This Masterclass Custom Concertina is absolutely stunning. The deep, rich red tones of the cocobolo back and sides really complement the sinker redwood top. The reddish soundhole rosette also highly complements the cocobolo and really ties this instrument together, aesthetically. Tonally, this is a fingerstyle player's dream. The cocobolo is balanced, bold and impressively clear. The warmth and nuance in the tone come from the redwood top. This is a difficult guitar to put down once you start playing.
About the Concertina Body Shape: New for 2018, is Breedlove’s small body guitar, delivering a surprisingly clear, crisp, loud sound. It’s 12-frets to the body design make it a joy to play. Extensive Sound Optimization™ engineering has resulted in a body shape that has a bigger sound and is more comfortable to play than a traditional parlor. Learn more about the body shapes.
About Sinker Redwood: Redwood is a dark, beautiful top wood favored by fingerstyle players who appreciate the clear upper harmonic content. Sinker redwood is a special type of redwood that comes from logs that were submerged in oxygen-free environments in the bottom of lakes or ocean waters, yielding darker, more striped, and often stiffer and lighter wood. Bold, punchy, crisp tones, with rich, strong overtones. Like a cross between spruce and cedar. Coloration can range from a light pinkish brown to a deep reddish brown. Learn more about the tonewoods.
About Cocobolo: Cocobolo grows from southwestern Mexico through western Central America – one of the world’s most colorful woods. Reaching as much as 80 feet in height and three feet in diameter it is known for its dynamic grain patterns of browns, oranges, and yellows. Cocobolo is part of the same Dalbergia family as Brazilian and other rosewoods, however, it is unique in its brown/orange/yellow color and is the densest of the Dalbergia woods. In fact, cocobolo has a specific gravity of 1.1 which means it sinks in water, compared with Brazilian rosewood with a specific gravity of 0.84. Likewise, the pounds per cubic feet or cocobolo is 69 compared to 52 for Brazilian rosewood. Learn more about the tonewoods.
