2010 Manuel Contreras II 1A Especial Cedar CSA
| Model | 2010 Manuel Contreras II 1A Especial Cedar CSA |
| Condition | Pre-Owned – Excellent condition – see description below |
| Scale | 650 mm |
| Finish | Lacquer – catalyzed |
| Tuners | Fustero – really gorgeous machines |
| Case | Premium Cibeles Black ABS HSC – in good shape |
Tone Woods
| Top | Western Red Cedar |
| Sides/Back | CSA – beautiful wood – straight grained – old school |
| Neck | Spanish Cedar |
| Bridge | Ebony |
| Fingerboard | Ebony |
Measurements
| Nut Width | 51mm |
| String Spacing | 43.5mm – 50mm – 57mm at 1st fret – 12th fret – saddle |
| Overall length | 39 3/8″ |
| Body length | 19 3/8″ |
| Upper bout | 11 3/8″ |
| Lower bout | 14 7/8″ |
| Waist Width | 9 1/2″ |
| Body depth | 3 11/16″ & 4 1/8″ |
| Weight | 4lbs. & 13 oz. |
| Action | 4.1mm – 3.4mm Low E to High E |
| CITES | Ineligible – Please read link to the left |
2007 Manuel Contreras II Doble Tapa Cedar Ziricote
Comments
This is a great example of the newer more modern Contreras Double Top, which, for those that know, is not a double top (tapa) at all. It has an interior lining, usually of cedar, doubling the back. Why not call it a double back? Don’t know. What I do know is that the many examples of these guitars that have crossed my workbench, where the back is stiffer, lending more energy to the top, creating a superbly warm and evocative instrument with more than adequate power. Manuel Sr. experimented quite a bit, coming up with the Double Tapa in 1974 to raving success, improving that process over the next 10 years. Manuel II has followed this tradition keeping the family name alive and well up until 2011, the year of his passing. Guitars built by Pablo are quite difficult to come by, especially in such excellent condition.
This is one of the last guitars built by Manuel II, it may be the last one. It was built just before he passed on. Such a great builder.
The guitar is very clean, with nominal fingernail marking on the top, in and around the rosette. The CSA (Brazilian RW) is superb, old school, nicely figured, but straight-ish, with only a slight curve, lending an instant attractiveness to its overall coloration. Her condition is clearly excellent!
The guitar emphasizes a large bass response, but not over-powering the mids or the trebles. There’s a good amount of sing in this guitar, powerful and bold throughout her range. Trebles have a crystalline affect, lending an overall brightness and clarity to the guitar that might be surprising to some.
Setup is quite good, tweaked by me, cleaned, polished, frets dressed and shined up, where the guitar plays fast and furious. Obviously, all first class material used by the Spanish master, the guitar is another one of the nicest examples of his work from the late 2000’s that I have seen to date. She is labeled 1A Especial for a reason, quite good reasons.
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Media
Listening with high quality headphones or audio equipment is highly recommended including EQ manipulation, if possible. We record everything flat with just a touch of Reverb to relieve dryness. My goal is to record the guitar as realistically as is possible. I speak in the recordings, my thoughts about the guitar (and possibly other things?). My speaking also serves to give you my first impressions and to also give you a balance of the engineering (or lack thereof) versus the sound of the guitar. I simply do not have time to engineer much of anything. Thanks. Rich
MP3 Audio – Coming Soon!
My Solo Book of sheet music is available here if you’re interested.
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Shipping
Heavy duty HSC is included in your purchase price.
Your listed Price does NOT include Shipping to the 50US
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Packaging is professionally done within its hard-shell case.
It is always preferred that you come to the Studio to play it and pick it up.
All concert level guitars come with a standard accessory package including extras sets of strings, humidifier, headstock tuner, and more to help you care for and maintain your classical guitar. Rich
Warranty
This classical guitar carries a No warranty as the guitar is Pre-Owned
Please read my Return Policy
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