My new guitar is a Cordoba C12!

Hi there fellow guitar slingers!

Last week I went live on the NBN guitar channel to showcase my new guitar - a Cordoba C12. I must say that I’m absolutely stoked with my new guitar’s sound & playability. I love the Spruce top too!

Here are some of the features:

• European Spruce top

• Indian rosewood back & sides

• Mahogany neck with an adjustable two-way truss rod

• Flamed Maple centre wedge (separates the two pieces that comprise the back of the guitar)

• Lattice bracing

• Elevated fretboard

• Cordoba Gold tuners with Ebony buttons

• Humidified Archtop hardshell case

Here are a few pics for you to enjoy!

Cordoba C12 classical guitar Spruce soundboard

Cordoba C12 classical guitar back

I purchased this guitar from my luthier friend Ramsay Phillips based in Auckland, New Zealand. He was selling it on behalf of his friend that works at the Rockshop - a well-known musical instrument chain here in Aotearoa. It was originally purchased for the store but for some reason it was put into storage and never offered for sale, which means I am the first official owner.

Cordoba C12 classical guitar tuners

In this video I played the C12 for about two hours whilst asking others which guitars they play. Amazingly, I discovered that so many of my subscribers play Cordobas!

Anyway, I’ve talked enough. Please check out the livestream and stay tuned!

Let your fingers fly!

Josh

Beautiful & Unusual Classical Guitars - Episode 6: 'C3' Michael Greenfield

Soundport + Stunning wood = Beautiful sound and aesthetics for days.

Introduction

Michael Greenfield has been in the business of making guitars for over 20 years and playing them for twice as long! After servicing and restoring many instruments he decided to setup shop professionally in the 1990s. The experience that he gained through repairing older instruments provided Michael with an insight into what makes great guitars great but also what makes certain guitars fail. After many years of careful study Michael has set out to improve upon the guitar and make instruments that are truly worthy of the concert stage. 

Flawless view of the back & sides of this glorious instrument.

Specifications

• Offset soundhole
• Secondary soundport
• Asymmetric & elongated fan bracing
• Elevated fingerboard
• 21 frets
• Scale length - 655mm

Check out the elevated fretboard...a player's dream!

How you can get one!

Michael Greenfield is an exclusive luthier and his instruments do not come cheap. With a base price of US$10,500 for the GF Acoustic Model it is a major purchase. All other models (including the C3 pictured here) start at US$14,500! Start saving...

• Michael Greenfield

Be sure to check out my articles on Modern Classical Guitar Design to learn more about elevated fretboards, soundports, lattice bracing etc etc:

Part 8: Fanned Frets

Part 7: Arched back

Part 6: Double Tops

Part 5: Lattice Bracing

Part 4: Armrest

Part 3: Soundport

Part 2: Indented Cutaway

Part 1: Elevated Fingerboard

Beautiful & Unusual Classical Guitars - Episode 5: Zebulon Turrentine 'No. 22'

Nice view from the lower bout towards the headstock

Introduction

Zebulon Turrentine has been around wood and music for his entire life. He was born in a log cabin in the USA so it seems as if it was fated that Zebulon would end up combining music and wood as beautiful and mellifluous instruments.

Awesomely Zebulon is not just a luthier but he's also a graduate performer with a Bachelor's degree in Classical Guitar Performance from Shenandoah University! How cool is that? To add to fate Zebulon's 6th grade teacher was the daughter of a fabulous guitar maker - Don Gallagher the son of J. W. Gallagher of Gallagher Guitar Co. 

There's that lovely Western Red Cedar top with assymetric lattice bracing.

Specifications:

• Top - Western Red Cedar
• Back and Sides - African Mahogany
• Fretboard - West African Ebony
• Bridge - African Padauk
• Bracing - Asymmetric lattice
• French polish with shellac
• Scale length - 650mm
• Jumbo Gold EVO frets

Nice view of the headstock & Der Jung tuners

The guitar was commissioned as the 1st prize for the University of Louisville Florida 2015 Guitar competition - and what a prize it truly was. There isn't too much information around about this guitar on Zebulon's website apart from why it was made, what is was made for, and what is was made from. However it doesn't matter as we have plenty of pictures to drool over.

Perfect view of the wonderful African Mahogany grain

How to get one for yourself?

Zebulon now has a workshop in Cookeville, Tennessee in the United States of America. He's happy for anyone to give him a call or stop by for lunch!

• Zebulon Turrentine

Don't miss my other blogs showcasing some of the world's most beautiful & unusual guitars.

Let your fingers fly!