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Changing Saddles on a Classical or Flamenco Guitar
Most Hanika guitars come with more than one saddle. Changing them is quite straightforward but…
Changing the Battery on a Hanika Guitar fitted with an Udo Rosner (or previously AER) pickup
The battery for the pickup is fitted inside the body, at the end of the…
Classical Guitar Supports on Matt/Natural Finish Guitars
I use a guitar support and not a footstool. The suction pads on the guitar…
Custom Shop
You can buy a Hanika guitar in 3 ways: standard models, models with options, Custom…
Fingerboards
The typical classical / nylon string guitar fingerboard is flat. However, this is not the…
Hanika 1A PC Custom
Curved fingerboard 620mm scale length D -2mm neck profile 2 saddles giving standard and low…
Hanika 1A PF Custom
Ziricote back and sides Two saddles giving alternative string actions Signed to the new owner…
Hanika 50 AF Custom 2017 03 03
C-2 neck profile Radiused fingerboard 630mm scale 48mm nut width
Hanika 50 KF-N Custom 2020-06-18
C-1 neck profile 630mm scale 50mm neck width at nut
Hanika 50 KF-N Custom 2020-11-06
640mm scale C-1 neck profile 50mm neck width 30″ radiused fingerboard Elevated fingerboard Two saddles…
Hanika 50 MC Custom
Curved fingerboard 630mm scale length C neck profile 2 saddles giving standard and low string…
Hanika 50 MC Custom
Curved fingerboard 48mm nut width 12-hole tie block bridge Shadow pickup and preamp C -1mm…
Hanika 50 MF Custom
620mm scale length 48mm nut width D -1mm neck profile 2 saddles giving standard and…
Hanika 50 MF Custom 2016 03 31
Neck width at nut 54mm 66cm scale Radiused fingerboard D neck profile
Hanika 50 PF Custom 2017 10 04
C-1 neck profile 48mm nut width Radiused fingerboard Udo Rosner Dot pickup
Hanika 50AF Custom
Shallow C-2 neck profile 1st saddle standard action. 2nd saddle low action. 48mm nut width…
Hanika 50AF Custom
Left handed 630mm scale length 48mm nut width C -1mm neck profile 2 saddles giving…
Hanika 50AF Custom 2021-01-19
C-2 neck profile 620mm scale 48mm nut width
Hanika 50PC Custom
Shallow D-2 neck profile 1st saddle standard action. 2nd saddle low action. 50mm nut width…
Hanika 52 AF Custom 2016 10 25
C-1 neck profile 630mm scale 50mm neck width at nut Radiused fingerboard
Hanika 52 AF Custom 2021-02-08
C-1 neck profile 62 cm scale Additional nut giving 41mm string spacing at (52mm) nut…
Hanika 52 AF Custom 2021-02-09
C-1 neck profile Radiused fingerboard 63 cm scale 48mm neck width at nut
Hanika 52 AF Custom 2021-03-13
C-1 neck profile Radiused fingerboard 63 cm scale 48mm neck width at nut Left handed
Hanika 52 AF Custom pre 2016
50mm nut width Curved fingerboard C -1mm neck profile 2 saddles giving standard and low…
Hanika 54 PC Custom 2016 06 02
Neck width at nut 50mm 64cm scale Radiused fingerboard C-1 neck profile AER Dot pickup
Hanika 54 PC Custom 2016 06 09
Neck width at nut 48mm Left Handed Non standard Rubner R2-SE machine heads
Hanika 54 PF Custom 2017 12 13
C-1 neck profile 640mm scale 50mm nut width
Hanika 56 PF Custom 2018 04 06
C-2 neck profile 630mm scale 50mm nut width Curved fingerboard
Hanika 56PC Custom
Shallow D-2 neck profile 1st saddle standard action. 2nd saddle low action. 50mm nut width…
Hanika 58 cc / 58 cf
This guitar was in the Hanika catalogue up to late 2020. It could be had…
Hanika 58 CC Custom 2018 04 10
AK30+ pick-up, built-in mic, side mounted pre-amp
Hanika 58 CF Custom 2016 06 17
Neck width at nut 50mm 63cm scale Radiused fingerboard
Hanika 58 PC Custom
Scale 620mm 48mm nut width C -1mm neck profile 2 saddles giving standard and low…
Hanika 58 PF NAT Custom
Curved fingerboard 50mm nut width C -1mm neck profile 2 saddles giving standard and low…
Hanika 58PC-NAT Custom
Shallow C-1 neck profile 1st saddle standard action. 2nd saddle low action. Radiused fingerboard Fret…
Hanika 58PF-NAT (“Natural PF”) Custom
Shallow D-2 neck profile 1st saddle standard action. 2nd saddle low action. 50mm nut width
Hanika 58PF-NAT Custom pre 2016
Scale 630mm 50mm nut width C -1mm neck profile 2 saddles giving standard and low…
Hanika 60 PF NAT Custom
Classic cutaway in matching rosewood Shallow neck profile “C -1mm” Two saddles giving alternative string…
Hanika 60PC (“HE Torres”) Custom
630mm scale length Shallow C neck profile 1st saddle standard action. 2nd saddle low action.…
Hanika BasisCut PC Custom
630mm scale Nut Width 48mm Shallow neck profile D -1mm 1st saddle low-standard action. 2nd…
Hanika BasisCut PC Custom 2017 10 11
