AMAZING
Brazilian Rosewood B&S, 9-fans Hauser Braced Cedar DOUBLE TOP Contreras+V1.
African Padauk bindings, Ebony bridge, armrest and violin tie. 16" Radiused
Ebony Fingerboard. 640mm,
Exclusive
handmade Luxury Marquetry, Bronze tuners with Cocobolo buttons, buffalo
horn nut and saddle. Handmade Embossed Leather case included ! "Guadalupe"
I have
only come across such an amazing set of Brazilian Rosewood once in the
years that I have been building guitars. I have built over 1050 instruments
to date and this says it all. The age of the set is approximately 120 years
and the comment I received on the phone by my supplier in Rio de Janeiro
was: "Se parece a la imagen de Virgen de Guadalupe" (It resembles
the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe). Indeed, the set is so perfectly
bookmatched that it seems as though one half of the back were looking at
itself in a mirror... the rays of light that emanate from the image are
present in the figure and the praying hands of the Virgin Mary are present
as well. The set is BREATHTAKING ! Add to this that she is amazingly easy
to play and you can easily understand that she stands out from the crowd
like no other. The set of Master grade Cedar is perfect. It is combined
with the second Cedar top mounted halfway through the main top and the
back, generating a sustain and projection that will simply marvel
you. I proceeded to decorate her like the Heavenly Queen that she is, using
African Padauk for the Bindings, matching handmade marquetry for the sides
and making sure that every little corner of the construction would be filled
with the highest ranked artistry and passion. Asturias literally flew through
my hands on first take and she feels so perfect. A superb separation of
voices and a sound that fills the studio with the most amazing sounds.
Comments
received since posting her on March 2, 2011:
 Claudio
Palazzolo (Italy) Minnnnnchia! (scusami!)
Questa è
la più bella chitarra che ho mai visto nella mia vita! Mai, insisto,
neppure nei libri o nella web, ho visto una figura così meravigliosa.
E simplicemente stupenda!
Renato, questa
chitarra vale molto in piú! MOLTO!!!
Un grande
abraccio! March 2, 2011
This guitar
is the most beutiful guitar I've seen in my entire life ! Never, not even
in guitar books or on the web, have I seen a figure so Wonderful. Simply
marvelous !
Renato,
this guitar is worth a lot more ! A LOT !
A big Hug
Marcelo
Marun Cardozo Claudio! Anche io ho pensato Minnnnnchia! :) March
2, 2011
She caused
the same reaction in me !
 Simon
Gauvin (France) Wow vraiment magnifique ! March
4, 2011
Wow, indeed
Magnificent ! |
Virgin of Guadalupe |
Chinook helicopters are used to
extract these monster trees from the thick mountainous canopy. Logged trees
can have a diameter of almost 3 meters... HUGE |
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Western Redcedar |
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