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Nylon / No. 767

Opus Magnum – Emerald Tiger

SeriesOpus Magnum

The story

Model: Opus Magnum

A bespoke nylon-string crossover built around Flamed Old-growth Redwood, Ancient Kauri and a one-off Emerald Tiger composition. The translucent artwork on the back replaces the standard Amber BackLight Rosette and was created to the client’s design.

First in the World luthier guitar introduces the following innovations:

  • ACOUSTIC TUBES inside the guitar neck with mammoth bone outlets
  • X-WAVE RESONATOR double top
  • X-A.R.S. back and sides
  • SIGMOIDAL JOINT of the guitar sides
  • FLAMED AFRICAN EBONY IMPEDANCE BRIDGE with stiffening wings
  • EMERALD TIGER BACKLIGHT – a custom translucent rear artwork made instead of the standard backlight rosette
  • AMBER HEADLIGHT
  • ARC FRETS

Specifications

Model
Opus Magnum
Type
Crossover (nylon-string)
Guitar no.
767
Double top
Flamed Old-growth Redwood / Ancient Kauri, approximately 50,000 years old
Back and sides
Ancient Kauri, approximately 50,000 years old
Scale
650 mm
Neck
Asymmetric Turkowiak neck made of Ancient Kauri
Fingerboard
Elevated, flamed African ebony, 16-inch compound radius
Soundhole
Central soundhole with a natural Baltic amber rosette, mammoth bone frame and two mammoth molar crown logos
Head
Open shape with double natural Baltic amber headplates and a mammoth bone logo
Nut
49 mm, mammoth bone, hand-shaped, polished and semi-scalloped
Saddle
Mammoth bone, hand-shaped, polished and semi-scalloped
Bridge
Flamed African ebony impedance bridge with stiffening wings, inlaid with mammoth bone and natural Baltic amber
Armrest and rib bevel
African ebony
Tuners
Handmade Turkowiak tuning machines with natural Baltic amber buttons, 18:1 ratio
Binding
African ebony
Purfling
Natural Baltic amber
Fingerboard markers
Mammoth bone and Baltic amber: 2 mm at frets 5, 9, 17 and 19; concentric 3 mm at fret 7 and double at fret 12
Frets
EVO-GOLD ArcFret
Cutaway
Venetian, rounded
Signature artwork
Full fingerboard Emerald Tiger composition in mammoth bone and Baltic amber, with an emerald-green eye
Rear light feature
Custom translucent Emerald Tiger artwork made to the client’s design, replacing the standard Amber BackLight Rosette
Sound system
Carlos VIP DM
Varnish
Highly resonant, antistatic, hand-polished high-gloss finish with gold dust
Hardcase
Brand hardcase fitted to the guitar
Warranty
Life-time