Only a month ago, Walden Guitars announced the new Madera line of guitars made from FSC-pure certified tonewoods. Now the company is releasing the first of the line, the Madera Grand Auditorium body CG4070-CERT acoustic guitar ($1,699 MSRP).

This cedar / Mahogany Grand Auditorium is a completely sustainable wood guitar made of 100 percent FSC-Pure certified Western Red Cedar and Central American Mahogany tonewoods.

According to Jonathan Lee, Walden's chief designer, “100 percent certified FSC-Pure means that these instruments are constructed entirely of woods originating from sustainably managed forests. Our FSC Chain-of-Custody requires that Walden track all FSC woods through the building process and operates in an ethical way." He continues, "In our eco-friendly Madera line, it was a natural choice to start with a Grand Auditorium body. Walden’s G body is one of the most popular acoustic body shapes. It is a more comfortable shape to play than a dreadnought, and has a voice and nut width that that is well suited for finger-stylists.”

The new CG4070-CERT sports a natural color and gloss finish, with a 1 and 3/4-inch wide bone nut and a compensated bone saddle. The guitar is trimmed with a faux-tortoiseshell binding and an abalone two-ring rosette, and is accented by a pearl headstock embellishment shaped like the Chinese character “木” meaning wood.

For more information, please visit waldenguitars.com.