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Brazilian Rosewood B&S, Bellucci/Hauser braced Cedar top Concert guitar

US$ 2,580
2,052 Euro

DHL Shipping: USA 184 USD, Europe 223 USD, Asia 278 USD

Guitar Specs

-120 year air dried Brazilian Rosewood B&S 
-Cedar top
-52mm nut
-640 mm scale
-20" radius
-Soundport on the Indented Cutaway
-Bellucci/Hauser Bracing
-Mixed wood bracing style
-Gold Plated Carved tuners
-Ebony armrest and decorated bridge
-Double sequential soundport in the upper bout
-Hawaiian Koa bindings
-19 frets
-Bone nut and saddle 
-Macassar Ebony fingerboard
-Hand crafted luxury marquetry on all sides
-Thin Polyurethane finish 
-D'Addario Pro Arte Normal tension strings
-Optional violin tie

Hello Renato

I received my guitar today.  I can't believe how quickly it got here.
What a Christmas present !   I was so excited to get it.
It is absolutely beautiful . And she sounds wonderful.   I love the depth and volume of the lower strings, yet the upper strings have a brightness as well.

Thank you so much!

Have a Happy Holiday Season !

Virginia Huey, Encintas, CA, December 14, 2011, hueyherz< at >att< dot >net
 

 

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. It was a pleasure to play her for almost one hour this morning.  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.  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. 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.