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| "THE DRAGON" : Old Growth
Brazilian rosewood B&S,
Doble tapa (Contreras
style VARIATION 1) Alpine spruce top Masterpiece! MAPLE bindings,
16" radiused ebony fingerboard, violin tie, armrest & bridge. 640mm
fret spacing. Embossed leather case included. Mother of pearl inlay work
on the bridge, rosette, Violin tie, Armrest, Headstock, fingerboard, tuners
buttons AMAZING MASTERPIECE !
I built the first Bellucci "Dragon Guitar" a couple of years ago. It was a stunning guitar that sent waves of admiration throughout Southern Italy. I decided to build a newer version using the latest building techniques and adding Mother of pearl inlay work picturing the Dragon on the Violin tie as well as on the Fingerboard. The Violin tie is carved in African Ebony and 90% of it is flying over the bridge (no contact) allowing the top to vibrate fully with every right hand stroke. She has a Second Western redcedar top mounted halfway between the first top (Alpine Spruce) and the back (Brazilian rosewood). The 2 tops can be viewed through the double soundport as well as through the main sound hole. It took almost 300 hours of patient work that started around the 15th of December and culminated today, January 4th. Not only is she a masterpiece from an aesthetical point of view, but she possesses a wonderful as well as powerful sound that will make you shiver from the very first chords you will play on her. As I play the prelude, notice the amazing bass that seems to be pushed out of a turbo engine... the endless sustain and the magnificently clear melody and accompanying voices that she produces. The separation of voices is among the BEST I ever heard ! Amazing separation of voices and crystal clear harmonics and mid ranges. The mixture of Spruce with Cedar allows the guitar to sound amazingly clear and sustain the sound endlessly. The Brazilian rosewood set is originally from Cascavel (Rattle Snake, Brazil) and has been air drying for approximately 95 years. An amazing Masterpiece of contemporary luthery ! |
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| The double top VARIATION 1,
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 (Cedar, Image below) is located halfway
between the main top and the back. This top vibrates a fraction of a second
after the first one creating an immense sustain and punch.
640 mm Scale length
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. Radiused or flat fingerboard?
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