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Nylon / No. 759

Opus Virtuoso ‘Venetian – Ancient Cypress’

A refined concert classical guitar with an Ancient Cypress / RomanticWood double top, Golden Madrone Burl back and sides, and a graceful Venetian cutaway.

SeriesOpus Virtuoso

The story

Model: Opus Virtuoso

A refined concert classical guitar with an Ancient Cypress / RomanticWood double top, Golden Madrone Burl back and sides, and a graceful Venetian cutaway.

First in the World luthier guitar introduces the following innovations:

  • ACOUSTIC TUBES inside the guitar neck with amber outlets
  • S-WAVE resonator double top
  • ARS back and sides
  • SIGMOIDAL JOINT of the guitar sides
  • AFRICAN EBONY IMPEDANCE BRIDGE with stiffening wings
  • AFRICAN EBONY FLOATING ARMREST isolated from the soundboard
  • VENETIAN CUTAWAY
  • ARC FRETS
  • SIGNATURE AMBER PACKAGE – amber headlight, rosette and acoustic tube outlets
  • SIGNATURE MAMMOTH PACKAGE – mammoth bone nut, saddle, bridge tie-block and amber-inlaid side markers

Specifications

Model
Opus Virtuoso
Guitar no.
759
Double top
Ancient Cypress / RomanticWood
Back and sides
Golden Madrone Burl
Scale
650 mm
Neck
Asymmetric Turkowiak neck made of modified magnolia
Fingerboard
Elevated, African ebony
Head shape
Standard, slotted
Rosette
Natural Baltic amber
Cutaway
Venetian cutaway
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 Gold ARTuners Turkowiak tuning machines, 18:1 ratio
Binding
African ebony
Fingerboard markers
Mammoth bone side markers inlaid with natural Baltic amber: 2 mm at frets 5, 9, 17 and 19; 3 mm at fret 7 and double at fret 12
Frets
Arc Frets, EVO-GOLD (nickel-free)
Signature Amber Package
Amber headlight, rosette and acoustic tube outlets
Signature Mammoth Package
Mammoth bone nut, saddle, bridge tie-block and side markers
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