Essential Information About the Manuel Rodriguez MAGISTRAL E Guitar
- Fully solid: solid spruce top and solid walnut back/sides for a rich response and true harmonic depth.
- Premium comfort: Cedro neck with a flatter D-profile, ebony fingerboard, and GEWA armrest installed in the workshop for longer playing without fatigue.
- Traditional luthiery: genuine Spanish heel, wood details (rosette mosaic, purfling), and compensated bridge for precise intonation.
- High-end finishes: satin shellac top, high-gloss back/sides with eco-friendly polyurethane.
A Characterful Classical Guitar in the Spirit of Manuel Rodriguez Since 1905
Handcrafted in Madrid, the MAGISTRAL E follows the tradition of a historic workshop founded in 1905, while adopting a modern approach aligned with international standards. It features the refined aesthetics of a concert classical guitar and design choices aimed at long-term stability, playability, and musicality.
For Which Guitarists and Styles?
The Manuel Rodriguez MAGISTRAL E targets intermediate to advanced guitarists seeking an expressive, precise, and comfortable classical guitar. It is particularly suited for classical repertoire, nylon fingerstyle, modern pieces, and accompaniments requiring full basses and singing trebles. Thanks to its projection and definition, it also adapts very well to duo playing, ensemble settings, or studio contexts.
Sound Characteristics
The solid spruce top provides clarity, a crisp attack, and excellent dynamics: ideal for articulating fast passages and highlighting nuances. The solid walnut back and sides add a warm tone, with a natural balance between present midrange and firm basses, while maintaining clear chord definition. The Spanish heel promotes vibration transmission between neck and body, while the compensated bridge and vintage bone nut contribute to precise intonation and a more singing sustain.
Technical Specifications
Body
- Type: classical guitar
- Construction: fully solid
- Top: solid spruce
- Back and sides: solid walnut
- Size: 4/4
- Genuine Spanish heel
- Armrest: GEWA installed in workshop
- Rosette mosaic: wood
- Purfling: genuine wood body binding, multi-part upper purfling, white purfling on back and sides
- Finish: satin shellac top, lacquered back and sides with eco-friendly polyurethane, high gloss
Neck
- Neck: genuine Cedro with ebony reinforcements
- Profile: flatter D
- Fingerboard: ebony
- Scale length: 650 mm / 25.59"
- Nut width: 52 mm / 2.05"
- Headstock: veneered
Hardware
- Bridge: Indian rosewood
- Bridge: compensated
- Bridge: new 12-hole "Moreno" rosewood bridge
- Nut and bridge saddle: vintage bone (ivory color)
- Machine heads: gold-plated with lyre, black buttons and shafts
Miscellaneous
- Strings: Hannabach 815HTC Silver Special with carbon string, high tension, made in Germany
- Weight: approximately 1.59 kg / 3.70 lbs
- Manufacture: Europe
- Package dimensions: 1060 x 410 x 600 mm
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