The Protégé by Córdoba C1M 1/2 is the perfect nylon string guitar for the student beginning guitar and is suitable in the classroom or at home. Comfortable and easy to play, it’s a great first guitar at an affordable price. Every Protégé C1M is built with a spruce top, mahogany back and sides, a comfortable, slim neck profile, a traditional mosaic rosette, and a matte polyurethane finish. Like all Córdoba instruments, C1M models feature premium Savarez strings and an adjustable truss rod for lifetime neck stability.