The Turkowiak Double-Top Nylon Jazz Crossover Opus Virtuoso #742 is a groundbreaking instrument that redefines what a modern crossover guitar can be. Handcrafted with a Cedar of Lebanon/Alpine Spruce double top and Jet Black Mod. EU Plane back and sides enhanced by the innovative A.R.S. (Acoustic Resonance System), this guitar blends traditional luthiery with world-first patented technologies. From the elevated African Ebony fingerboard with a 16″ compound radius to the offset soundhole, Baltic amber inlays, and Wave Resonator top, every detail has been meticulously designed for unparalleled projection, comfort, and tonal balance. With its innovative Ebony Impedance bridge, and Acoustic Tubes neck system, the Opus Virtuoso #742 offers extraordinary precision and resonance, making it a one-of-a-kind choice for discerning jazz and crossover players.
Turkowiak double-top nylon jazz crossover #742 Opus Virtuoso specification:
- double top – 1954 Cedar of Lebanon (with a certificate of authenticity)(top) / Alpine Spruce (bottom)
- back & sides made of Jet Black Mod. EU Plane
- elevated fingerboard made of African Ebony with 16″ compound radius
- asymmetric Turkowiak shape neck made of Mod.Magnolia
- single offset-soundhole with Jet Black Mod. EU Plane rosette
- open Head shape, double Jet Black Mod. EU Plane headplates with a hand made logo made of Baltic amber
- nut made of hand-shaped and polished and semi-scalloped bone, width 48 mm
- saddle made of hand-shaped, polished and semi-scalloped bone
- highest-quality, handmade Turkowiak Gold ARTuners with Ebony buttons, black aluminium rollers with bearings, screw inlay, ratio 18:1, with engravings
- arm bevel integrated with the guitar body
- rib bevel integrated with the guitar body
- african Ebony bindings
- bone side markers dot diameter 2 mm at 3,5,9,15,17,19 and concentric diameter 3 mm at 7, 12 (double) fret inlaid with Baltic amber
- highly-resonant, anti-static varnish (own recipe), hand polished, high-gloss
- 18% nickel-silver fretwire
- scale length 650 mm
- truss rod installed
The price includes the guitar, brand hard case fitted to the guitar and lifetime warranty guaranteed (details in the warranty card).
Innovations:
- first in the world top with ‘WAVE RESONATOR’
- first in the world A.R.S. (Acoustic Resonance System) back&sides
- first in the world ‘ACOUSTIC TUBES’ inside the guitar neck (European Patent Office EP 3340231) with Ebony outlets
- first in the world ‘SIGMOIDAL’ joint of the sides (European patent no. 008177463-0001)
- innovative, hand-shaped African Ebony Impedance bridge with stiffening wings encrusted with bone and Baltic amber (European patent no. 008177463-0003)
