THE TARAN
The taran
The Taran is the smallest of the range. Just slightly smaller than OM, the Taran is a beautifully intimate instrument. Predominately a finger style instrument and while small in body size, its voice is big, bell-like and powerful even to the lightest touch.
MATERIALS as standard
Back and sides - Either Indian Rosewood, Scottish Sycamore, European Walnut or Mahogany
Soundboard - European Spruce
Neck - Reclaimed Mahogany with carbon fibre and a two-way truss rod
Fingerboard - 100% FSC African Blackwood
Nut and saddle - Bone, intonated to required tuning
Tuners - Gotoh 510s.
SIZES
Frets to body - 14
Body length - 480mm
Max body width - 382mm
Standard Depth - 113mm
Scale length - 645mm
Width at nut - 45mm
Spacing at saddle - 59mm