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Nylon / No. 365

Luthier’s classical-jazz crossover guitar no. 365 – Ellipse

The story

First in the World luthier nylon-string classical-jazz crossover/hybrid 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
Black & White Ebony with sapwood (Master Grade)
Scale
640 mm
Neck
Asymmetric Turkowiak neck made of flamed sycamore maple – Master Grade
Fingerboard
Elevated, African Ebony – Master Grade, 16″ compound radius
Head
Plates / Double African Ebony (Master Grade)
Logo
Natural Baltic amber
Soundhole
Oval shaped (horizontal) with a vintage Turkowiak rosette (star – dot) made of natural Baltic amber and African Ebony
Heel
Cap / African Ebony
Logo
Natural Baltic amber
Arm bevel
Smooth, Ebony, integrated with the guitar body
Nut
50 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 frets
Frets
EVO-GOLD (nickel-free)
Varnish
Highly-resonant, antistatic (own recipe), hand-polished, high-gloss, with amber topcoat at soundboard, neck & heel
Cutaway
Florentine (sharp)
Strap buttons
African Ebony with natural Baltic amber crown logo
Golpeador (pickguard)
Transparent
Strings
Nylon
Hardcase
Brand, high-quality
Warranty
Life-time