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Bass / No. 399

Luthier’s contrabass guitar no. 399

The story

First in the World luthier nylon 5/6-string hybrid contrabass classical guitar which introduces the following innovations:

  • VI generation ACOUSTIC TUBES inside the guitar neck,
  • top with IX generation WAVE type resonator
  • back & sides made in III generation HIGH-TECH PRESS
  • SIGMOIDAL JOINT of the guitar sides
  • IMPEDANCE BRIDGE with STIFFENING WINGS inlaid with natural bone and natural Baltic amber
The Queen of Guitars

Specifications

Double top
Western Red Cedar (top) / Alpine Spruce from Tirol (bottom)(Master Grade)
Back & Sides
Imbuya Burl (Master Grade)
Scale
750 mm
Neck
Asymmetric Turkowiak neck made of flamed sycamore maple – Master Grade
Fingerboard
Elevated, African Ebony (Master Grade), 16″ compound radius, double dual-action trussrod
Head
Plates / Double African Ebony (Master Grade)
Logo
Natural Baltic amber
Soundhole
Offset, single, binded with African Ebony (Master Grade)
Heel
Cap / African Ebony
Logo
Natural Baltic amber
Arm bevel
Smooth, Ebony, integrated with the guitar body
Nut
44.5 mm, natural bone, hand-shaped and polished
Saddle
Natural bone, hand-shaped, polished and semi-scalloped
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, 19, 21, 24 (double) frets
Frets
EVO-GOLD (nickel-free)
Varnish
Highly-resonant, antistatic (own recipe), hand-polished, high-gloss
Cutaway
Venetian (smooth)
Front fingerboard markers
natural Baltic amber ⌀ 5 mm at 3 – 5 – 7 – 9 – 12 (double) – 15 – 17 – 19 – 21 – 24 (double) frets
Tuning
E-A-D-G-C
Strings
Nylon
Hardcase
Brand, high-quality
Warranty
Life-time