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Last updated: May 8, 2008 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, Ebony fingerboards, and bone nuts and saddles. At their price-point Asturias guitars are unrivaled in their quality and tone.
Main Photo	Asturias Custom Spruce Solid Master-Grade Red Alaskan Spruce top Solid Rosewood back and sides Mahogany and Ebony 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 More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	Asturias Standard Cedar Solid Red Cedar top Rosewood back and sides Rosewood bridge with mitered tie-block Mahogany neck Rosewood fingerboard Bone nut and saddle Gotoh 480 tuners with amber faux-pearl buttons 650 mm scale, 52 mm nut More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	Asturias Prelude Cedar Solid Red Cedar top Rosewood back and sides Rosewood bridge with mitered tie-block Mahogany neck Rosewood fingerboard Bone nut and saddle Gotoh 1600 tuners with faux-pearl buttons Mitered purflings Custom rosette Brazilian Rosewood headstock overlay 650 mm scale, 52 mm nut More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	Asturias Prelude Spruce Solid Engelmann Spruce top Rosewood 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 650 mm scale, 52 mm nut More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	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 More photos: Full Back detail

Main Photo	Asturias Custom Cedar Solid Master-Grade Red Cedar top Solid Rosewood back and sides Mahogany and Ebony 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 More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	Asturias D. Pre-War With the meticulous attention to detail that the Asturias workshop is famous for, the D.Pre-War is a festival-ready take on the venerable Herringbone D-28. The vintage-inspired guitar features not only the herringbone top trim and zig-zag back strip you'd expect to find on such an instrument, but also pearl and abalone headstock inlay, slotted diamond fingerboard inlays, a though-saddle bridge, vintage-style tuners, a Tor-Tis bevel edged pickguard; and - most importantly - scalloped braces, a small bridgeplate, and a forward shifted X-brace under the hood. The guitar sounds great; it's a punchy loud and aggressive bluegrass machine that will hold its own in a jam setting. And, at its price, there's not much out there that can say the same. Solid Sitka top, rosewood back and sides, maple body bindings, gloss finish. Bone nut and saddle. 1-11/16" nut, 25.4" scale. $1499 More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	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 $1599 More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	Asturias Solo Standard Like the Herringbone, 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 Herringbone, but features simpler appointments and a laminate back. A solid Western Red Cedar top offers a warmer and softer voice than the spruce Herringbone, and the neck carve is a little less chunky which might appeal to a fingerstyle player with a lighter touch. Gotoh Kluson tuners, highly polished bone nut and saddle, simple dot fingerboard inlay, maple bindings and purflings, high gloss finish. 25.4" scale length. With Deluxe hard shell case $1599 More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

Main Photo	Asturias Solo Herringbone The Asturias Solo Herringbone is designed after the Schoenberg Soloist, a guitar designed by Eric Schoenberg and built by luthiers Dana Bourgeois, T.J. Thompson, Julius Borges and John Slobod (in succession). The instrument was designed with a vintage esthetic, but with the addition of a Venetian cut away of offer the upper-fret access that modern fingerstylists are looking for. The Solo Herringbone has a top of European spruce, and back and sides of Indian Rosewood. The top and back are solid, the sides are laminate. The body is bound in Maple, and features herringbone top trim and soundhole purfling. Its bound rosewood fingerboard is inlayed with abalone slotted diamonds, and the bridge is fitted with a vintage-style bone through-saddle. A highly polished bone nut, Gotoh SD700 open geared tuners and Martin-esque decal logo adorn the instrument's headstock. Asturias is famous for their precision and workmanship, and with one look at this guitar we're sure you'll agree. It is absolutely flawless and completely stunning. The neck is marvelously comfortable with a 50's vintage feel and a 1-11/16" nut, and it even has a dart headstock volute. Scale length of 25.4". A very fine sounding guitar, with strong basses and well balanced trebles. With deluxe hard shell case $2099 More photos: Front detail Back detail Headstock detail Full Front detail Full Back detail Tuners detail

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