Details
This small classical is a throwback to a Torres model made in the mid-1850s. Original Torres guitars are known for their surprisingly huge sound, despite their small size and lightweight construction. Thanks to the short (640mm) scale length this is also a remarkably playable classical, and since the lower bout is barely over 13 inches across it tucks under your arm and allows more relaxed and intimate playing positions. Made in California (Oxnard) with all solid woods, it's constructed with an important concession to the contemporary player in that it has an adjustable truss rod in the neck, so string action can be dialed in regardless of what string tension you prefer.
This is a great second guitar for the serious classical guitarist, or a nylon-string alternative for the fingerstyle player who finds most full-size classicals, with their overly wide necks and long string scales, just a bit too much neck to handle comfortably. This has a lacquer finish, there's a finish check (crazing line) to the top below the bridge, about the only sign it's not a new guitar.
Specs
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Back sides
Indian Rosewood
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Binding
Rosewood
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Bracing
Fan
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Bridge
Rosewood
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Fingerboard
Ebony
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Finish
Nitrocellulose Lacquer
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Frets to body
12
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Neck material
Spanish Cedar
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Nut width
51mm
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Scale length
640mm
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Top material
Engelmann Spruce
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Tuners
Cordoba Master Series w/ Ebony Buttons
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Year
2022
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Case type
Original Hardshell
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Serial number
868
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SKU
CORTORRES-868
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UPC
141053
