Arnt: as a sideline, I can also very much reccomend the 'standard' hand-cut cabinetmakers rasps by Herdim, sold by Dick Tools in Germany. Around 40 euros for the 20cm length versions, plenty long enough for guitar work.
I have a medium and a medium-fine (I *think* coarsness 4 and 5, but I can double-check my order form..might be a coarse, but that's not very coarse), ordered a few small rosewood handles I liked the look of, feel nice in the hand. They're much nicer to work with than my 15 year old Sandvik rasp, which removes a lot of stock, fast (much coarser than either of the hand-cut ones), but leaves a nasty surface. The hand-cut rasps cut smoothly, evenly, rapidly enough, but leave a very, very clean surface, and don't chatter at all. They're perfectly safe to use on end-grain, even squared off ash, no chipping.
Short version: I'll be buying a few more. When I figure out which ones I ordered last time, so I don't buy duplicates by mistake ;) Fine-tool.de also has some Milani (Italian) Handcut rasps for about the same price, and the more expensive Auriou. Not sure if the Auriou are that much better, or merely that much more well-known.
I still use my shinto rasp (rough side) for coarse stock removal, and my microplane from time to time, but the rasps are really wonderful.
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