member of the Guild of American Luthiers (GAL) and the Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans (ASIA).
Awards Lichty Guitars was the overall winner in Garden & Gun magazine's "Made in the South" competition in 2010.Haskell Harris and Donovan Webster Made in the South Dec 10/Jan 11 Garden & Gun
Designs Acoustic guitars
Dreadnought: A square-shouldered, deep-bodied guitar based on the steel-string guitar design. The quality of the dreadnought sound is full, balanced, and powerful, with deep bass registers. Orchestral Model (OM): The Lichty OM has a 14-fret neck, a smaller body than the dreadnought, and sloping shoulders. Its distinguishing features are responsive playability and balanced notes. Unlike the dreadnought, the bass register does not dominate. Alchemist: The Alchemist features distinctive body lines, a wedge-shaped body (inspired by the innovations of Linda Manzer), a side sound port, extended fretboard, bound fretboard and headstock, and Gotoh 510 tuners. Parlor Guitar: The smaller body size and design of the parlor guitar allows for a balance of frequencies. Crossover: A melding of a classical and a steel string guitar, the Crossover has the body and bracing of a Ramirez classical coupled with a radius fretboard and a 1-7/8″ nut width. Classical guitars typically have a 2" to 2-1/4" nut width and steel string guitars are 1-11/16" to 1-13/16". Lichty's model adds a truss rod, optional body cutaway and side sound port, a K&K Classic pickup, and nylon strings.
Ukuleles Tenor Ukulele: The tenor is larger than the concert and soprano size, and therefore produces greater volume and a more complex tone than smaller ukuleles. Its larger size also makes it an easier adaption for guitar players. Baritone Ukulele: The baritone is the largest of the ukulele sizes and produces the deepest sound. Its size and tuning are often the same as the bottom four strings of the guitar.
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Video: "Made from Wood: The Art of Acoustic Guitar Building," an Eric Olsen short film