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Last updated: February 26, 2010 Questions? Please email info@folkwaymusic.com.

Asturias Classical guitars are built in Kyushu, southern Japan, in a small workshop that employs some 20 people. Each instrument is carefully constructed using only the finest materials and the sharpest of tools. All guitars feature traditionally fan-braced tops, hand-rubbed thin gloss finishes, and bone nuts and saddles. At their price-point Asturias guitars are unrivalled in their quality and tone.
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Asturias Standard

Solid Red Cedar top
Rosewood back and sides
Rosewood bridge with mitered tie-block
Mahogany neck
Rosewood fingerboard
Bone nut and saddle
Rosewood bindings
Gotoh 480 tuners with amber faux-pearl buttons
Ebony headstock overlay with maple and ebony under-layers
650 mm scale, 52 mm nut

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Asturias Prelude

Solid Red Cedar or German Spruce top
Rosewood back and sides
Rosewood bridge with mitered tie-block
Mahogany neck
Rosewood fingerboard
Bone nut and saddle
Mitered purflings
Gotoh 1600 tuners with faux-pearl buttons
Ebony headstock overlay with maple and ebony under-layers
Custom rosette
650 mm scale, 52 mm nut

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Asturias Prelude Flamenco

Solid Engelmann Spruce top
Laminate Spruce/Mahogany/Spruce back and sides
Mahogany neck
Rosewood fingerboard
Bone nut and saddle
Gotoh 1600 tuners with faux-pearl buttons
Mitered purflings
Custom rosette
Brazilian Rosewood headstock overlay
Bass and treble golpe (tap plates)
650 mm scale, 52 mm nut

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Asturias Custom

Solid Master-Grade Red Cedar or German Spruce top
Solid Rosewood back and sides
Mahogany neck
Ebony fingerboard
Bone nut and saddle
Nitrocellulose-lacquer finish
Gotoh 1800 tuners with faux-pearl buttons
Mitered purflings, decorative top purflings
Custom rosette and matching tie-block
Brazilian Rosewood headstock overlay
650 mm scale, 52 mm nut

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Asturias Solo Std, Lefty
We custom ordered this Asturias for you lefties because you need to know what these amazing guitars are all about, too! The Standard's esthetic is that of a vintage guitar, but with the addition of a modern Venetian cut-away. The Solo Standard is designed and built the same as the fancier Herringbone model, but features simpler appointments and a laminate back. Solid Sitka Spruce top, rosewood back, Gotoh Kluson tuners, highly polished bone nut and saddle, simple dot fingerboard inlay, maple bindings and purflings, high gloss finish. 25.4" scale length, 1-11/16" nut. A beautiful fingerstyle guitar with an exceptionally comfortable neck carve, vintage appointments, and a wonderful voice
$999 (US $899)

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Telephone: (877)763-5524 toll-free or (519) 763-5524
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