Haar guitars Trad T #43590 - aged butterscotch

Dutch luthier Erik van de Haar has been building guitars since 1987. By dint of questioning and exacting standards, he has succeeded in establishing the Haar brand, whose reputation for excellence now extends far beyond the borders of his native country. Erik van de Haar and his team produce vintage-style Custom Shop grade instruments that have nothing to envy of American production.
Haar guitars are handcrafted from carefully selected woods and components (bodies and necks are home-made, not Warmoth or Allparts parts, pickups are Kloppmann, Lindy Fralin, Bare Knuckle and others). All instruments undergo Plek Machine procedures for outstanding intonation and playing comfort. 1950s-inspired models typically feature Ash bodies and all-Maple necks, while Sixties-inspired guitars have Alder bodies with Maple necks and Rosewood fretboards.

This HAAR GUITAR Trad T #43591 features a one-piece Paulownia body, solid quarter-sawn Maple neck and fingerboard, and a duo of Amber Kiri-Tone pickups optimized to complement the tonal temperament of Paulownia. The neck pickup is fitted with AlNiCo V magnets, and the bridge with AlNiCo III.

Paulownia is a favorite of top luthiers, and is destined to become a benchmark species that will eventually replace Ash.
Extremely light, aesthetically appealing and fast-growing, Paulownia has many virtues.
Stable and highly resonant, it generates an imposing volume. Bass is clear, midrange moderate and treble subdued. In short, it offers the best of both worlds, ash and alder.