Luthier’s contrabass guitar no. 457 – Sunburst
First in the World luthier nylon 5-string contrabass classical guitar which introduces the following innovations:
- VII generation ACOUSTIC TUBES inside the guitar neck,
- top with X generation WAVE type resonator
- back & sides made in IV generation HIGH-TECH PRESS
- SIGMOIDAL JOINT of the guitar sides
SPECIFICATION | ||
| Double top | Western Red Cedar (Earth Master Grade)(top) / Old-growth Redwood (bottom)(Master Grade) | |
| Back & Sides | Imbuya Burl (Master Grade) | |
| Scale | 750 mm | |
| Bridge | custom, African Ebony (Master Grade), hand-shaped, inlaid with natural bone and natural Baltic amber | |
| Neck | Asymmetric Turkowiak neck made of flamed sycamore maple (Master Grade) and Ancient Kauri (about 40.000 years old with a certificate of authenticity)(Master Grade) – reinforced with African Ebony strip (Master Grade) | |
| Fingerboard | Elevated, African Ebony with sapwood (Master Grade), 16″ compound radius, double dual-action trussrod | |
| Head | Plates | Front: Natural Baltic amber; Back: African Ebony (Master Grade) |
| Logo | Natural mammoth bone | |
| Soundhole | Central single soundhole with custom ‘Sunburst’ rosette + offset single soundport with African Ebony with sapwood (Master Grade) directional bracing, binded with African Ebony (Master Grade) | |
| Heel | Cap | African Ebony (Master Grade) |
| Logo | Natural Baltic amber | |
| Arm bevel | Smooth, Ebony, integrated with the guitar body | |
| Nut | 43 mm, natural bone, hand-shaped and polished | |
| Saddle | Natural bone, hand-shaped, polished and semi-scalloped, string spacing: 68 mm | |
| Tuners | Ebony knobs and black aluminum rollers with bearings and white mother of pearl screw reinforcements, ratio 18:1 | |
| Binding | African Ebony (Master Grade) | |
| Fingerboard markers | Side – natural bone, diameter 1.5 mm at 3, 5, 7, 9, 12 (double), 15, 17 frets | |
| Frets | EVO-GOLD (nickel-free) | |
| Varnish | Highly-resonant, antistatic (own recipe), hand-polished, high-gloss | |
| Cutaway | Florentine (sharp) | |
| Inlay | Fingerboard sunbursts at 3, 5, 7, 9, 11-12-13, 15, 17-18-19 frets made of natural Baltic amber | |
| Tuning | Standard: ADGBE | |
| Pickguard | Custom shape, Imbuya Burl (Master Grade) | |
OTHER | ||
| Strings | Nylon | |
| Hardcase | Brand, high-quality | |
| Warranty | Life-time | |
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