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, Hawaiian Koa bindings. Lute type Maple
rosette, Indented Cutaway with soundport and double sequential soundport
in the left upper bout. Embossed leather case included. Gorgeous! I am
stunned at the magnificent sound that my new Da Vinci series guitars
can produce. The amazing sound she produces is reflected in the body several
times and it "explodes" out of the Soundports at an amazing seed with a
power and sustain that conquer me every time. Amazing ! The set of Brazilian
Rosewood is from South Eastern Brazil (Minas Gerais) and it was air dried
for over 120 years in an old demolished fazenda (farm). The set has been
around since the days when humanity had just been introduced to the telegraph...
that is how old it is. And it shows in the mature sound and the perfect
bookmatching. The bass is deep, clear and with a powerful punch that sends
huge vibration to the chest of the player. The response in Spanish and
Romantic music is perfect and the clarity and separation of voices she
displays during Baroque performance is unbeatable. Listen how lively
the instrument carries the main voice in Asturias. She's expressive yet
with a deep penetrating sound that is a dream come true. Decorating her
was a work of art in every way... from the handmade marquetry that so elegantly
decorates her lines, passing to the Quilted Maple lute type rosette and
the special cutaway, the skill of luthery is elevated to its highest levels.
Finally, playability is perfect. The left hand is never strained and thanks
to the radiused Ebony fingerboard, the low action at just 3.8mm at fret
12, the slim neck and eh special cutaway, you will not believe how smooth
and easy she feels.
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US$ 2,580 2,052 Euro
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Shipping:
USA 184 USD, Europe
223 USD, Asia 278 USD
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.
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.
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Request the signed poster
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$.
