DESCRIPTION:
Here we’re looking at a Manuel Rodriguez e Hijos Model D 'Old Finish' guitar with stained, Canadian Cedar top. The sides and back are Indian Rosewood laminate, with solid Rosewood for the body binding, headplate and bridge. The fingerboard is Ebony with a side position marker at fret seven, and the body blocks and neck are Spanish Cedar (Cedrela odorata); the neck has an Ebony stiffener. It was built at the shop in Esquivias around 2008, based on similar serial numbers.
The Manuel Rodriguez e Hijos line comes from celebrated Spanish builder Manuel Rodriguez, as affordable quality production models. These guitars, now discontinued, were built in a larger Rodriguez-owned shop in Esquivias, about 45 minutes south of Madrid. This has been the way that Madrid-based guitar builders were able to expand as several aspects of guitar construction, particularly finish application, are seriously regulated within the city.
The finish is very light, with no filler. It's possible that the original finish was stripped.
This example is in overall good condition. As is typical of even heavily used Classical guitars, fret wear is light as the strings are not very abrasive. It plays well, and has a warm, rich tone.
A TKL-built hard shell case is included.
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DETAILS:
- Instrument Model: Model D Old Finish
- Instrument Manufacturer: Manuel Rodriguez e Hijos
- Instrument year: Approximately 2008
- Instrument Finish: Thin Lacquer
- Instrument Class: Used
- Instrument serial number: 2822, built around 2008 near Madrid, Spain
- Country of Origin: Spain
- Instrument Condition: Good
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Playing Condition: Good
- Right-handed
- CITIES Documentation Required: No
- Case included: Yes
- Case original: No
- Case Type: Hard
- Instrument Weight Imperial: 3.52 lbs
- Instrument Weight Metric: 1.6 kgs
- Scale Length Imperial: 25.59 in
- Scale Length Metric: 650mm
- Nut Width Imperial: 2.033 in
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Nut Width Metric: 51.63 mm
- Items in Case: N/A
- Consignment: Yes
- Product ID: 190202
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