HUSS & DALTON
Huss and Dalton Guitar Company, Inc. took root in the fertile soil of the Shenandoah Valley, late in the summer of 1995, when Jeff Huss and Mark Dalton’s friendship and mutual interests inspired them to envision eminently playable, resonant, and attractive guitars that were true to their sense of aesthetics and tone.
While the luthiers appreciated traditional design, they imagined a guitar that paid homage to tradition and also incorporated improvements to the structure and cosmetics of the distinctly American steel-string guitar.
Today, Huss & Dalton builds the world’s finest acoustic, electric guitars and banjos in both traditional and contemporary styles.
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tone by design
Finest Wood
Huss & Dalton guitars are based on two distinct blueprints. Standard Series soundboards are built with a 25-foot radius to boost the mid-range. Traditional Series guitars feature the same 25-foot-radiused braces, but the sides are left flat for a more traditional instrument build and tonal character, emphasizing the lower frequencies a bit more.
All Huss & Dalton guitars are built with AAA grade top woods, and are braced with hand-split Appalachian red spruce, which has a greater strength-to-weight ratio than other woods more commonly used for braces. Bridge plates are made from Honduras rosewood, selected for its superior tonal properties, durability, and resistance to string-ball wear.
flawless build
Huss & Dalton uses a Computerized Numeric Control (CNC) machine to cut parts accurately, removing the possibility for human error and improving overall quality. All guitars are then built, voiced and finished by hand— because there is still a great deal to be said for a pair of hands, guided by years of experience, at a workbench.
