W. Jellinghaus Romantica 1A Spruce Flame Mn

Essential Information About the W. Jellinghaus Romantica 1A Spruce Flame Maple Guitar

• "Romantic" Spirit Inspired by René François Lacôte (1785-1868): an aesthetic and response designed for 19th-century repertoire.


• Spruce Top: precise attack, beautiful dynamics, and great clarity in fingerstyle playing.


• Flame Maple Back and Sides: clear projection, voice separation, and elegant brightness.


• Antique "French Polished" (Shellac) Finish: very thin film, premium feel, and enhanced wood vibration.

A Tribute Model: The Lacôte Influence in the "Romantica" Line

With the Romantica, W. Jellinghaus offers a guitar that pays tribute to the work of René François Lacôte, one of the emblematic luthiers of the golden age of the romantic guitar. This lineage is felt in the intent: prioritizing responsiveness, clarity, and timbre elegance, qualities particularly sought after for salon pieces, 19th-century works, and polyphonic textures. The 1A grade highlights a careful selection of tonewoods, with a spruce/maple pairing that goes straight to the point: an expressive, refined guitar designed primarily to serve the music.

For Which Guitarist and Styles?

This guitar is aimed at musicians who play fingerstyle and seek a quick response, ideal for working on nuance, articulation, and contrasts. It will suit an intermediate to advanced guitarist attracted to the romantic repertoire (and more broadly classical), as well as transcriptions and pieces where one wants to clearly distinguish melody, bass, and inner voices. Its shorter scale length is also interesting for those who prioritize left-hand comfort and a slightly reduced tension feel at equal gauge.

A Spruce / Maple Sonic Signature: Precision, Projection, and Fineness

The spruce top provides a crisp attack and a wide dynamic range: you can easily achieve clear pianissimos as well as more marked accents without losing control. Spruce is also appreciated for its ability to reveal playing details (nail, flesh, attack angle), making it an excellent ally for technique and phrasing work.

The flame maple back and sides steer the guitar toward a quick response and very direct projection. Typically, one finds elegant brightness, excellent note separation, and a particularly clean rendering in chords and polyphonic passages. This combination favors a clear reading of musical lines, with a sense of definition that helps to "place" the melody above the accompaniment.

The French polished (Shellac) finish, thin by nature, supports this philosophy: it lets the wood breathe and can contribute to an immediate vibration sensation under the fingers. Add to that the cedro neck for stability and comfort, and the ebony fingerboard for attack precision and durability: the whole forms a coherent guitar focused on finesse, responsiveness, and musicality.

Technical specifications

Type	classical / romantic guitar	Neck	cedro
Top	spruce	Fingerboard	ebony
Back	flame maple	Scale Length	630 mm / 24.8"
Sides	flame maple	Machine Heads	ratio 1:18
Finish	French polished (Shellac)	Nuts	bone
Finish Appearance	Antique	Strings	RC