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figured African Walnut B&S, QUADRUPLE
TOP Contreras style + V1, Curly Sinker Redwood
top Bellucci ULTRA Model. Elevated fingerboard
(No contact with the top), Maximized body space achieved through special
bracing, Cocobolo bindings, 16"
radiused Ebony fingerboard. Handmade Russian rosette, Figured Walnut violin
tie, armrest & headplate. Lute type soundport on the upper bout.
640mm fret spacing. New exclusive precision bronze tuners with Rosewood
buttons. Embossed leather case included. HUGE, AMAZING SOUND AND
LOOKS !!
I could not resist the temptation of building my second ULTRA. My original intention was to make the Ultra available only through custom orders. I had the perfect woods for the job and, using the first prototype as a basis, I went ahead and created this amazing Quadruple top ULTRA. The sum of great construction ideas add up to the huge sound that this Quadruple top puts out. African Walnut is tremendously dense and beautiful. You move the guitar slightly with respect to the striking light and an amazing visual effect is displayed on the grain. It is really unbelievable. I proceeded to make her a double top by using Figured Coyote for the second top (and sides). The contrast between the dark sounding Walnut and the bright Coyote brings out the best sound a player can dream of. I then placed a third top halfway between the first top and the double top and this creates an endless sustain that must be heard to believe... the sound seems to stay up forever... The main top is also made of Sinker Redwood. This one of the curly species. Redwoods have an amazing presence of sound and make the guitar much more beautiful from an aesthetical point of view. It gives the instrument an aged look which becomes surreal when used in a brand new construction. The ULTRA elements in the construction are the elevated fingerboard which, in conjunction with the violin style tie, allows the upper bout to move fully adding approximately 18% more sound and special bracing techniques that make it possible for the body to move a lot more air which in turn results is a booming sound. A tremendous PUNCH ! The power of the 6th string on this babe is probably as powerful as a bass string can get. Unbelievable ! Playability: PERFECT ! I strive at making my guitars the easiest concert classical guitars to play. The many years invested in studying and teaching how to play the classical guitar have given me the insight and clarity of ideas of what it takes to make a sonorous yet easy to play instrument. My necks are the slimmest you'll ever find. This, coupled with the 640mm 16" radiused fingerboard, allows for a natural approach to the left hand technique which in turn translates in an ALWAYS relaxed and un-stressed left hand. Moving around the fingerboard while playing Cavatina demonstrated just that. The tricky barres with hammer ons and pull offs are easy to perform and the hand comes out of the section in one piece, ready to face the rest of the piece with strength and energy to spare. Listen carefully to the amazing bass she puts out and how long lasting the sustain is. The decay of the sound is barely noticeable and I cannot believe my ears. Beauty wise, I also make it a main mission when building my guitars that they MUST BE GORGEOUS. I incorporate every marquetry and luthery detail in the book to bring out the beauty of woodwork. Luxury handmade trims, rosette and Cocobolo bindings, Bronze Precision tuners with Rosewood buttons, triple neck reinforcement truss rod, double headplate, etc., all add up to make her stunning to look at.
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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.
