Description
The Alhambra 9P Classical Guitar is an all-solid short scale handmade all-solid classical guitar with a beautifully intimate and refined sound. It features very well-balanced projection of treble and bass strings, and is also designed for comfort and optimal playability. Handmade in Spain, (Click here to hear the pronunciation of "Alhambra".)
Top: Solid Red Cedar
Back/Sides: Solid Rosewood
Neck: Spanish Cedar with Ebony Reinforcement
Fingerboard: Ebony
Scale Length: 636mm
Nut Width: 50mm
Saddle & Nut: Bone (Extra saddle included)
Finish (top): Nitrocellulose Lacquer (gives the top improved resonance)
Finish (back & sides): Polyurethane (provides improved durability)
Hardshell Case Included
Made in Spain
Measurements:
- String Spacing at Nut: 41mm
- String Spacing at Saddle: 53mm
- Lower Bout Width: 355mm (14")
- Upper Bout Width: 262mm (10 5/16")
- Length from bottom of guitar to end of headstock: 38.75" (Standard size length is 39.75")
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Length from bottom of guitar to nut: 31.25" (Standard size length is 32.25")
- Weight: 3 pounds, 12 ounces.
Recommended Strings: This guitar comes with D'Addario EXP44 Extra Hard Tension strings installed. These are not bad strings, but don't allow the guitar to live up to its full potential. I recommend the following strings for this guitar:
-Geoff Ferdón, owner of XGuitars
Neck Width
@ nut: 1.97 inches (50mm)
@ 5th fret: 2 1/8 inches
@ body: 2 5/16 inches
Neck Length
Nut to body: 12 1/2 inches