Cordoba C5-CE SP Cutaway Electric Classical Guitar – Spruce Top New

The Cordoba C5-CE SP Is a Fantastic Introduction to Classical Guitars

Based on Córdoba’s top-selling C5-CE, the C5-CE Spruce adds a new option to a fan favorite. A soft cutaway provides easy access to the upper register, and a Fishman Presys II preamp amplifies your signal for stage and studio. Perfect as a first nylon-string guitar and ready for gigging, this lightweight model is built with a solid Engelmann spruce top and mahogany back and sides to produce a clear, powerful tone with beautiful sustain. Handmade in the traditional Spanish style, the C5’s carved headstock, hand-inlaid wood rosette, Indian rosewood binding, Savarez strings, and glossy PU finish result in a guitar that truly stands out from all other entry-level options. A lightweight adjustable truss rod is built into the neck for stability.

SPECIFICATIONS

General

• Build: Classical
• Color: Natural
• Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
• Country of Origin: China
• Cordoba Item Number: 02702
• Shipper Carton Dimensions: 1040 x 470 x 140 mm

Body

• Construction: Solid Top
• Back and Sides Wood: Mahogany
• Body Top: Solid Engelmann Spruce
• Back Center Strip: Pau Ferro
• Tail Strip: Composite
• Top Bracing Pattern: Fan
• Back Binding: Composite
• Top Binding: Composite
• Rosette: All Wood Traditional
• Soundhole Diameter: 3.3 inches / 84 mm
• Soundboard Thickness: 2.8 – 3.0 mm
• Upper Bout Width: 11.5 inches / 292 mm
• Waist Width: 9.75 inches / 248 mm
• Lower Bout Width: 14.625 inches / 371 mm
• Body Depth Upper Bout: 3.75 inches / 95 mm
• Body Depth Lower Bout: 4 inches / 100 mm
• Body Length: 19.25 inches / 489 mm
• Overall Length: 38.75 inches / 984 mm

Neck

• Neck Material: Mahogany
• Fingerboard Material: Pau Ferro
• Neck Joint: Dovetail
• Neck Shape: C Shape
• Neck Thickness: 21 mm 1st Fret, 24 mm 9th Fret
• Scale Length: 25.6 inches / 650 mm
• Number of Strings: 6
• Frets Total: 19
• Frets to Body: 12
• Fret Dimensions: 2.0 mm (W) x 3.0 mm (H)
• Frey Type: Medium High
• Headplate: Composite
• Headstock Logo: Cordoba Arches Logo – Maple
• Nut String Spacing: 43 mm
• Nut Width: 2 inches / 50 mm
• Nut Material: Bone
• Strings: Savarez Cristal Corum High Tension 500CJ

Hardware

• Pickup Type: Undersaddle Piezo, Onboard Tuner
• Electronics: Fishman Presys II
• Electronics Vendor and Model: Fishman OEM-ISY-B31
• Tuning Machines: Cordoba Gold with Pearl Buttons
• Tuning Machines Vendor and Model: Der Jung DJ216GK-A1W (S2)
• Tuning: E-A-D-G-B-E
• Tuning Machine Ratio: 14 to 1
• Battery Pack: Fishman Combination Battery Box / Output Jack – 9V
• Battery Pack Installation Location: Lower Bout Treble Side
• Truss Rod: Dual Action
• Truss Rod Wrench: 4 mm Allen Key
• Bridge Material: Pau Ferro
• Saddle Material: Bone

Manufacturer: Cordoba Guitars
Model: C5CE SP
SKU: I578834-0-WHXB

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