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Bass / No. 634

Luthier’s 5-string fan fret acoustic bass guitar no. 634

The story

First in the world luthier acoustic bass guitar with the following innovations:

  • X generation ‘ACOUSTIC TUBES’ inside the guitar neck with natural Baltic amber outlets
  • Top with XI generation ‘S-WAVE’ resonator
  • B&S made in VII generation ‘HIGH-TECH PRESS’
  • SIGMOIDAL JOINT of the guitar sides
  • African Ebony (Master Grade) fan-fret II generation BRIDGE with DRILLED HOLES encrusted with natural Baltic amber and bone
  • Amber HEADLIGHT

Specifications

Body
Small
Frets to the body
15
Double-Top
Highly-figured Old-Growth Flamed Redwood (Master Grade)(top) / Alpine Spruce from Tirol (Master Grade)(bottom)
Back&Sides
Amboyna Burl with sapwood (Master Grade)
Neck
Turkowiak asymmetric made of flamed sycamore maple (Master Grade), dual-action double truss rod
Fingerboard
Elevated, African Ebony (Master Grade), bound, compound radius: 26″
Plates
Natural Baltic amber
Shape
Open (Modern / Hollow)
Logo
Natural Bone
Soundhole
Single offset, with natural Baltic amber rosette
Heel
Cup / Natural Baltic amber
Logo
Natural Baltic amber
Arm bevel
Ebony, integrated with the guitar body
Rib bevel
Ebony, integrated with the guitar body
Nut
Natural bone, hand-shaped, polished, and semi-scalloped, 45 mm width
Saddle
Natural bone, hand-shaped, polished and semi-scalloped
Tuners
Highest-quality, Schaller single black posts, ratio 1:18
Binding
Ebony (Master Grade)
Fingerboard markers
Side: Natural bone ø 2 mm at 3, 5, 7, 9, 12 (double), 15, 17, 19 frets
Frets
EVO-GOLD (nickel-free)
Cutaway
Venetian (smooth)
Scale length
32-34″ (812,8 – 863,6 mm)
Varnish
Highly-resonant, anti-static (own recipe), hand polished, high-gloss
Inlay
F – made of natural Baltic amber at 12-13-14-15 fret
Warranty
Life-time
Tuning
Custom: 1st string tuned to High C
Sound system
Carlos VIP Double M
Hardcase
High-quality