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Nylon / No. 787

the Ascent – Spirit – Yearning

The flamenco voice of The Ascent: Ancient Cypress, Vavona Burl and a Spirit – Yearning inlay across the fingerboard and rosette, made from “flame” red amber, shaped into a responsive, sharply articulated concert instrument.

SeriesOpus Magnum

The story

Model: Opus Magnum

The flamenco voice of The Ascent: Ancient Cypress, Vavona Burl and a Spirit – Yearning inlay across the fingerboard and rosette, made from “flame” red amber, shaped into a responsive, sharply articulated concert instrument.

First in the World luthier guitar introduces the following innovations:

  • 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
  • AMBER HEADLIGHT AND BACKLIGHT
  • ARC FRETS
  • SPIRIT – YEARNING INLAY in “flame” red amber across the fingerboard and rosette

Specifications

Collection
The Ascent – Spirit – Yearning
Model
Opus Magnum
Guitar no.
787
Double top
Ancient Cypress
Back and sides
Vavona Burl
Scale
650 mm
Neck
Asymmetric Turkowiak neck made of flamed sycamore maple
Fingerboard
Non-elevated, flamed African ebony
Soundhole
Central soundhole with a Spirit – Yearning inlay in “flame” red amber
Head
Classic slotted shape with double natural Baltic amber headplates and a white Baltic amber logo
Nut
50 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 African ebony
Arm bevel
African ebony
Tuners
Handmade tuning machines with natural Baltic amber buttons, 18:1 ratio
Binding
African ebony
Purfling
Natural Baltic amber
Fingerboard marker
Concentric 3 mm marker at fret 7, inlaid with natural Baltic amber
Frets
EVO-GOLD ArcFret
Artwork
Spirit – Yearning inlay across the fingerboard and rosette, made from “flame” red amber, with a matching illuminated rear artwork
Varnish
Highly resonant, antistatic, hand-polished high-gloss finish with gold dust
Hardcase
Carbon-fibre hardcase fitted to the guitar
Warranty
Life-time