$7,995.00
Slightly used in excellent condition !!!
Opus Prime concert classical DT model with 630mm short scale !!
Cedar/Cedar double top guitar, by master luthier Rafal Turkowiak !!
Quick attack & response, beautiful singing voice with lots of presence and excellent sustain !!!
A must try !!!
1 in stock
Description
New Concert classical double top guitar
Opus Prime Model
Guitar N-478, Made in 2022
630mm short scale length with 50mm nut width
Western red cedar on Cedar (both master grade with Wave top resonator)
Cocobolo with sapwood back & sides (Master grade) High-tech pressed
Asymmetric Turkowiak neck profile made of Mod.Aspen with acoustic tubes
African master grade ebony fingerboard with 18% nickel-silver fretwire
Impedance black ebony bridge with stiffening wings encrusted with natural bone
Head with double African ebony plates encrusted with natural bone
Rosette encrusted with natural bone crown logo
African Ebony floating armrest (Fixed)
African ebony bindings (Master grade)
Hand shaped authentic bone saddle polished and semi-scalloped
Der Jung Tuners with ebony knobs and black aluminum rollers with bearings and white mother of pearl screw reinforcements, ratio 18:1
Fingerboard side marker at 7th fret made of authentic bone
Highly resonant varnish (own recipe) hand-polished
ABS hard shell carrying case
Guitars weight is 1.60 kg / 3.527 lbs
Body length is 49cm / 19.29 inches
Upper bout is 28cm /11.02 inches
Lower bout is 37cm / 14.56 inches
Depth of body is 10cm/ 3.93 inches
Rafal Turkowiak was born on January 9th, 1966 in Poland.
He graduated from a primary musical school having successfully completed a 3-year-course in less than half a year in classical guitar. His skills enabled him to win a number of prestigious competitions and he has been hailed the Polish Paul McCartney.
His passion and a background in carpentry (his father was a carpenter) soon led his steps and inspired by dismantling of an old guitar Rafal made his first classical instrument in 1983.
Years of experience and experiments have resulted in a series of innovative solutions placing Rafal amongst the best instrument makers in the world. His most notable ideas are the ‘WAVE’ type resonator, Acoustic Tubes located inside the guitar neck and armrests integrated with the guitar body.
Rafal is also known for his first in the world back & sides made of solid tonewood in high-tech press technology.
Additional information
| Weight | 12 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 115 × 51 × 21 cm |
