PRIMAVERA B&S, Alpine spruce top. April 15, 2010.

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Primavera B&S (Spring wood, Primavera wood or Paradise wood)

Primavera wood, also known as Paraiso (Paradise wood) is found in most of Latin America. Mexico, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, North and central Honduras. It is amazingly beautiful and I find it ideal for medium-light guitar construction. The texture of the grain resembles the fur on a Polar bear. The wood performs much better than Cypress when comes to the Flamenco sound but the great side to this wood is that it performs fantastically well in Classical music as well making it my top choice for Flamenco/Classical Construction. I used Barbero Flamenco guitar plans to build her and incorporated all my construction enhancements like the radiused fingerboard and the armrest. The common name Paraiso (Paradise) comes from the Jesuits who would use it to make sacred objects in the early 1600. This amazing guitar was finished during the 2010 Holy week. That is the reason I Baptized her "Trinity" and that is the reason for the 3 Paradise wood dots on the Ebony armrest: Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
The sound is unbelievable. It has the freshness and crispiness you'd expect from a Flamenco guitar but at the same time, she has a Huge bass that sets her apart in a class all of her own. The poetic strength on her voice is also striking. I played Albéniz Asturias and I am stunned at the immediate response of this Jewel ! Listen how the bass line is lively and crisp, The trebles accompany without ever interfering and the phrasing of the bass can be tailored to the my liking at lightning speed. She's simply Fabulous ! The number of details that you will make your eyes rest on while gazing at this beauty are infinite. The playability is amazingly swift. Still it can be A LOT easier. Being a Flamenca, the action can be lowered an extra 2 mm. On request, I can send her with an extra saddle for flamenco playing.

Paradise Flamenco guitar	. Italian Alpine Spruce is the highest growing tree on the planet. It grows at or above 1,800 meters where the oxygen is rarefied. This makes the grain much tighter resulting in a strong reverberating tone wood. This is the species Stradivarius used for his legendary violins.
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.	Primvera wood tree in flower
640mm or 650 mm? Please allow a few seconds for the image to load The images and video depict the actual guitar being sold.	The hand embossed leather case is a work of art on its own right. Built by one of a handful of very talented leather embossers in Latin America. Its built following my specifications for the interior to fit Bellucci guitars like a glove. All Plush interior, key and accessories compartment. You can request an upgrade to a Cow hive front and back version.

Paradise Flamenca/Classical, Holy Trinity

Paradise Flamenca/Classical, Holy Trinity

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