Novaes Brazilian Deluxe Classical

$13,000 USD

NOTE:  This guitar build is restricted to Buyers with a USA shipping address due to CITES tonewood restrictions on Brazilian Rosewood.From the legendary Novaes Guitars workshop in Brazil comes this 2023 Deluxe Classical.  The soundboard is Aged Master-Grade European Spruce and the Back & Sides wood is Bicentennial Master-Grade Rosewood (dalbergia nigra).  The neck is fabricated from Aged Curly Brazilian...

TONEWOOD SPECS

Soundboard: European Spruce
Body Wood: Brazilian Rosewood
Neck Wood: Curly Brazilian Cedar
Fretboard: Ebony
Bridge: N/A

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Guitar Info
NOTE:  This guitar build is restricted to Buyers with a USA shipping address due to CITES tonewood restrictions on Brazilian Rosewood.

From the legendary Novaes Guitars workshop in Brazil comes this 2023 Deluxe Classical.  The soundboard is Aged Master-Grade European Spruce and the Back & Sides wood is Bicentennial Master-Grade Rosewood (dalbergia nigra).  The neck is fabricated from Aged Curly Brazilian Cedar (cedrela odorata) and the fingerboard is Ebony and the Rosette is Mother of Pearl butterfly & floral motifs inlaid in one circular piece of black jacaranda.  The dimensions include a full 53mm nut width and a 644mm scale length (2.09" & 25 11/32").  Finished in nitrocellulose on back, sides and neck and with Shellac French Polish on the top. And, fitted with Gold Gotoh 510 Deluxe tuning machines.  This classical guitar was crafted with the intention of satisfying the most demanding enthusiasts, professionals, and collectors who are lovers of classical guitars.  It uses only traditionally renowned woods, celebrated for their aesthetic beauty and unparalleled tonal properties, to produce the best possible sound experience as well as a pleasurable playability.  Over decades of building different types of guitars, I have developed a harmonic structure for the top, aiming to optimize the various tonal spectrums, inspired by great luthiers of the past.  Essentially, it features an asymmetrical structure that enhances the different tonal frequencies.  Carlos Novaes is a master Luthier based in Sao paulo Brazil, his luthierrie practice expands for over 38 years between Brazil and the Americas.
Build Specifications

Build Specifications


MODEL

Carlos Novaes Brazilian Deluxe Classical

YEAR BUILT

2023

SOUNDBOARD WOOD

European Spruce

BACK & SIDE WOOD

Brazilian Rosewood

BODY SHAPE

Classical

BODY DEPTH

N/A

SCALE LENGTH

644mm (25 11/32")

FRETBOARD WOOD

Ebony

BRIDGE WOOD

N/A

NUT & SADDLE

N/A

NUT WIDTH

53 mm (2.09 inches)

STRING SPACING

N/A

FRET WIRES

N/A

HEADSTOCK

N/A

INLAY NOTES

MOP and Abalone

TUNING MACHINES

Gotoh Gold 510 Deluxe

NECK INFO

Curly Brazilian Cedar

TRUSS ROD

N/A

BINDING

N/A

BRACING

N/A

ROSETTE

MOP (butterfly & floral motifs, inlaid in one circular piece of black jacaranda)

BRIDGE PINS

None

12TH FRET ACTION

N/A

RADIUS DATA

N/A

BUILD FINISH

Nitrocellulose (Body/Neck) Shellac FP (Top)

AMPLIFIED?

No

AMP TYPE

None

STRINGS

N/A

CASE INFO

N/A

WORKSHOP CITY

Sao Paulo

ORIGIN COUNTRY

Brazil

Shipping/Insurance

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