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First in the World luthier guitar introduces the following innovations:
SPECIFICATION | ||
Solid top | Western Red Cedar (Master Grade) | |
Back & Sides | California Black Walnut Burl with sapwood (Master Grade) | |
Scale | 650 mm | |
Neck | Asymmetric Turkowiak neck made of flamed sycamore maple (Master Grade) | |
Fingerboard | Elevated, African Ebony (Master Grade) | |
Head | Plates | Natural Baltic amber |
Shape | Standard, Slotted | |
Logo | Natural mammoth bone encrusted with three natural Black Diamonds | |
Rosette | Encrusted with natural Baltic amber plates and two natural mammoth bone crown logos | |
Arm bevel | Smooth, Ebony, integrated with the guitar body | |
Heel | Cap | African Ebony (Master Grade) |
Logo | Natural Baltic amber | |
Nut | 52 mm, natural bone, hand-shaped, polished and semi-scalloped | |
Saddle | Natural bone, hand-shaped, polished and semi-scalloped | |
Tuners | Handmade AR Turkowiak Gold highest-quality, with ebony buttons, black aluminum rollers with bearings and black wood screw reinforcements, ratio 18:1, with engravings | |
Binding | African Ebony (Master Grade) | |
Fingerboard markers | Natural mammoth bone side dots diameter 2 mm at 5, 9 frets and concentric 4 mm at 7, 12 (double) frets inlaid with natural Baltic amber | |
Frets | EVO-GOLD (nickel-free) | |
Varnish | Highly-resonant, antistatic (own recipe), hand-polished, high-gloss |
OTHER | ||
Hardcase | High-quality, fitted to the guitar | |
Warranty | Life-time |
Feel free to read the following comments on my instruments submitted by musicians.
Oscar Suh-Rodriguez
I haven’t been able to put down my Turkowiak Nylon-String Jazz Guitar since I first pulled it out of the case. Thanks to Rafal’s great suggestions and designs, the instrument’s playability is exceptional. When preparing a piece, the instrument’s clarity really reveals the finer details of what I’m playing and what I need to refine. While improvising, I find myself reaching for and executing ambitious ideas I didn’t know I had in me. The guitar has been fantastic in developing my personality as a nylon-string improviser. The 25″ neck scale and fast response make for a highly reactive instrument, ready to execute any musical impulse. The guitar blends extremely well in live jazz band settings, thanks to the Carlos VIP microphone system and natural volume–the instrument shines in both percussive chord playing and single-note melodies. The guitar’s construction is sturdy and beautiful. From the woods used to the unique look and function of the off-set sound hole make this guitar such a unique creature. Rafal was wonderful to work with and even helped make the customs process–which was new to me–quick and stress-free. Right out of the case, this guitar felt like it was built for me. It’s the instrument I didn’t know I was waiting for. Oscar Suh-Rodriguez – guitarist, composer, music-educator, founder of and lead producer for the indie record label Kidokoro Records