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guitar front

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guitar back
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Guitar back

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Front

The rose that I used is made by Elena Dal Cartivo in Milan, Italy
See more of her work at: www.parchmentroses.com
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Parchmant rose by Elena dal Cortivo
This is the standard rose used on this model

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Parchment and wood rose by Elena dal Cortivo
Available as a special order
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Guitar Head
{short description of image}		 The Dias Model Guitar

In the collection at the Royal College of Music in London there is a fabulous guitar. This instrument was made by Belchior Dias in Lisbon, 1581. In its current condition it is set up as a guitar with five courses, but the small size of the body and short string length makes it a perfect model for a four course renaissance guitar and this is the configuration which I am currently offering.

Guitar specifications:

  • 52 cm string length 
  • Four double courses
  • Vaulted seven stave arched back in pear
  • Mahogany neck and head with ebony head plate
  • Ebony pegs
  • Pear fingerboard, with ebony edges and points
  • Engelmann spruce front
  • Nylon strings
  • Kingham plush lined case.
The tuning of this instrument is: a'-1 e-2 c-3 g'-4

Click on the icon below to hear a Dias model four course guitar with gut strings, (windows media file).
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 Price of the basic model : $1,900.00

  

In addition to the instrument described above and pictured enhancement features can be added to the instrument.

Optional features: 


The basic model instrument comes with a good quality engelmann "A" quality spruce front. Other qualities of front wood are available as an optional feature. Please click on this link to go to the page that explains all of the front woods available.

Engelmann "AA" quality, add $45.00
Engelmann "AAA" quality, add $55.00
Western Red Cedar, add $45.00
Sitka Spruce, add $45.00
Figured Sitka Spruce, add $75.00
Fiemme Valley Italian Spruce, Add $65.00
Figured Fiemme Valley Italian Spruce, add $80.00
Italian Alpine Spruce, add $75.00
Oriental Spruce, add $100.00
Special order parchment rose - $75.00

For details about the terms of sale, please look at the Terms of Sale page on the website.

Shipping information

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Instrument in the plush Kingham case 


You can find out more about Kingham cases at: www.kingham.co.uk
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Guitar side



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Side view
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Neck joint


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Side view

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Head / neck joint





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