Rafał Turkowiak double-top classical guitar #492

Rafal Turkowiak classical guitar #492 with a cut-away

Impressive classical guitar by Rafał Turkowiak, one of the most innovative luthiers of these years. Solid cedar top, cocobollo body, what a beauty! The unusual cutaway makes this guitar more versatile, making it ideal for not only classical music but other genres of guitar music as well.

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Rafal Turkowiak double-top classical guitar #482 specification:

  • solid top – Western Red Cedar (Master Grade)
  • back & sides made of Cocobolo with sapwood (Master Grade)
  • elevated fingerboard made of African Ebony (Master Grade)
  • asymmetric Turkowiak neck profile made of Flamed Sycamore Maple (Master Grade)
  • rosette encrusted with African Ebony (Master Grade) plates and two crown logos made of natural Baltic amber
  • ebony smooth arm bevel integrated with the guitar body
  • double African Ebony plates on the guitar head (Master Grade) with a crown logo made of natural Baltic amber
  • nut made of hand-shaped and polished natural bone, width 52 mm
  • saddle made of hand-shaped, polished and semi-scalloped natural bone
  • highest-quality tuning machines, with ebony buttons and black aluminium rollers with bearings and white mother of pearl screw reinforcements, ratio 18:1
  • ebony bindings (Master Grade)
  • natural bone side markers diameter 1.5 mm at 5, 9 fret and concentric side markers diameter 4 mm at 7, 12 (double)vfret inlaid with natural (dark) Baltic amber
  • highly-resonant, anti-static varnish (own recipe), hand polished, high-gloss
  • EVO-GOLD (nickel-free) fretwire
  • scale length 650 mm
  • cutaway Florentine (sharp)
    The price includes the guitar, brand hard case and lifetime warranty guaranteed (details in the warranty card).

Innovations:

  • first in the world top with a 10th generation ‘WAVE RESONATOR’
  • first in the world back&sides made of tonewood in 4th generation ‘HIGH-TECH PRESS’
  • first in the world 7th generation ‘ACOUSTIC TUBES’ inside the guitar neck (European Patent Office EP 3340231 (B1))
  • first in the world ‘SIGMOIDAL’ joint of the sides (European patent no. 008177463-0001)
  • first in the world 2nd generation hand-shaped African Ebony (Master Grade) Impedance bridge with stiffening wings encrusted with natural bone and natural Baltic amber (European patent no. 008177463-0003)

Read more about Rafał and his innovations

Turkowiak Guitars website

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