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My instruments are made by hand with high quality woods.

 

I'm always available to help choosing the materials as woods, finishes, etc.

 

Some examples are:

 

- Sound board

The soundboard is the most important part of the acoustic instruments, you can choose some different woods such as Sitka and Alpine Spruce, Western Red Cedar or the same as the back and sides.

In the Cavaquinho version is traditional the use of 2 different woods as well, please search at the left-hand menu for "cavaquinho".

 

- Back and Sides:

Well here the choice is enormous and you can be creative. I can advise some of my preference like:

KOA, Walnut, Cherry, Rosewood, Flamed Maple, Birds eye Maple, London Plane, Mahogany...  and so on.

 

- Neck: 

Mahogany, Cedar, Walnut, Maple (flamed or birds eye)

 

- Head stock:

Or just front or front and back veneer to match with the back and sides

 

- Fingerboard:

Ebony, Walnut, Maple (flamed or birds eye), Indian Rosewood...

 

- Rosette:

None or Solid Wood with purfling

 

- Finish:

Oil Satin Open Grain, Gloss, High gloss varnish, shellack

 

- Tuners: 

Here you have a great choice in the market, just contact me and we will find a good ones for you

 

Fret markers, dots or inlays