Walden

I'm a strummer/picker. Got that out of the way. This model is discontinued and no longer listed at the maker's website. From clues about other of their similar models and what I see myself I draw the following conclusions about the woods: Standard Dreadnought ("D")body with solid Englemann spruce top, laminate Indian rosewood sides, solid 2 piece back ("10"), maple neck, rosewood bridge and fingerboard. Don't know what the "T" designates Nut width 1 11/16". Fosalite nut and saddle. 2 way adjustable truss (through sound hole), glass-fiber rail reinforced. Finish is nitro cellulose lacquer. Closed gold tone tuning machines. Beautiful abalone rosette, "pearl" headstock logo. I suspect the bridge has been replaced as it does not conform to the distinctive shape used on these models and there are some finish aberrations around it. I saw the thing in a second hand store and just wanted the hard shell case but the owner wanted to get rid of it so I got a decent price. There is a serious crack bridge-to-end block and the fretboard took a dive into the sound hole causing a hump at the fretboard/body joint. Other than that the neck is good with good relief, action is good, intonation is good with the compensated saddle. Very good sound balance top to bottom, medium projection and excellent sustain. Tone is neither too bright nor too warm. I cannot say if the damage is from abuse or design/construction error, I rather suspect the latter about the fretboard problem without drawing a definite conclusion. I have other guitar rebuilding projects right now and haven't gotten to this one yet.

The Walden D 670 guitar has 19 frets. It doesn't come with a pick up, but the one I have has a pick up installed that was put on when I bought it. It isn't inherently acoustic-electric so it doesn't have any setting controls. Having the pick up is nice, but not essential as it sounds good when just played acoustic. UTILIZATION The neck on the Walden D 670 has an overall nice feel to it. Since it is 3/4 sized, the frets are pretty small, and while I have small fingers, someone with big fingers might have some trouble playing this guitar. It is easy to access the top notes and is very light in weight. It has a great sounding tone for a little guitar. SOUNDS The overall sound of the Walden D 670 is clean and surprising big sounding despite its small size. I have used it for rock and pop, and also proves to be a great guitar to bring around and play solo because of how small it is. The tone is big and its nice neck makes it a pleasure to play. While this guitar definitely doesn't sound as good as some of regular sized Walden D 670 guitars, it does sound better than a lot of regular sized guitars that are in its price range and above. OVERALL OPINION I've had my Walden D 670 guitar for about six or seven years. It not only is great sounding, but its small size makes it easy to bring around and be ready for action at any moment. It has a nice overall feel if your fingers are small enough and is very well built for the price. I haven't played or even seen any other acoustic guitars at 3/4 size, so I can't compare it to anything similar. The price is very reasonable as you're getting a great sounding guitar that has the Walden D 670 seal, so you know you're getting a good product. All in all I'm quite happy with my Walden D 670 and would recommend it for anyone either looking for a 3/4 sized guitar, or wants a guitar with a different overall look and feel to it than they are used to.