{"product_id":"armin-hanika-special-production-classical-guitar-2024-13412","title":"Armin Hanika Special Production Classical Guitar (2024)","description":"Armin Hanika Special Production Model Classical Guitar (2024), Baiersdorf, Germany, serial # 1429-24. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis beautiful modern concert guitar is the work of Germany's Armin Hanika, built largely to the traditional Torres pattern including the fan braced top but distinguished by some personal touches by this very refined builder. This guitar is noted as \"Special Production\" on the rectangular label marking it as a special order, higher end handmade guitar from this maker; there is currently on an 15-18 month wait for similar instruments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe instrument includes an individual Certificate from the maker which details CITES information for the relevant woods. The top is Alpine spruce from Switzerland, with the unusual choice of figured Indonesian Macassar for the back and sides. The comfortable C-profile neck is Brazilian cedar with Indian rosewood laminates for reinforcement and an African Blackwood fingerboard. The very distinctive headstock is Hanika's own elaborate design, faced in Macassar with a top cutout and delicate white maple binding on all edges. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe instrument has a beautifully executed shellac finish. The bridge is Hanika's \"inverted\" design with the strings feeding upwards from a channel behind the saddle giving the strings a sharper angle and more tension over the saddle. The saddle is Ziricote, a spare taller saddle for concert action is included. The lightweight gold-plated tuning machines are made by Nicolo Alessi. This guitar was completed October 2, 2024 and has been hardly played since, a really superb modern concert guitar in a traditional pattern, exceptionally finely built.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOverall length is 39 1\/2 in. (100.3 cm.), 14 9\/16 in. (37 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 3 15\/16 in. (10 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 25 1\/2 in. (648 mm.). Width of nut is 2 in. (51 mm.). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis guitar is essentially unplayed from the maker, showing a few very light handling marks. It is a very finely made instrument with a deep and powerful sound that will only improve with age and actual play time. The package includes the original molded travel case, an extra saddle for higher action and the original Hanika Spec sheet (in German) signed by the maker. Near Mint Condition.","brand":"Armin Hanika","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50443067261068,"sku":"13412","price":7000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/8702\/3756\/files\/01_54fa2697-29d2-4d40-a327-f93df05bdb6d.jpg?v=1780528394","url":"https:\/\/retrofret.com\/products\/armin-hanika-special-production-classical-guitar-2024-13412","provider":"RetroFret","version":"1.0","type":"link"}