The Cordoba Master Series Esteso SP has a Solid European Spruce Top, Solid Palo

　　Escrito, (a variety of rosewood), Back and Sides, Spanish Cedar Neck,

　　Ebony Fretboard, Flamed Maple Binding, Rosewood Bridge, Master Series

　　Tuners, Incl. Case

　　The Esteso is a lightweight, small body guitar with a full size scale

　　length. Its elegant appointments perfectly complement the Esteso’s

　　incredibly balanced voice.

　　Cordoba partnered with Francisco Navarro Garcia, who built each Esteso model with a

　　small team of only a few builders, using traditional Spanish techniques in an old world-style

　　workshop in Paracho, Mexico. The Cordoba Esteso has a more petite body shape than many

　　full size guitars, measuring 13 34” at the lower bout. It has a 650mm

　　scale length, 52mm nut width, and a comfortable classical guitar neck

　　profile. Additional features include a Spanish cedar neck topped with an

　　African ebony fingerboard, flamed maple binding, intricate 1931 Esteso

　　designed pearloid rosette, nitrocellulose finish, and Esteso’s 5-fan

　　bracing pattern. Cordoba added a few modem refinements such as a truss

　　rod, geared tuning machines, durable finish, and non-gut strings. The

　　result is an instrument that exemplifies authentic Esteso designs,

　　voicing, and feel, and captures a rare piece of guitar making history.Cordoba obtained two 1931 Esteso models in order to study them inside

　　and out, and play them over and over. The mission was to understand the

　　essence of what gives these iconic guitars such an amazing voice and

　　feel, and then recreate an instrument that possesses these

　　characteristics and carries the same magic in its DNA. The process was a

　　combination of science and feel; the wood thicknesses of the top,

　　backs, sides, and braces were measured to the nearest hundredth of a

　　millimeter, bracing patterns traced and mapped, and details of the

　　materials, inlays, wood grains, and vibrations were all carefully

　　analyzed. The guitars were played and listened to for hours to gain an

　　understanding of the balance between the trebles and basses, resonance

　　of the tops, and a sense for the feel and response of each guitar when

　　played in a variety of styles and environments.

　　Domingo Esteso is considered one of the greatest Spanish luthiers of the

　　20th century, with a career that began in the 1890s, and continued

　　through the 1930s. He is responsible for establishing one of the most

　　famous workshops in Madrid, which was later inherited by his nephews.

　　Esteso’s instruments are characterized by their physical lightness, yet

　　great volume and projection.

　　Final 3 photos show small scuffs and color changes which are only visible in a certain light.