The Lowden nylon-string Jazz first appeared in 1996, based on the small-body ‘S’. It was revoiced around 2003, benefitting from George Lowden’s continuing research into classical guitar construction that had begun in earnest in the late 80s. But despite being quite rare birds, for 2022 the Jazz Collection has been expanded to include this red cedar/ walnut model, as well as the S-34J (Alpine spruce/koa) and the S-35J (Alpine spruce/ Guatemalan rosewood).
“What we’ve seen in the last three years is just sustained popularity and growth on these Jazz models,” explains Lowden’s Alastair Simpson, adding that although these nylon-strings account for under 10 per cent of Lowden’s production, that figure has risen from under five per cent about five years ago. “We’ve done very little to promote it, which is why we’re almost relaunching it as such this year. We released the Wee Lowden Jazz in 2019 because there was demand for something a little more portable, but,