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Cordoba C1M 1/4 Small Body Acoustic Nylon String Guitar, Protégé Series

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Size: 1/4


Features

  • Spruce top
  • Mahogany back & sides
  • Lightweight 1/4 size classical
  • Satin finish
  • Savarez cristal Corum strings in high tension, 500Cj

Description

The C1M 1/4 is the perfect 1/4 size nylon string guitar for any aspiring guitarist. Part of the protege by Cordoba line, the C1M 1/4 was developed to provide young players with a comfortable, great sounding first guitar at an affordable price. Drawing on generations of Spanish guitar-making tradition, we has carefully chose quality materials for incredible sound, and prioritized comfort, playability, and attractive aesthetics to create truly inspiring instruments with which students can effectively learn and grow. Every Protégé C1M 1/4 is built with the combination of a spruce top and mahogany back and sides, a rosewood bridge and fingerboard, traditional-style mosaic rosette, Gold tuning machines, and a matte polyurethane finish. Like all Cordoba instruments, C1M models feature premium Savarez strings and an adjustable truss rod to ensure a straight neck for the life of the instrument. Offered in full, half, three-quarter, and one-quarter sizes.

Brand: Cordoba


Color: Natural


Top Material Type: Spruce Wood


Body Material: Mahogany


Back Material Type: Mahogany


Neck Material Type: Mahogany


Fretboard Material Type: Pau Ferro Wood


Guitar Pickup Configuration: Combination


String Material Type: Nylon


Hand Orientation: Right


Brand Name: Cordoba


Hand Orientation: Right


UPC: 614252350334 809870026895


Manufacturer: Cordoba Music Group


Model Series: Protégé


Global Trade Identification Number: 95


Number of Items: 1


Instrument: Guitar


Item Type Name: Cordoba C1M 1/4 Acoustic Nylon String Guitar


Item Weight: 2.9 pounds


Model Name: C1M 1/4


Model Number: COD C1M14


Manufacturer Part Number: C1M 1/4size


Warranty Description: 3 year limited warranty.


Top Material Type: Spruce Wood


Body Material Type: Mahogany


Back Material Type: Mahogany


Neck Material Type: Mahogany


Fretboard Material Type: Pau Ferro Wood


String Material Type: Nylon


Guitar Pickup Configuration: Combination


Guitar Bridge System: Fixed


Number of Strings: 6


Scale Length: 18.9


Item Dimensions L x W x H: 31.75"L x 11.75"W x 10"H


Item Dimensions: 31.75 x 11.75 x 10 inches


Instrument Size: 1/4


Color: Natural


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RECEIVED SECOND REPLACEMENT: The first two guitars came from Amazon fulfillment and had no connection with Alto Music. I'm very happy with this replacement guitar from Alto Music and they provided excellent packaging: an outer box with bubble wrap, and UPS shipping arrived a day early! The first two guitars from Amazon fulfillment came from different warehouses far away from where Alto Music is located, and the entire buying experience from Alto Music is far superior in every way. The spruce top on both of the Amazon fulfillment guitars had a strange discolored dark yellow tinge and the strings were rusty. The spruce top color on guitar from Alto Music is a light natural spruce wood color, (the way it should be), the strings are not rusty, and the action plays beautifully with zero buzz. This is the way it should be! I'm so glad I decided to keep trying and gave Alto Music a chance even though I was nervous to buy from a third party seller after two very disappointing experiences with the Amazon fulfillment guitars. But now thanks to Alto Music doing everything right I'm more than happy to restore the two stars deducted from the last two reviews and give this final guitar and buying experience a 5 star rating. I highly recommend this guitar as long as you work with a supplier such as Alto Music who takes good care of their guitars (storage, packaging and shipping). RECEIVED REPLACEMENT: Packaging was same as last time but fortunately this time packaging and guitar was not damaged. However, I'm returning the replacement guitar due to a horrible buzzing sound on strings 4-6, a slight buzz on 1-3, and shallow resonance, weak sustain and overall very unpleasant sound of this guitar even when playing gentle enough on strings 1-3 to avoid buzz. Unacceptable and very disappointing. Apparently a quality control issue at the factory in China. ORIGINAL REVIEW: Unfortunately the guitar arrived damaged due to lack of outer packaging from Amazon fulfillment. I ordered a replacement and will hopefully add two more stars and update my review when the replacement arrives in good shape. As you can barely see, there's a small dent on the flemsy Cordoba box where it happened. I noticed I'm not the only customer who mentioned the need for outer packaging. I would greatly appreciate an outer box with padding inside for proper protection. I'm sure other customers would appreciate the same. ... show more
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