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Nylon / No. 555

no. 555

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 VI generation HIGH-TECH PRESS
  • SIGMOIDAL JOINT of the guitar sides
  • II generation IMPEDANCE BRIDGE with STIFFENING WINGS encrusted with natural mammoth bone and natural Baltic amber – made of African Ebony (Master Grade)

Specifications

Double top
Ancient Kauri (about 50.000 years old with a certificate of authenticity)(Master Grade)(top) / Old-growth Redwood (Master Grade)(bottom)
Back & Sides
Ancient Kauri ‘MegaCurl’ (about 50.000 years old with a certificate of authenticity)(Master Grade)
Scale
650 mm
Neck
Asymmetric Turkowiak neck made of Ancient Kauri (about 50.000 years old with a certificate of authenticity)(Master Grade)
Fingerboard
Elevated, African Ebony (Master Grade)
Head
Plates / Natural Baltic amber
Shape
Standard, Slotted
Logo
Natural white Baltic amber
Rosette
Natural Baltic amber
Arm bevel
Smooth, Ebony, integrated with the guitar body
Palm bevel
Smooth, Ebony, integrated with the guitar body
Heel
Cap / African Ebony (Master Grade)
Logo
Natural Baltic amber
Nut
52 mm, natural mammoth bone, hand-shaped, polished and semi-scalloped
Saddle
Natural mammoth bone, hand-shaped, polished and semi-scalloped
Tuners
Handmade AR Turkowiak Gold highest-quality, with ebony buttons, black aluminum rollers with bearings and black wood screw reinforcements, ratio 18:1, with engravings
Binding
African Ebony (Master Grade)
Fingerboard markers
Natural mammoth bone side dots diameter 2 mm at 5, 9 frets and concentric 4 mm at 7, 12 (double) frets inlaid with natural Baltic amber
Frets
EVO-GOLD (nickel-free)
Varnish
Highly-resonant, oil-based, antistatic (own recipe), hand-polished, high-gloss-satin
Hardcase
Carbon-fiber, fitted to the guitar
Warranty
Life-time