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000-OM The smallest body styles I build are designed especially for the fingerpicking guitarist who is looking for the best possible treble to bass balance. The sound is big and bright without being overly bassy. Available in both 14-fret to the body and 12-fret to the body shapes, with or without cutaways.
  
The F Visually the F is an expanded 000 model in shape, but with a full 16 inch wide body. The wider, deeper body makes for a more Dreadnought-like sound, but with better bass to treble balance. Tremendously powerful, it is suited to both fingerpicking and flatpicking playing styles.
  
The FX A Greven original, 12-fret to the body version of an F model with the classic stoop shoulders, lovely lines. It is an extremely potent sound, big and powerful. Can be set up lightly for fingerpicking or medium for flatpicking. Great with a cutaway.
  
The D The famous Dreadnought model, mine patterned after a 1938 vintage Martin I had the pleasure of restoring many years ago. Best for hard flatpicking playing styles, it can be set up for fingerpicking as well. I have reduced the body depth by 1/4 inch to better balance the treble/ bass response.
 
The J This guitar was patterned after the famous Gibson J-185. A 16 inch wide body with a 4.25 inch depth makes this guitar ideal for fingerpicking. Itis not a good flatpicking guitar and I do not recommend it as such. The sound is very balanced, almost like a steel string classical guitar, a superior recording instrument because of its flat response through any amplification system.
The DX A very large body with a full 17 inch lower bout patterned after the Gibson J-200.. Definitely a BIG sound. Can be set of for either finger or flat picking styles, but is recommended for flatpicking because of it tremendous bass response and overall power. A big guitar for the big player.
  
The Prairie State The Prairie State model is brand new to Greven Guitars. Patterned after the 1920's guitar by the same name, it features a full 17 inch body width, but only 4 1/8 inch depth. The sound is huge, yet very balanced, unlike most large body guitars. Outstanding for fingerpicking.
  
 
Note:
  The Body Sizes above are available with either a round cutaway or the sharp Florentine cutaway. Necks are made to order from 1 11/16 to 1 7/8 at the nut and any profile desired. I generally prefer use the 25.4 inch scale length and to do a low string set up with light strings, but I also do heavier set ups with medium strings for flatpicking.