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Zorro ZORRO

African Blackwood Back and sides, 265 years aged Sinker Redwood top:  Gabon Ebony armrest, radiused fingerboard & violin tie. DOBLE TAPA CONTRERAS VARIATION 1truss rod,  Embossed leather case included, LUTE TYPE SOUNPORT

Sinker logs

Sinker logs like the ones above, are pulled from the bottom of lakes and rivers. Sometimes, scuba divers are needed to achieve the extraction.  Most of these logs are hundreds of years old (In one of the pictures above, you can see that the tree was cut with an hatchet). Due to a series of factors (The logs were too big and heavy to be pulled out of the rivers or the logs were caught by currents and were sucked to the bottom)  these logs were trapped by the muddy buttons of these water beds and this created like a time capsule where the wood was preserved in fantastic humidity conditions that made the wood season in a slow natural way during many centuries. Some of the logs are selected for musical instruments construction. The sound that these woods produce is unique and the grain has a beautiful coloration that changes according to the type of mud 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 

African Blackwood Back and sides, Sinker redwood DOBLE TAPA
hear this fabulous Lattice braced Sinker redwood top guitar
"ZORRO"
.Ihave been a true Zorro fan since I was a young child watching Guy Williams on the memorable TV series. This is the guitar my childhood hero would have custom ordered. A gorgeous set of African Blackwood back and sides set and a tremendous sinker redwood for the top and cedar for the DOBLE TAPA Contreras style Version 1... the rustic touches would be mine to choose and I think I have done a terrific job at conveying the spirit of the timeless hero. The beauty that emanates from this queen is unmatched and the sound speaks of a master sound machine. Deep guttural basses, a superb separation of voices, clear trebles ... Romance is elevated to a totally SUBLIME level.  The Russian rosette, and perfectly chosen marquetry melt the parts together beautifully. I used figured GabonEbony for the violin tie, armrest,  bridge & bindings. Purfle is all spruce and ebony. I used a special aging/burning process for the neck to achieve the effect of aging. The Zorro insignia as well as the picture of the guitar are printed on the label.

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African Blackwood Back and sides, 265 years aged Sinker Redwood top
African Blackwood Back and sides, 265 years aged Sinker Redwood top
African Blackwood Back and sides, 265 years aged Sinker Redwood top
African Blackwood Back and sides, 265 years aged Sinker Redwood top

African Blackwood Back and sides, 265 years aged Sinker Redwood top

African Blackwood Back and sides, 265 years aged Sinker Redwood top

African Blackwood Back and sides, 265 years aged Sinker Redwood top
African Blackwood Back and sides, 265 years aged Sinker Redwood top

African Blackwood Back and sides, 265 years aged Sinker Redwood top
African Blackwood Back and sides, 265 years aged Sinker Redwood top
ADD US$ 289. The gold plaque is fixed with 2 golden screws
 

leather case

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