Rafał Turkowiak double-top classical guitar #485

Rafal Turkowiak double-top classical guitar #485

Top-of-the-line double-top handmade classical guitar by Rafał Turkowiak. Double-top made of master grade western red cedar, body of black California Walnut of great beauty. This guitar has light, yet full and powerfull sound with plenty of harmonics and legendary sustain. Elevted freatboard, integrated armrest and amber decorations  complete this unique instrument.

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Rafal Turkowiak double-top concert classical guitar #485 specification:

  • double top – Western Red Cedar (Master Grade)(top&bottom)
  • back & sides made of Black California Walnut Burl 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) fret 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
    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)) with natural Baltic amber outlets
  • 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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