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Nylon / No. 338

Luthier’s nylon-string jazz guitar no. 338

The story

First in the World luthier nylon-string jazz guitar with the following innovations:

  • Acoustic Tubes inside the guitar neck (Patent – European Patent Office no. EP 3340231 ‘Acoustic Tubes’)
  • Top with a WAVE resonator
  • Back & sides made in High-Tech Press
  • Impedance bridge with stiffening wings (Patent: European Union Intellectual Property Office 008177463-003)
  • Sigmoidal Joint of the guitar sides (Patent: European Union Intellectual Property Office 008177463-001)

Specifications

Top
Alpine Spruce from Tirol (Master Grade)
Back&Sides
California Black Walnut Burl with sapwood (Master Grade)
Neck
C-shape, made of flamed Sycamore (Master Grade), dual-action double truss rod
Fingerboard
Elevated, Black Ebony (Master Grade), binded, compound radius 16″ (at the nut)
Type
Modern (Open)
Plates
Black Ebony (Master Grade)
Logo
Natural Baltic amber
Bridge
Black Ebony Impedance bridge with stiffening wings (Master Grade), hand-shaped, encrusted with natural bone and special inlay in natural Baltic amber
Soundhole
Single left upper-bout, binded
Heel
Cup / Ebony (Master Grade)
Logo
Natural Baltic amber
Arm bevel
Smooth, Ebony, integrated with the guitar body, 20 mm width
Nut
Hand-shaped and polished bone, 44.5 mm (1 3/4″) width
Saddle
Hand-shaped and polished bone, semi-scalloped
Tuners
Ebony knobs and black aluminum rollers and white mother of pearl screw reinforcements, ratio 18:1
Binding
Ebony (Master Grade)
Fingerboard side dots
Natural bone ø 1.5 mm at 3, 5, 7, 9, 12 (double), 15 frets
Frets
Nickel silver 18%
Strap buttons
Ebony with logo inlays in natural Baltic amber
Scale length
25.5” (647,7 mm)
Finish
Varnish, highly resonant, anti-static (own recipe), hand-polished, high-gloss
Pickguard
Custom shape made, California Black Walnut Burl (Master Grade)
Inlay
Custom shapes made of natural Baltic amber at 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 15, 17 frets
Cutaway
Venetian (smooth)
Warranty
Life-time
Hardcase
Highest-quality, brand hardcase