Jasmine S34C Acoustic Guitar

The Jasmine S-34C is a stylish grand orchestra-style guitar with a rich, well-balanced sound and a graceful Venetian-style cutaway that represent exceptional value.

Great for any player seeking a well-built and easy-playing guitar, the S-34C features a select spruce top with Jasmine's Advanced "X" Bracing, and sapele back and sides. The slim neck and full 25 1/2" scale length provide comfortable feel and excellent playability, and the smooth satin finish maximizes resonance for optimal sound quality.

Other great features include a rosewood fingerboard and bridge, full body binding and chrome tuners.

What Makes Our Jasmine S34C's Different From Other Sellers?

Strings – Remember the sea voyage we mentioned? Refreshing salt air and a non-climate controlled cargo area are a quick way to put a guitar out of whack. The first place to look is the strings. Salt air rusts metal in a hurry, and bronze guitar strings are no exception. So we strip off the old strings and immediately replace them with D’Addario EJ16 Phosphor Bronze Light Gauge Acoustic Strings for the best tone possible. While we have the strings off, we make sure to give the frets a polish (for playing comfort) and hydrate the fingerboard with lemon oil (to give it a jumpstart on a long, healthy life).

Neck flexion – Now that we’ve put on new strings, we check the neck flexion, or the amount of bow the neck sustains due to the tension of the strings. A perfectly straight neck often isn’t the solution for a guitar, usually a little bit of bow is preferred. We use a super-precise straightedge and adjust the S34C’s truss rod accordingly, leaving a small gap, only a tiny fraction of an inch high.


Saddle Height – When it comes to strings being too high, the saddle is usually the first place a player will adjust, but an experienced tech knows saddle adjustments live somewhere in the middle of the process sheet. We measure the saddle height, sand or shim as needed, and make sure the saddle top is rounded with the correct curve. An incorrect curve will cause string buzz, and any unwanted grooves in the saddle will cause buzz and lead to premature string breakage. And once again, the old precision straightedge makes an appearance to check our string height at the 12^th fret, accurate to the 32^nd of an inch.

Nut Slot Depth – Once we’ve got the neck & saddle where we want them, the next point of investigation is the nut, specifically the depth & width. It is crucial to have these points of contact correct, otherwise tuning & playability issues can pop up. We make sure the slots are deep enough to clear the first fret (to prevent buzzing), and wide enough (but not too wide) to accommodate the string without pinching. Trust us, no one likes a pinched string. You think you’re in tune, hit the first note, and >PING<, suddenly, you’re flat. Bummer. Not you & your TCM Shop-Adjusted S34C. Your S34C has had $ 50+ worth of work done to make it play better than you can get anywhere else.