Meilein
Meilein
The Meilein is our take on the 12-fret parlour guitar. Though modest in size, its voice is rich, articulate, and full of subtle detail.
This model traces its roots back to the early days of Taran Guitars. Commissioned by a client who played one of those early models, this is a new interpretation—shaped by everything we’ve learned over the past 15 years. The result is a compact instrument with a tonal presence that far exceeds its scale.
“Fifteen years ago, I stepped into Rory’s workshop in Leith and played a maple parlour that defied physics. Tonal separation was perfect, harmonics and sustain just right, and warmth across all the strings—even the bass matched my Froggy Bottom. I couldn’t justify it then, but I never forgot it. After trying many parlours over the years, none spoke like that little box on a rainy August day in Edinburgh. When I finally called Rory, he remembered. This new take is everything I hoped for—and then some.” - James Kent, 2025
Meilein is a small hill surrounded by water. Fresh to her east and salty sea to the West with views over to the island of Scarp. This now abandoned island was once the epicentre of life on Harris. We’re sure music could be heard as generations sang together, working the fertile ground on Meilein's slopes.
sizes
Scale: 635mm
Frets to body: 12
Body Length: 502mm
Max Body Width: 376mm
Depth: 112mm
Width at nut: 45mm
Spacing at saddle: 58mm
MATERIALS AS STANDARD
Back and sides - Either Indian Rosewood, Scottish Sycamore, European Walnut or Mahogany
Soundboard - European Spruce
Neck - Reclaimed Mahogany with carbon fibre and a two-way truss rod
Fingerboard - 100% FSC African Blackwood
Nut and saddle - Bone, intonated to required tuning
Tuners - Gotoh 510s