1996 Ruck, Robert Flamenco Cutaway - Nylon String Classical Flamenco Guitar
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A wonderful and rare Flamenco Cutaway guitar from Robert Ruck. The featherweight Cypress back and sides allow for a wonderful articulate, resonant tone. A great instrument for crossover styles, this guitar features a fallaway cutaway for easy access to the higher frets. This is a hard guitar to put down. It morphs well between a myriad of style from Flamenco, to classical to Jazz and Brazilian. Calton deluxe flight case included.
A wonderful and rare Flamenco Cutaway guitar from Robert Ruck. The featherweight Cypress back and sides allow for a wonderful articulate, resonant tone. A great instrument for crossover styles, ...read full description
- Woods & Trim
- Back/Sides: Cypress
- Top Wood: Spruce
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Neck Wood: Spanish Cedar
- Bridge: Brazilian Rosewood
- Rosette: Custom
- Binding: Brazilian Rosewood
- Fingerboard Bindings: None
- Headplate: Brazilian Rosewood
- Headstock Bindings: None
- Headstock Inlay: None
- Top Trim: Violin Lines
- Back Strip: Ebony
- Fret Markers: None
- Tuners: Fustero
- Tuner Finish: Gold Etched With Pearl Buttons
- Measurements
- Body Size: Small
- Scale: 657.86 mm (25.9 in.)
- Nut Width: 54.1 mm (2.05 in)
- String Spacing: 56.896 mm (2.25 in)
- Body Length: 19 1/8 in.
- Upper Bout: 10 7/8 in.
- Lower Bout: 14 5/8 in.
- Serial #: 621
- Body Depth @Neck Heel: 3 5/8 in.
- Body Depth @Tail Block: 3 3/4 in.
- Frets to body: 12
- Extras
- Cutaway: Fallaway
- Pickguard: Clear
- Case: Calton Deluxe Flight Case
- Pickup: None
- Condition: Very Good Plus. A light scratch or nick or two on the front and back. One light scratch on the bass side of the lower bout.
Player Reviews:
"What a guitar. This Ruck Flamenco Blanca has a voice capable of many styles. It is indeed a worldclass Flamenco, but it has a body to the voice that also allows it to excel at classical and jazz. The slender neck and cutaway will appeal to many players as well. Superb." - Paul Heumiller
