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 Gabon
Ebony B&S,
Doble tapa (Contreras style), Lattice
Braced 270 years aged Sinker redwood TOP. African Padauk bindings,
16" radiused aging processed fingerboard, Ebony violin tie, armrest &
bridge. Soundport in upper bout, 640mm fret spacing.
Spectacular Mother of pearl inlay work on the ebony fingerboard, headstock,
armrest, violin tie and bridge. Exclusive aged tuners. Embossed leather
case included. MASTERWORK !
I have 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 pitch black Gabon ebony back and sides set and a tremendous sinker redwood for the top... 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 ... The Bach prelude is enhanced by this Gabon beauty. Listen how deep and human the basses sound and what a punch she offers during the performance of Romance. When I hit the high E on the 12th fret, she shivers majestically and a powerful yet subtle vibrato completes the main note. Beautiful ! The Russian rosette, and perfectly chosen marquetry melt the parts together beautifully. I used Gabon Ebony for the violin tie, the armrest and bridge and African Walnut for the bindings. Purfle is all spruce and ebony. Aged process precision tuners. The mother of pearl The 640mm scale makes playing so much easier and this is your chance to own a unique masterpiece ! The Zorro insignia is printed on the limited edition label. |
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Gabon ebony is the standard for black in lumber. It has been found in Egyptian tombs and is used on the fingerboard of violins. A very dense wood with specific gravity of 1.2, it is usually only available in widths less than 6” and lengths less than 48”. This is partly do to where the trees grow in central west Africa. There are few roads and most of the billets have to be hand carried out of the jungle. *Very dense tight grained wood *Very expensive and rare. I can only get 5-7 sets every year... |
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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. |
 Sinker
logs, 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 present in the water bed. |
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640mm or 650 mm?
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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. |
 The
lattice is a concept based on the A frame of grand pianos. The back
and sides are kept rigid by means of a sturdy A shaped frame and the top
is thinned as much as possible to allow the top to vibrate generously.
Lattice delivers a lot of volume a tremendous clarity. |
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