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classic guitar, solid spruce top, solid mahogany b&s

Salvador Cortez' first all solid model, the CS-80 has the solid European spruce top and solid mahogany sides and back. The tone is loud, light and lively. The solid spruce top delivers a fullness to the tones that lift this guitar from the crowd. More complex than instruments with laminated sides and back, but not as well defined as an all solid guitar with rosewood sides and back, the mahogany is more forgiving and is perceived as more friendly. To improve on complexity, you could choose the Salvador Cortez CS-90 model, but at this pricepoint, the CS-80 can't be beaten.

Specifications:

top wood: solid European spruce
back and sides wood: solid mahogany
neck wood: mahogany
fingerboard wood: Indian rosewood
bridge wood: Indian rosewood
scale length: 650mm
neck joint: Spanish neck joint
top nut width: 52mm
12th fret width: 61mm

upper bout: 288mm
waist: 242mm
lower bout: 370mm
body length: 488mm
body depth: 100mm
strings: Savarez 500 AJ