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Da Vinci Series 120 year air dried Brazilian Rosewood B&S, Bellucci/Hauser braced Cedar top Concert guitar. 640mm, 20" Radiused Ebony fingerboard, Luxury marquetry on all sides, Gold plated carved tuners. Ebony armrest and decorated bridge, Cocobolo bindings. Lute type rosette, Indented Cutaway with soundport and double sequential soundport in the left upper bout. Turtle shell decoration throughout. Embossed leather case included. Gorgeous! Here is an amazing beauty that will simply blow you away from the minute you set eyes on her. She will make you fall in love all over again from the first notes you pluck on her. This sensational Brazilian Rosewood set was originally from Cascavel, Southern Brazil, and had been aging singe the end of the 19th Century. The voice speaks for itself of a seasoned wood that possesses all the richness only found in long time air dried woods. The tap tone was sensational and I knew I would build a super guitar. The Lute type soundhole works in conjunction with the series of soundports creating a sound that is simply STUNNING. Big, sustained and full of the most rich array of harmonics and overtones. This type of construction has given me the most reliable, consistent and even quality of sound since I implemented it a little over 1 month ago. I had read that lute sound holes augment the sound on an instrument, but I had to try it and certify it directly. The Godfather and Recuerdos shine on this amazing cedar top masterpiece. The third string is a powerhouse and the first string sings like  a bird. Fabulous. Separation of voices, sustain and sound malleability are second to none. The low action (3.5mm at fret 12) coupled with the slim neck, radius fingerboard and the indented cutaway, make he the PERFECT instrument. Her beauty, accompanied by the turtle shell decoration and luxury marquetry will conquer your hear and that of your audience forever. .. The fan brace is based on the Hauser 1943 Frame. It incorporates 4 different species of wood: Sinker redwood, Spruce, Cedar and Mahogany. The sinker Redwood is the transversal strut that shortens the trebles side to augment the power of the high registers whilst Cedar and spruce were used on the bass side to augment the power of and resonance of the bass line. I think I can affirm that she has the most powerful 6th string I have ever heard and one of the best ringing trebles you can hope for. Simply amazing. The top was reduced to less than 1 mm towards the edges and just a little over 1 mm towards the bridge area where I installed a new underbridge system that connects the bridge with each strut in the fan brace whilst directing each frequency to the right portion of the top. Request the signed poster 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 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.

Optional Velvet guitar cover (USD 35)
 

PROTECTIVE GEAR These attractive hand sawn velvet guitar covers are very useful if you like to leave your instrument out of the case for long stretches of time. They are a great solution to avoid scratches during practice from the friction of buttons with the finish. To use it while playing, use it in the position shown to the right. These are hand sawn by the wife of my Leather cases embosser.

OPTIONAL ADJUSTABLE SADDLE BONE  When ordering a guitar, every player will ask me to set the action as low as possible without any buzzes... Since every player applies different amount of strenght when plucking the strings it is impossible to set the action precisely to each player's will. The Spanish builder Fleta, had come up with this genial idea which consists of pushing the bone more or less into the groove on the bridge. The player would set the action to his liking and then either cut off the excess or keep it intact in case he decided to lower or raise the action depending on humidity conditions etc. On request, I can prepare a Fleta saddle bone for an extra 80 US$.