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An ecologic replica of the famous Antonio de Torres’ short scale guitar
We’ve achieved a free interpretation of the Torres’ short scale guitar, but this time using exclusively sustainable woods. In our opinion, this project humbly comes to demonstrate that a good sound is possible without using endangered species.
We’ve also equiped the guitar with mechanic tunning machines (the original models have usually wood pegs), and resized a bit de rosette.
Ficha técnica
Scale: 604 mm
Fretboard width at nut: 47 mm
Strutting design: 5 fanned struts
Top: european spruce.
Back and sides: maple.
Purfilings and headstock veneer: eucaliptus.
Neck: maple.
Fretboard: Blackwood Tek.
Tunning machines: DJ.
Finish: french polish.
The guitar comes with nylgut strings, but could be perfectly equipped with a nylon set.
Year of construction: 2021.
The best
The intimist sound of the 19th. Century guitars
Traditional design
We’ve studied plans and guitars from Antonio de Torres for the construction.
Video samples
Aged sound
The warmth of the short scale guitars
Real sound
Sound has been recorded live, and there is no post-processing.
This piece is an arrangement of the theme El narizotas (“The big nose man”, in a literal translation), an Spanish popular song from the XIX Century. The sound is here recorded live —just one take—, with a pair of stereo microphones Rode M5. There is no additional post-processing, away from a slight amount of reverb, just added to get a more realistic sound.
