Rafal Turkowiak double-top classical guitar #489 specification:
- double top – Western Red Cedar (Master Grade) (top&bottom)
- back & sides made of Ziricote 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 51 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 640 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
