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Nylon / No. 761

Opus Virtuoso ‘Tornavosette’ “Tellura”

SeriesOpus Virtuoso

The story

Model: Opus Virtuoso

First in the World luthier guitar introduces the following innovations:

  • ACOUSTIC TUBES inside the guitar neck with African ebony outlets
  • S-WAVE type resonator double-top
  • ARS back and sides
  • SIGMOIDAL JOINT of the guitar sides
  • AFRICAN EBONY IMPEDANCE BRIDGE with stiffening wings and Signature Mammoth tie-block
  • AFRICAN EBONY FLOATING ARMREST isolated from the soundboard
  • TORNAVOSETTE
  • ARC FRETS
  • SIGNATURE MAMMOTH UPGRADE – mammoth bone nut, saddle, bridge tie-block and side markers

Specifications

Model
Opus Virtuoso
Guitar no.
761
Double top
Earth-Grade Western Red Cedar / Alpine Spruce from Tirol
Back and Sides
Black Walnut Burl
Scale
650 mm
Neck
Asymmetric Turkowiak neck made of Mod.Magnolia
Fingerboard
Elevated, African ebony
Head plates
Black Walnut Burl
Head shape
Standard, slotted
Rosette
Black Walnut Burl
Tornavosette
Black Walnut Burl
Heel cap
African ebony
Nut
52 mm, mammoth bone, hand-shaped, polished and semi-scalloped
Saddle
Mammoth bone, hand-shaped, polished and semi-scalloped
Bridge tie-block
Mammoth bone
Bridge
African ebony impedance bridge with stiffening wings
Armrest
African ebony floating armrest (fixed), isolated from the soundboard
Tuners
Highest-quality, handmade Gold ARTuners Turkowiak tuning machines with black aluminium rollers with bearings, 18 to 1 ratio and engravings
Binding
Ebony
Fingerboard markers
Mammoth bone side markers
Frets
Arc Frets, EVO-GOLD (nickel-free)
Varnish
Highly-resonant, antistatic (own recipe), hand-polished, high-gloss
Strings
Hannabach Pure Silver Carbon Medium-High Tension
Hardcase
Brand hardcase fitted to the guitar
Warranty
Life-time