{"product_id":"vanessa-burguet-na-v15-530mm-alto-terz-handmade-classical-guitar-spain-2012-rare","title":"Vanessa Burguet NA-V15 530mm Alto (Terz) Handmade Classical Guitar Spain 2012","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Vanessa Burguet \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e NA-V15 2012 Alto (Terz) Guitar Handmade in Valencia, Spain\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA truly unique, beautiful work by Amalio's daughter Vanessa\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e About the Luthier \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEstablished in 1966, all Amalio Burguet guitars are handmade in their workshop in Catarroja Spain. The Burguet family's goal is to provide top quality instruments. For this they use the best materials including solid tonewood in all models with a minimum drying time of 7 years. They also use the most innovative glue and the best varnishes on the market today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e Condition \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are very few superficial signs of use. There is no visible fretwear. The guitar is basically near mint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a small discoloration spot on the front of the headstock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe guitar is tuned to B-E-A-D-F♯\/G♭-B, a perfect fifth higher than the standard tuning\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet up with D'Addario EJ-52 Alto guitar strings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe six-string alto guitar or G Guitar or Terz guitar is a smaller version of the classical guitar, designed to be fitted with lighter strings and tuned a perfect fifth higher, to B-E-A-D-F♯\/G♭-B.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTerz guitar (Terz meaning third) refers to either a small sized classical guitar or to the practice of tuning a standard guitar a minor third higher than standard guitar tuning (as though a capo were on the third fret of the guitar). The scale length is generally 530 mm (20.8 inches), though sometimes as long as 560 mm (22 inches). Mauro Giuliani and Caspar Joseph Mertz wrote extensively for the terz guitar as a complement to the prime (standard) guitar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e Specs \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e Top: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e High grade Solid Spruce\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFan bracing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e Back and Sides \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e : Indian Rosewood\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e Neck: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e Mahogany reinforced with a strip of Rosewood\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e Fretboard: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e Rosewood\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e Scale Length: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e 530 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e Nut Width: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e 51 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e Action at 12 fret (1st): \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e 3.6 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e Action at 12 fret (6th): \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e 3.7 mm (Good amount of room for adjustments)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e Original Semi-Hard Case included \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Valencia, \u003cb\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e Amalio Burguet \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e has been in charge of his own workshop in Catarroja for more than 50 years. He is tirelessly and constantly in search of a way to make the best possible guitars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e A life dedicated to making guitars. \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e Amalio Burguet \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e was born in Catarroja, a small village near the sunny city of Valencia in 1951. From a very young age, he developed a great ability to make guitars by working in various workshops. It was in these workshops that he made his first guitar in 1966 and became an expert in series production\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, \u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e he admired the guitars that were totally handmade \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e , \u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e hand crafted in a one man workshop \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e . 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