C-1 neck profile 50mm nut width Radiused fingerboard
Hanika BasisCut PC Custom 2020-09-20
52mm neck width at nut C-1 neck profile Udo Rosner Hash pickup/built in mic
Hanika BasisCut PF Custom 2016 01 16
Full size body depth Shadow 4020 pickup
Hanika BasisCut PF Custom 2020-09-28
Radiused fingerboard 48mm neck width at nut C-1 neck profile 640mm scale Very low action…
Hanika BasisCut PF Custom 2020-11-09
C-2 neck profile 630mm scale Nut Width 48mm Curved fingerboard Shadow SH 4020 C pickup/preamp…
Hanika ClassicCut CF Custom 2017 05 30
620mm scale Radiused fingerboard Personally selected tonewoods
Hanika CutPro PF Custom 2020-12-06
C-1 neck profile Radiused fingerboard
Hanika Fusion Custom in Spruce and Ziricote
Ziricote back and sides 630mm scale Nut Width 48mm Curved fingerboard Shallow neck profile “C…
Hanika Fusion PC Custom 2020-10-25
Full-size body D-2 neck profile Udo Rosner Hash pickup/built in mic Natural/matte finish
Hanika Fusion PF Custom
50mm nut width 640mm scale length D -1mm neck profile 2 saddles giving standard and…
Hanika Lattice Meister Custom
Satin finished soundboard Upgraded machine heads
Hanika Lattice NAT Custom
Curved fingerboard Shallow neck profile “D -1mm” Two saddles giving alternative string actions
Hanika Natural Lattice Custom 2020-11-02
640mm scale C-2 neck profile 50mm neck width 30″ radiused fingerboard
Hanika Natural PC Custom 2016 01 26
Neck width at nut 48mm Scale 64cms Radiused fingerboard Gloss finish Ebony fingerboard
Hanika Natural PC Custom 2016 06 13
AER AK30+ Cutaway Fret dots 5, 7, 12, 17, 19 21 frets on extended fingerboard
Hanika Natural PC Custom 2020-11-17
C-2 neck profile 620mm scale Nut Width 46mm Curved fingerboard A dark coloured cedar soundboard…
Hanika Natural PF Custom 2016 02 09
Left-handed No fret dot markers Selected alternative machine heads Selected alternative headstock plates
Hanika Natural Torres Cedar Soundboard Custom 2016 09 17
50mm neck width at nut Udo Rosner Dot pickup
Hanika Natural Torres Custom 2020-10-20
630mm scale 50mm neck width at nut
Hanika Neck-to-Body Joint
Do Hanika guitars have truss rods? Or are they built like Spanish guitars? Or something…
Hanika New Century Lattice Custom 2021-01-15
D-1 neck profile Cedar Soundboard Ziricote Rosette Ziricote Headstock Plate Fret dots 3, 5, 7,…
Hanika New Century Lattice Custom 2021-01-17
Neck width at nut 48mm 3rd extra low saddle 3.4/2.5
Hanika UK Launch
Classical Guitars Plus, with the support of Hanika.de, launches hanika-guitars.co.uk.
Matthew McAllister about squeaking (master class using a Hanika 58 CC)
Matthew McAllister master class: “About Squeaking” using a Hanika 58 CC
Neck Profiles
The neck profile refers to the shape of the neck – viewed as a cross-section…
Pickups
Hanika will fit pickups to all the guitars in the range, either as part of…
Q&A: African Blackwood vs. Ebony Fingerboards
African blackwood is no longer regarded as ebony, a name now reserved for a limited…
Q&A: Finish on Hanika 56PF
Is the finish on this guitar a nitrocellulose finish? Or is it comparable to a…
Q&A: More on Hanika Neck Profiles
Q: I was wondering if you could tell me how the different [neck] profiles would…
Q&A: Upgrading a 1987 Hanika 18P
Could you please help me to compare Hanika guitar 18p from 1987 to one of…
Scale Length
Scale length means the length of string that is free to vibrate – measured from…
Some advice on using a rest
I have very much been enjoying the guitar [Hanika 50PF]. I was hoping you might…
Soundboards and Soundboard Bracing
Asymmetrical fan bracing Asymmetrical fan bracing is used on flat soundboards. The asymmetrical arrangement of…
String Action on Hanika Guitars
String Action refers to the height of the strings above the fingerboard – most typically…
String Spacing on Hanika Guitars
These are the standard string spacings on Hanika guitars of varying nut width. The measurements…
Strings on Hanika Guitars
(Correct as of June 2021 but subject to change without notice) The standard strings on…
Terminology – the Parts of the Guitar
The guitar is a set of stretched strings, free to vibrate for most of their…
Thanks for everything
Hi Nicholas: The guitar [Hanika 50MC] arrived safely on friday; … I’m rather happy with…
Udo Rosner Hash – Instructions
The Udo Rosner Hash consists of An undersaddle pickup An internally mounted microphone Controls mounted…
What Makes a Guitar Left-Handed?
What has to be changed from the “standard” right-handed guitar to make it suitable for…