Macassar Ebony B&S, Double Cedar top Contreras style V1. August 16, 2010.

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Macassar Ebony B&S, Double Cedar top Hauser Braced DOUBLE TOP, Cutaway. African Padauk bindings, Walnut Burl rosette and details on the bridge and the violin tie. African Bubinga sides marquetry. 16" radiused Ebony fingerboard & bridge. Double Soundport in upper bout. 640mm fret spacing. Embossed leather case included. MASTERPIECE !
This gorgeous set of Sri Lankan Macassar Ebony delivered all the beauty of sound and looks that I envisioned the minute I tapped toned it after receiving it from Asia in late April. It is wonderfully striped in colors resembling the fur on a German Shepherd. The ton goes from pitch black to Gray all the way to blonde. Stunning to say the least. I used a combination of African Padauk and African Bubinga to enhance her lines and double topped her with Cedar. Cedar is the main top and so is the second top halfway between the Macassar back and the main cedar top. I used a unique piece if African Walnut burl to make the rosette and detail the headstock, bridge and violin tie. The African Bubinga gives elegance and marks her waist marvelously. The sound is full, generous and with a terrific punch. Macassar is in the same league as Blackwood and it shows in the outstanding punch. The double top is responsible for the top notch sustain and projection. Playing Cavatina was easy and natural and the hands immediately feel at home as I play the epic melody. The cut makes the reach for the higher notes even more simple and you'll know you have the perfect cutaway from the first notes you produce on her...

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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.	640mm or 650 mm?
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 soundbox and thus creating a multiplying effect of the sonorous waves.	Request the Signed POSTER 23.6 in X 51 in

Macassar Ebony B&S, Double Cedar topContreras style V1

Macassar Ebony B&S, Double Cedar topContreras style V1

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