2019 Rafal Turkowiak ‘Crossover’, made in Poland, maker of the finest classical and acoustic guitars to order, using modern materials and unique methods. This guitar is known as a Crossover Guitar, being a nylon strung guitar but with 14 frets to the body like a traditional acoustic guitar. It also incorporates a unique patented sound system via acoustic tubes in the neck and wave type resonator bracing. The sound being a jumbo-sized guitar projects significant volume. A guitar for most genres of music (unplugged!) and of course ideal for playing in the open air. Technical data: • first in the world top with a 7th generation 'WAVE RESONATOR' with a special chemical coating (increasing acoustic properties of wood), • first in the world back & sides made of tone wood in 'HIGH-TECH PRESS' 2nd generation, • first in the world 5th generation 'ACOUSTIC TUBES' inside the guitar neck (Patent - Urząd Patentowy RP no. P.419826 ‘Acoustic Tubes’; European Patent Office EP 3340231 (A1)) - musician hears sound not only from the guitar body but also from the guitar neck, • body shape - Jumbo, • 14 frets to body, • Top – Alpine Spruce from Tirol – MASTER GRADE, • Back & sides made of Pau Ferro with sapwood - MASTER GRADE, • Hand made logo made of natural bone in the guitar head, • Headstock - slotted, classic style, • Innovative, manually carved Ebony bridge encrusted with natural bone, • Elevated fingerboard made of Ebony – MASTER GRADE, double-action truss-rod, radius 16" with compensation, • Rosette encrusted with ebony and natural bone, • asymmetric neck made of flame maple - MASTER GRADE, • ebony armrest integrated with the guitar body, • double Ebony plates on the guitar head – MASTER GRADE, • first nut made of manually shaped natural bone - width 46 mm, • saddle made of manually shaped natural bone, • tuning machines with ebony knobs and black aluminium rollers with bearings and white mother of pearl screw reinforcements, ratio 18:1, • ebony bindings, • natural white mother-of-pearl side dots fi 1.5 mm: 3, 5, 9, 15, 17 frets, fi 3 mm 7, 12 frets (at 12 double), • highly-resonance, antistatic varnish (own recipe), hand polished, matt, • 18% Nickel-Silver fretwire, • Savarez 500AJ strings, • scale length 25.5" (647,7 mm) • Gator Hard Case YouTube video below is of actual guitar being played in Madrid - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlqJtmdDLhA Ask a Question Sell One Like This

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