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Nylon / No. 451

no. 451 – Sunset Forest

The story

First in the World luthier guitar introduces the following innovations:

  • VII generation ACOUSTIC TUBES inside the guitar neck,
  • top with X 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 African Ebony (Master Grade)

Specifications

Double top
Ancient Kauri (about 40000 years old with a certificate of authenticity)(Master Grade)(top) / Old-growth Redwood (Master Grade)(bottom)
Back & Sides
Ancient Kauri with ‘Whitebait’ effect (about 40000 years old with a certificate of authenticity)(Master Grade)
Scale
650 mm
Neck
Asymmetric Turkowiak neck made of flamed Thermo-Aspen(Master Grade)
Fingerboard
Elevated, African Ebony (Master Grade)
Head
Plates / Natural Baltic amber
Shape
Standard, Slotted
Logo
Natural Baltic amber
Soundhole
Single offset, binded with African 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 mammoth bone, hand-shaped and polished
Saddle
Natural mammoth 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
Natural white Baltic amber 4 mm diameter at 7, 12 (double) frets 2 mm diameter at 5, 9 frets
Frets
EVO-GOLD (nickel-free)
Varnish
Highly-resonant, antistatic (own recipe), hand-polished, high-gloss
Inlay
Made of natural & green-color (modified) Baltic amber. Fox at #1 fret, Lynx at #2-3-4, Moose at #7-8, Owl at #9, Lynx at #12-13-14-15, Pheasant at #17
Strings
Knobloch Sterling Silver
Hardcase
Brand, Carbon-series, fitted to the guitar
Warranty
Life-time