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2025 - Rebecca Urlacher Concert - German Spruce & Keyaki
Serial: C31-65 CONSIGNMENT
Weight: 4 lbs 7 oz
Add to Cart$12,000.00
Urlacher Acoustic Guitars — Central Oregon Art, One Guitar at a Time
Rebecca Urlacher grew up in Bend, Oregon, studied fine arts at the University of Oregon, and spent six years developing her craft as a ceramicist before a chance encounter with the world of renowned Portland luthiers changed the direction of everything. With no background in woodworking or guitar playing, she built her first steel-string guitar in 2002, completed it a year later, and immediately received her first commission. She has been building ever since, working entirely alone in her Bend workshop, producing a small number of fully custom instruments each year that have earned her a multi-year waiting list, a devoted international following, and a reputation that places her among the finest Somogyi-trained builders working today.
She is widely regarded as one of the only female luthiers operating at the top tier of the boutique acoustic world, and contributors to She Shreds Media and the Acoustic Guitar Forum have argued she deserves a place on any list of top luthiers, female or otherwise. The guitars make that case without any argument needed.
The Somogyi Foundation
Rebecca credits her development as a builder primarily to two sources: her study under Ervin Somogyi in Oakland, and the classical guitar builder in Eugene who helped hone her skills in the years before that apprenticeship. The Somogyi influence is audible in every instrument she builds: extraordinarily responsive tops with wide dynamic range, fat singing trebles, three-dimensional tonal quality, and the kind of note separation and balance that players describe as downright addictive. A recent Single 0 Parlor built over pink ivory with a red cedar top was described by one player as insanely responsive and sensitive, with surprising power and volume for its size, and a lyrical treble response that stands with the best Somogyi apprentices working anywhere in the world today.
Singer-songwriter Tracy Grammer has played an Urlacher as her primary instrument for years, prompting another touring artist to book a West Coast tour in part specifically to travel to Bend and play one. Players who have purchased Urlacher guitars describe them consistently in superlative terms, calling them the finest and best-sounding acoustic instruments they have ever played, alive in every register with just the right balance of overtones.
The Models
Rebecca offers five body styles, each one a fully custom instrument built entirely to the specifications of the individual player.
Parlor — The most intimate model in the lineup and the format most associated with the Urlacher name. Small, light, deeply personal, and surprisingly projecting, with the short-scale warmth and touch sensitivity that makes the parlor guitar a perennial favorite for fingerstyle and solo playing.
Single 0 — A step up in body size from the Parlor, delivering more bass presence and volume while retaining the focused, warm character of the smaller format. Available in both standard and cutaway configurations with micro bevel for ergonomic comfort.
Concert and Concert Cutaway — The most versatile model in the lineup, with a voice that one player described as having almost as much tonal variation as a classical guitar. Available with a Florentine cutaway and full upper-register access.
Dreadnought — Rebecca's most projection-forward instrument, built for players who need acoustic power and presence alongside the refinement and responsiveness that run through everything she builds.
Tonewoods across the lineup have included Western Red Cedar, Sitka spruce, and Engelmann spruce tops over Indian rosewood, pink ivory, sinker mahogany, and other premium back and side options, with ebony fingerboards and bridges, Gotoh tuners, bone nuts and saddles, and Calton cases standard on premium builds.
Celebrating Fifty
In early 2023, Rebecca celebrated both her fiftieth birthday and the completion of her fiftieth guitar, a milestone that few independent luthiers ever reach and one that reflects two decades of uncompromising dedication to the craft. The guitar she builds today is measurably better than the one she built five years ago, and she shows no intention of slowing down.
Browse our available Urlacher inventory, and reach out to discuss placement on the commission waitlist.