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Nylon / No. 287

the Queen of Guitars with Double Offset Soundholes

An archival concert classical guitar with a solid Spruce soundboard, Vavona Burl back and sides and a rare diagonal double-offset soundhole layout. One soundhole carries an African ebony wing-shaped directional brace.

Seriesthe Queen of Guitars

The story

Model: the Queen of Guitars

An archival concert classical guitar with a solid Spruce soundboard, Vavona Burl back and sides and a rare diagonal double-offset soundhole layout. One soundhole carries an African ebony wing-shaped directional brace.

First in the World luthier guitar introduces the following innovations:

  • DOUBLE OFFSET SOUNDHOLES arranged diagonally instead of a central soundhole
  • WING-SHAPED DIRECTIONAL BRACING in African ebony at one soundhole
The Queen of Guitars

Specifications

Model
the Queen of Guitars
Type
Concert classical guitar
Guitar no.
287
Top
Solid Spruce
Back and sides
Vavona Burl
Scale
650 mm
Nut width
52 mm
Soundholes
Two diagonal offset soundholes; one fitted with an African ebony wing-shaped directional brace
Frets
EVO-GOLD fretwire
Varnish
Highly resonant, antistatic, hand-polished high-gloss finish
Status
Sold – preserved in the Turkowiak Guitars Museum archive