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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.
Prize: 3000 EUR + shipping
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.
