Nylon / No. 688
Opus Virtuoso – Amber Walnut
SeriesOpus Virtuoso
The story
Model: Opus Virtuoso
A concert classical guitar pairing an Old-growth Redwood / Western Red Cedar double top with highly figured Black Walnut Burl and Sapwood. Natural Baltic amber and the Signature Mammoth package give this sold one-off instrument its distinctive character.
First in the World luthier guitar introduces the following innovations:
- ACOUSTIC TUBES inside the guitar neck with natural Baltic amber outlets
- S-WAVE RESONATOR double top
- A.R.S. back and sides
- SIGMOIDAL JOINT of the guitar sides
- AFRICAN EBONY IMPEDANCE BRIDGE with stiffening wings
- BALTIC AMBER FLOATING ARMREST isolated from the soundboard
- AMBER HEADLIGHT AND BACKLIGHT
- SIGNATURE MAMMOTH PACKAGE
- ARC FRETS
Specifications
- Model
- Opus Virtuoso
- Type
- Concert classical guitar
- Guitar no.
- 688
- Double top
- Old-growth Redwood / Western Red Cedar
- Back and sides
- Highly figured Black Walnut Burl with Sapwood
- Scale
- 650 mm
- Nut width
- 52 mm
- Armrest
- Natural Baltic amber floating armrest, fixed and isolated from the soundboard
- Amber package
- Natural Baltic amber headplates, rosette, Acoustic Tubes outlets and illuminated rear BackLight Rosette
- Mammoth package
- Mammoth bone nut, saddle, bridge tie-block and fingerboard markers
- Frets
- ArcFret
- Varnish
- Highly resonant, antistatic, hand-polished high-gloss finish
- Status
- Sold – preserved in the Turkowiak Guitars Museum archive