DOVETAIL NECK/BODY TRANSITION
Our ECOLOGÍA and TRADICÍON series are made with a dovetail joint. With this construction method, the neck and body can be built independently of each other, which also increases the efficiency in the manufacturing of the guitar.
The interlocking connecting elements are manufactured by us using CNC for a precise fit that ensures stability and good vibrational transmission. The connection is stable and robust as well as simple and quick to manufacture. The disadvantages are a slightly higher weight and the possible loss of vibrations within the construction. The latter depends heavily on the accuracy of fit of the connecting elements.
The interlocking connecting elements are manufactured by us using CNC for a precise fit that ensures stability and good vibrational transmission. The connection is stable and robust as well as simple and quick to manufacture. The disadvantages are a slightly higher weight and the possible loss of vibrations within the construction. The latter depends heavily on the accuracy of fit of the connecting elements.
GENUINE SPANISH HEEL
Our series ACADEMIA, SUPERIOR and MAGISTRAL are made in the original Spanish construction method. Since Antonio de Torres, in the middle of the 19th century, this construction has been the royal standard in guitar making. Here the guitar is built around the neck. This is made first, with the end that is later in the body being constructed in an L-shape.
This can be seen clearly if you look through the soundhole towards the neck of the finished guitar. In this L-shaped end of the neck, there are grooves on both sides into which the sides are fitted. The transmission of vibrations from the neck to the body is therefore much more direct. The guitar has a faster response, better sustain and is significantly more stable in its overall construction.
One disadvantage is the higher manufacturing costs. In addition, work must be done very precisely from the beginning, as corrections, such as adjusting the neck angle, are no longer possible at a later point in the manufacturing process.
This can be seen clearly if you look through the soundhole towards the neck of the finished guitar. In this L-shaped end of the neck, there are grooves on both sides into which the sides are fitted. The transmission of vibrations from the neck to the body is therefore much more direct. The guitar has a faster response, better sustain and is significantly more stable in its overall construction.
One disadvantage is the higher manufacturing costs. In addition, work must be done very precisely from the beginning, as corrections, such as adjusting the neck angle, are no longer possible at a later point in the manufacturing process.
GEWA ARMREST
The GEWA armrest is a conceptual component of every Manuel Rodríguez 4/4 guitar. Many guitarists find the hard edge at the top of the side uncomfortable.
Prolonged playing can hinder blood circulation and lead to numbness or even pain in the forearm!
The GEWA armrest is slightly rounded and provides a pleasant playing feel. Although the popular bevels in the armrest area also offer this advantage, with the GEWA armrest the sound-board, in its full surface, can vibrate completely freely and develop its sound, as it is not dampened by the arm being placed upon it.
Prolonged playing can hinder blood circulation and lead to numbness or even pain in the forearm!
The GEWA armrest is slightly rounded and provides a pleasant playing feel. Although the popular bevels in the armrest area also offer this advantage, with the GEWA armrest the sound-board, in its full surface, can vibrate completely freely and develop its sound, as it is not dampened by the arm being placed upon it.
MORENO 12-HOLE BRIDGE
The 12-hole bridge allows a special fastening method that prevents the strings from slipping through. Also, with the 12-hole bridge, the bending angle of the string - and thus the contact pressure on the bridge insert - is always the same, as it is not necessary to work with a loop of string around the bridge, which is the case with the traditional fastening method.
Depending on the point at which the string loop runs around the string, it changes the bending angle and thus the contact pressure on the bridge inlay. A neatly fitted bridge inlay and an even contact pressure of the string optimise the transmission of vibrations to the soundboard and thus the sound of the guitar.
Depending on the point at which the string loop runs around the string, it changes the bending angle and thus the contact pressure on the bridge inlay. A neatly fitted bridge inlay and an even contact pressure of the string optimise the transmission of vibrations to the soundboard and thus the sound of the guitar.
ECOLOGICAL VARNISH
The environment concerns us all, and we also see ourselves as having a responsibility here. But the valuable wood of a guitar must be protected by a lacquer.
In addition to shellac varnish, which is laboriously applied by baling, polyester and acrylic varnishes have become established. These widely used, solvent-based varnishes are easy and quick to apply and quite inexpensive. For our guitars, however, we use a water-based, environmentally friendly eco-varnish.