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GIANNINI PROFESSIONAL BRAZILIAN CAVAQUINHO (UKULELE)

NEW ACOUSTIC-ELECTRIC (UKELELE) 100% MADE IN BRAZIL!

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Item number:360179249489
Item location:Weston, FL, United States
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Product Type: UkuleleViolin Type: acoustc-electric cavaquinho
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PROFESSIONAL BRAZILIAN CAVAQUINHO (UKULELE).
ALL SOLID!

NEW ACOUSTIC-ELECTRIC (UKELELE) MADE IN BRAZIL!
You are bidding on a brand new all-solid Brazilian Cavaquinho (Ukulele), steel, acoustic-electric with a B-Band A3.2 preamp. Solid Sitka Spruce top, solid Rosewood back and sides, Ebony fingerboard, gold plated machine heads and reinforced neck. Supplied with Giannini hard case. This exclusive instrument was totally handcrafted by one single luthier. 100% Made in Brazil.

See below 2 clips of this exact model (GCSM10 EL) of Giannini Cavaquinho first played umplugged as a base instrument and second as the soloist during a guitar clinic:

THE CAVAQUINHO:
The Brazilian Cavaquinho, Hawaian Ukulele and Venezuelan Cuatro are all believed to come from the same parent: the Portuguese Cavaquinho. The Brazilian Cavaquinho or Cavaco is a small four stringed instrument (steel strings) used in Brazilian samba schools, pagode and Choro music. Its high tinkling tones cut right across the percussion section of a samba band and can be used either as a base guitar or as the soloist. Most Popular Tuning Formats: D-G-B-D or D-G-B-D (same as guitar) or G-D-A-E (same as Mandolin).
Important Note: If you want to use and tune the Cavaquinho as a Ukulele you just need to change the strings to nylon Ukulele strings, tune it properly and enjoy a distinct loud hybrid instrument!



THE WOODS:

Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis)
Sitka Spruce makes a very strong, loud guitar top which has a balanced resonant sound famous for its midrange brightness and good sustain. It also shows a very strong tendency to improve with age, perhaps more than other woods. Because of its strength and toughness it is well suited for steel string acoustic guitars. It has even been used successfully for classical guitars. The color of Sitka Spruce ranges from white to pink to light brown. Some tops display a lot of color variation.

Indian Rosewood (Dalbergia latifolia)
The vast majority of the higher quality steel string and classical guitars made over the last thirty years have been made in Indian Rosewood. Indian Rosewood was found to be an excellent alternative and the general substitute to Brazilian Rosewood both visually and tonally. Indian rosewood is coveted by players and guitar builders alike for its dark, luxurious coloration, which ranges from brown to purple to rose to black, and for its superb tonal characteristics. It remains the most popular tonewood used in the making back and sides of high-quality acoustic guitars.

THE PREAMP
The B-Band A3.2 preamp offers a 4-band "graphic" EQ design using rotary linear potentiometers for greater range. The EQ controls are cut / boost bass, middle, treble and presence controls. The A3.2 is a single input sidemount preamp and works with a under the saddle pickup. For more info and technical specs click here: http://www.b-band.com/guitar-systems/a3.2.php

TECHNICAL SPECS:
Model: GCSM10 EL
Top - Solid Sitka Spruce,
Back and Sides - Solid Indian Rosewood,
Neck - Mahogany,
Fingerboard - Ebony,
Body Depth - 70mm(2 3/4") 75mm(2 15/16"),
Nut Width - 30mm(1 3/16")
Scale Length - 340mm(13 3/8")
Strings - Giannini Steel GESCP
Tunning Machine - Gold Plated
Finishing - Gloss,
Preamp - B-Band A3.2,
Reinforced Neck,
Giannni hardcase.

GIANNINI
With more than 100 years of tradition and state of the art production technology Giannini has always worked very closely with famous musicians to develop and continuously improve their products. The results are instruments famous for their unique Brazilian sound, rich in
harmonics, mellow and very well balanced. Giannini Guitars are HandCrafted with a Brazilian Soul and the line includes a wide variety of acoustic and acoustic electric models, from student guitars to all solid handcrafted instruments, as well as a full line of Giannini strings. To know more about Giannini, click here: http://www.giannini.com.br/eng/home.asp










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Warranties: Bid with confidence! This product is covered by a double warranty: SELLER WARRANTY: We are confident and stand behind the quality of all of our items and offer a full 7 day money back guarantee on everything we sell! FACTORY WARRANTY: GIANNINNI instruments are warranted to be free from defective materials and workmanship from the date of purchase to the original purchaser when purchased from an authorized Giannini dealer. This is a Limited Lifetime Warranty that is not transferable. Giannini will repair or replace, at its option, any instrument or part thereof which is found by Giannini to be defective. Be sure to e-mail us and ask for Warranties Policies, Terms and Conditions.

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