Cordoba Hauser Limited

Brand: Cordoba
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Stock Id: CORDOBA-HAUSER-LTD

Cordoba Hauser Limited

Brand: Cordoba
  |  
Stock Id: CORDOBA-HAUSER-LTD

Guitar playing would not be what is it today without the 1937 instrument created by Hermann Hauser and popularized by Spanish maestro Andres Segovia. The Córdoba Hauser Limited captures the excitement of this instrument while making it accessible to the modern player.

Made in USA

**This is a SPECIAL ORDER Model**

Features

  • Back & Sides Wood: Solid Madagascar Rosewood or Solid Macassar Ebony
  • Gig Bag: Cordoba Deluxe Humidified Archtop Wood Case Included
  • Style: Classical Nylon String
  • Top Wood: Solid Engelmann Spruce
  • Made in USA

Master Series

Body TopSolid Engelmann Spruce
Upper Bout Width273mm (10 3/4″)
Lower Bout Width368mm (14 1/2″)
Body Depth Upper Bout95mm (3 3/4″)
Body Depth Lower Bout100mm (4″)
Body Length483mm (19″)
Overall Length994mm (39 1/8″)
Soundhole Diameter84mm (3 1/3″)
Top Bracing Pattern1856 Torres 7 Fan
Back and Sides WoodFlamed Maple
Top BindingIndian Rosewood
RosetteAll Wood Hauser Design
Top Purfling InlayMaple, Rosewood and Black
Side Purfling InlayMaple and Black
Back Purfling InlayMaple and Green
Bridge MaterialIndian Rosewood
Saddle MaterialBone
Scale Length650mm (25 1/2″)
Neck MaterialSpanish Cedar
Fingerboard MaterialEbony
Nut Width52mm (2″)
Nut MaterialBone
Truss RodDual Action
Truss Rod Wrench4mm Allen Key
Neck Thickness 1st Fret21mm
Neck Thickness 9th Fret24mm
Frets Total19
Tuning MachinesCordoba Master Series Matte Gold with Black Buttons
Neck ShapeC Shape
FinishNitrocellulose Lacquer
ColorNatural (NAT)
Tap PlateNo
StringsSavarez Cristal Corum High Tension 500CJ
Included CaseCordoba Deluxe Humidified Archtop Wood Case
Limited EditionYes

Due to ongoing product development efforts, specifications are subject to change without notice.

Why Hauser?

Herman Hauser’s partnership with musical virtuoso Andres Segovia was an influential, magical moment in the history of music. Prior to this partnership, the guitar was viewed by the larger concert-going public as a somewhat limited “folk” instrument, belonging at home, or at most with the aristocratic elite as a parlor instrument. When Segovia began playing Hauser’s instruments, the guitar began to gain legitimacy as a viable concert instrument. Segovia deemed his 1937 Hauser “the greatest guitar of our epoch.” Segovia tirelessly concertized and recorded with this guitar for decades, winning over audiences and critics little by little, until the classical guitar’s position was secured as a concert-worthy instrument. This 1937 Hauser is now regarded one of the most iconic guitars in history. It now resides in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Cordoba’s Approach

Córdoba embarked on designing the Córdoba Hauser by examining an authentic 1937 Hauser from the inside out. With a goal of understanding the essence of this iconic guitar, Córdoba studied wood thickness, bracing designs, material choices, wood grains, and vibration patterns. The combination of Córdoba’s own luthiers’ expert hands, trained eyes, and intuitive ears lead to an examination that was part science and part feel. After listening to and playing these guitars for hours on end, Córdoba fully analyzed the balance, resonance and response of the Hauser to fully inform their own design choices.