AMAZING
Brazilian Rosewood B&S, Hauser Braced Cedar top.
Special Cutaway, African Padauk bindings, Ebony bridge, armrest and violin
tie. 16" Radiused Ebony Fingerboard. 640mm,
Exclusive
handmade Luxury Marquetry, Bronze tuners with Brazilian Rosewood buttons,
4-band EQ/Tuner, Pearl markers on 5, 7, 9 & 12. Buffalo horn nut and
saddle. Handmade Embossed Leather case included ! "Guadalupe
II"
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. My wood builder mailed me the consecutive
cut from the same log in order for me to achieve repeating Guadalupe for
a second time. The age of the set is approximately 120 year air drying.
The set resembles the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe that can
be visited in Mexico City. 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. Asturias generates an
amazing sustain and projects wonderfully. You will simply be marveled by
the clear resonating trebles and superb separation of voices. 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. I mounted a 4-band- EQ
tuner to make her extremely versatile and placed pearl position markers
on position 5,7, 9 and 12.
Virgin of Guadalupe
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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 |
4-Band Equalizer/ Tuner
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Western Redcedar
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LIMITED EDITION
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