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Condition: Used, Excellent
A beautiful instrument! Master series is certainly the right way to describe these. Incredibly articulate and clear, with a balance that perfectly blends in counterpoint like an experienced chamber choir.
If you're looking for an instrument that will give you unprecedented room to grow on your journey to mastering music, it doesn't get much nicer than this!
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Guitar playing would not be what is it today without the 1937 instrument created by Hermann Hauser and popularized by Spanish maestro Andres Segovia. The Córdoba Hauser captures the excitement of this instrument while making it accessible to the modern player.
Why Hauser?
Herman Hauser’s partnership with musical virtuoso Andres Segovia was an influential, magical moment in the history of music. Prior to this partnership, the guitar was viewed by the larger concert-going public as a somewhat limited “folk” instrument, belonging at home, or at most with the aristocratic elite as a parlor instrument. When Segovia began playing Hauser’s instruments, the guitar began to gain legitimacy as a viable concert instrument. Segovia deemed his 1937 Hauser “the greatest guitar of our epoch.” Segovia tirelessly concertized and recorded with this guitar for decades, winning over audiences and critics little by little, until the classical guitar’s position was secured as a concert-worthy instrument. This 1937 Hauser is now regarded one of the most iconic guitars in history. It now resides in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Our Approach
We embarked on designing the Córdoba Hauser by examining an authentic 1937 Hauser from the inside out. With a goal of understanding the essence of this iconic guitar, we studied wood thickness, bracing designs, material choices, wood grains, and vibration patterns. The combination of our own luthiers’ expert hands, trained eyes, and intuitive ears lead to an examination that was part science and part feel. After listening to and playing these guitars for hours on end, we fully analyzed the balance, resonance and response of the Hauser to fully inform our own design choices.
Construction
Built with a solid Englemann spruce top and solid Indian rosewood back and sides, the Córdoba Hauser’s construction gives it controlled overtones and a pure, direct sound. Adding color and nuance is completely up to the player, with movements toward or away from the bridge effecting the brightness or velvetiness of the sound. Perfect for the player looking for maximum control over their own dynamic and modulation choices, the Córdoba Hauser also features a Spanish cedar neck topped with an African ebony fingerboard. Our small team of skilled luthiers has added modern refinements such as a truss rod, geared tuning machines and a breathable nitrocellulose finish to make this a guitar for contemporary players. A hardshell humidified archtop case is included. This guitar is handmade in the USA.
*The Córdoba Hauser model is also known as the Córdoba “Munich 1937” model in Europe.
- Model
- Hauser
- Serial
- 00732
Year
- Family
- Traditional
- Build
- Classical
- Construction
- All Solid Woods
- Body Top
- Solid Engelmann Spruce
- Top Bracing Pattern
- 1937 Hauser 7 Fan
- Soundhole Diameter
- 3 1/3"
- Rosette
- All Wood Hauser Design
- Top Purfling Inlay
- Maple, Rosewood and Black
- Top Binding
- Indian Rosewood
- Side Purfling Inlay
- Maple and Black
- Back and Sides Wood
- Solid Indian Rosewood
- Back Purfling Inlay
- Maple and Green
- Neck Material
- Spanish Cedar
- Scale Length
- 25 1/2"
- Neck Shape
- C-Shape
- Nut Width
- 2"
- Neck Thickness 1st Fret
- 21mm
- Neck Thickness 9th Fret
- 24mm
- Truss Rod
- Dual Action
- Truss Rod Wrench
- 4mm Allen Key
- Fingerboard Material
- Ebony
- Fingerboard Inlays
- NA
- Frets Total
- 19
- Color
- Natural
- Finish
- Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Bridge Material
- Indian Rosewood
- Saddle Material
- Bone
- Nut Material
- Bone
- Tap Plate
- NAtural
- Electronics
- NAtural
- Upper Bout Width
- 10 3/4"
- Lower Bout Width
- 14 1/2"
- Doby Depth Upper Bout
- 3 3/4"
- Body Depth Lower Bout
- 4"
- Body Length
- 19"
- Overall Length
- 39 1/8"
- Case
- Cordoba Deluxe Humidified Archtop Wood Case
Warranty
This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
Returns
This item is not eligible for the Try-Before-You-Buy 48-hour audition. Standard return policy applies — see Terms & Conditions, Section 18 for details.
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