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| Brazilian rosewood B&S Doble
tapa (Contreras style +Variation 1) LATTICE braced Spruce top,
Maple
bindings, radiused ebony fingerboard, violin tie, armrest & bridge.
640mm fret spacing. Double soundports in upper bout. Embossed leather
case included. MASTERPIECE!
I loved this babe with all my heart from the first arpeggio in Romance. The separation and clarity between the tone of each string is amazing. The shining melody in Romance takes center stage from the very beginning and the bass delivers the perfect background for the melody to move on swiftly. A 93 years old set of Brazilian rose from Cascavel (Rattle snake) Brazil was used for the B&S and the Contreras' doble tapa system complements the construction perfectly. The resulting guitar is this Epic Cutaway. |
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| The doble tapa + V1, was
developed and introduced by Master Luthier Manuel Contreras the II
at the end of the 70s and reached its peak in the 80s. The word "Tapa"
in Spanish translates to top in English but it refers to the back
of the instrument. Therefore, Contreras doble tapa is actually a "Double
back". The Variation 1 adds a second floating cedar top halfway
between the first doble tapa and the main lattice braced spruce top.
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. As you see from the picture above, the thinned area is approximately 1.2 mm thick (VS 2-2.5 in the standard thinning techniques). Lattice delivers a lot of volume (approximately 21 dbs more) and wonderfully clear trebles. Radiused or flat fingerboard?
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. 640mm or 650 mm?
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