Rathbone R3 KCE

Traditional aesthetics meet 21st Century technology.

The R3KCE Rathbone Grand-Auditorium 'Double Top' features a technologically advanced sound-table made of two super-thin layers of Koa with a Carbon Fibre lattice in-between.

This ‘Double-Top’ construction enables the sound-table to be a little thinner than a single solid piece of koa but remain strong and ultra-responsive. The result is a super-resonant and voluminous guitar with bags of both character and all-out power.

The perfect all-rounder, the No.3 has the same scale length as the Orchestra Model but body dimensions closer to a classic dreadnought. The larger body cavity naturally produces greater bass tones, but without sacrificing clarity, and that's the beauty of the Grand-Auditorium. However, a larger body does not mean an unwieldy instrument. Far from it, in fact. The beautiful curves around the waist of the Rathbone No.3 ensure the guitar will sit comfortably on a knee or hang perfectly from your shoulders.

Specification

Body Size Grand-Auditorium

Type Cutaway Electro-Acoustic

Top DOUBLE TOP - Koa / Carbon Fibre / Koa

Back & Sides Koa

Scale Length 25.5" / 650mm

Guitar Length 41" / 1041mm

Orientation Right-handed

Neck Mahogany

Fretboard Rosewood

Bridge Rosewood

Binding Wood

Nut / Saddle Bone (Nut 42mm)

Machineheads Open-Gear Chrome

Finish Gloss Lacquer

Pickup 3 Band EQ with Tuner