Cocobolo
B&S, Hauser Braced Cedar top, DOUBLE
top Contreras style V1. African Walnut bindings,
Tahitian Mother of pearl hand crafted Rosette & details on the
bridge, violin tie and headstock. Exclusive hand crafted matching marquetry.
Amazing floral inlay work on the ebony fingerboard. Hand crafted
marquetry, 16" radiused fingerboard, 640mm fret spacing. Special cutaway,
Luxury tuners with Cocobolo buttons, Buffalo horn nut and saddle.
Case included. "Passion
Guitar". Passion
guitar is the perfect name for this amazing masterpiece. She breathes
and inspires the most amazing feelings to her admirers and the sound she
can produce will simply blow you away. As I played Cavatina I could feel
her very intimate, sweet and clear voice. She sends wonderful vibrations
through my body and I feel inspired to perform better. I am a believer
and I have proven time and time again that a beautiful instruments inspire
the player to surpass his playing capabilities. Art is much more spiritual
than we often think and the relationship between a player and his instrument
is essential and must be cemented on a sincere admiration towards the instrument.
The most demanding barres and legatos in Cavatina come out easy and effortless.
The deep bass contrasts majestically with the singing voice. The double
top adds to the stunning sustain and projection that she possesses.
The spectacular set of Cocobolo
has a unique, perfectly bookmatched figure. The Walnut bindings and the
hand crafted marquetry define her beautiful lines and when your eyes start
gazing at the Mother of pearl work on the fingerboard you will not believe
how strikingly gorgeous she is. Countless hours of patient highly skilled
work first in combining Cocobolo and Ebony in a single fingerboard, then,
the masterful work of the inlay art.
I ran out of words when trying to
transmit my feelings and impressions on this instrument. I hope the HD
pictures and the video will help you grasp the totality of her beauty.
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Hear Cavatina
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As seen above: US$ 4,630
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Radiused or flat fingerboard? The radiused fingerboard has been
around the acoustic and the electric guitar since day one. The same is
true for most instruments of the Stringed family of instruments (violas,
violins cellos, bass). Radiusing (image above) makes barre and left hand
stopping A LOT easier. The only drawback is that you will NEVER want to
play a flat fingerboard after that. If you are having your custom
guitar built, I am all pro radiusing the fingerboard. The standard
fingerboard is flat.
Hauser 9 braces 3 woods fan
The double top with the 9 braces
Hauser fan, was developed and introduced by Master Luthier Manuel
Contreras the II at the end of the 70s and reached its peak in the 80s.
In this Variation of the Double top, a second top is located halfway between
the main top and the back. It is held in place by means of little Mahogany
bridges located above and below the second top along the inner part of
the sides (frames 1 & 3). The second top rests on the upper bridges
and once it is glued on each little bridge (frame 2), a second bridge is
glued on top of the preceding corresponding bridge below the second top
(frame 3). This second top vibrates a fraction of a second after the first
one creating an immense sustain and punch using the air moving inside the
sound box and thus creating a multiplying effect of the sonorous waves.
650 mm
or 640 mm? Keep the following
rule at hand: If the distance between the tip of your thumb and the tip
of your little finger is equal or less than 9 in. when fully stretched,
use 640 mm
Chinook helicopters are used to
extract these monster Cedar trees from the thick mountainous canopy.
Logged trees can have a diameter of almost 3 meters... HUGE
