2025 Jialan Chen, Coclea Thucea, “Fibonacci”

Top: Spruce and Cedar
Back & Sides: Wenge, laminated with mahogony
Scale Length: 650mm
Finish: French Polish
Barnett hand engraved tuning machines

A stunning looking guitar, with equally breathtakingly beautiful sound, and robust performance.

This is Jialan’s homage to his maestro’s highest model, “Coclea Thucea”. Coclea, is the latin word for the inner part of our ears that transforms vibrations to sensory of tone, volume, and timbre. Thucea, is the combination of the latins words “Thuja Plicata” (cedar) and “Picea Excelsa” (spruce). The way Tacchi combined spruce and cedar maximized the efficiency and strength needed for a guitar’s soundboard. The result is a guitar that is loud and responsive, without compromising a bit of beauty of sound. This design is the representation of maestro Tacchi’s acoustic and artistic understanding of the fine arts of guitar luthiery.