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Nylon / No. 449

no. 449 – Koi Carp

The story

First in the World luthier guitar introduces the following innovations:

  • VII generation ACOUSTIC TUBES inside the guitar neck,
  • top with IX generation WAVE type resonator
  • back & sides made in IV generation HIGH-TECH PRESS
  • SIGMOIDAL JOINT of the guitar sides
  • II generation IMPEDANCE BRIDGE with STIFFENING WINGS encrusted with natural bone and natural Baltic amber – made of Flamed African Ebony (Master Grade)

Specifications

Double top
Western Red Cedar (Earth-Salvaged Master Grade)(top) / Old-growth Redwood (Master Grade)(bottom)
Back & Sides
Black California Walnut Burl with sapwood (Rustic Grade)
Scale
650 mm
Neck
Asymmetric Turkowiak neck made of flamed sycamore maple (Master Grade)
Fingerboard
Elevated, Flamed African Ebony (Master Grade)
Head
Plates / Front: Natural Baltic amber; Back: Flamed African Ebony (Master Grade)
Shape
Standard, Slotted
Logo
Natural mammoth bone
Soundhole
Single offset, binded with Ebony (Master Grade)
Arm bevel
Smooth, Ebony, integrated with the guitar body, 20 mm width
Heel
Cap / African Ebony (Master Grade)
Logo
Natural Baltic amber
Nut
52 mm, natural bone, hand-shaped and polished
Saddle
Natural bone, hand-shaped, polished and semi-scalloped
Tuners
Highest-quality, with ebony buttons, black aluminum rollers with bearings and white mother of pearl screw reinforcements, ratio 18:1
Binding
African Ebony (Master Grade)
Fingerboard markers
Concentric natural bone 4 mm diameter at 7, 12 (double) frets inlaid with natural Baltic amber, and natural bone circles 1.5 mm diameter at 5, 9 frets
Frets
EVO-GOLD (nickel-free)
Varnish
Highly-resonant, antistatic (own recipe), hand-polished, high-gloss
Cutaway
Florentine (sharp)
Inlay
Full fingerboard Koi Carps made of natural Baltic amber and white mother of pearl
String’s action
Extra-low
Sound system
Carlos VIP Double M (pickup+mic)
Hardcase
Brand, fitted to the guitar
Warranty
Life-time