APC MDA-305 Mandola

The bouzouki or sun guitar is a musical instrument that originated in Greece. It is a plucked stringed instrument with a pear-shaped body and a very long neck. It belongs to the family of necked chordophone instruments, and is similar in appearance to the mandolin. The Greek bouzouki was adopted into the world of Irish traditional music in the 1960s. The Irish bouzouiki APC IRB-305 is made with a solid spruce top and sapelli back and sides. It has a scale length of 650mm and an overall length of 975mm. It has 4 pairs of steel strings with D, A, D, D, G tuning and an open pore finish.

The Guitarlele Admira ADMGTL is an instrument halfway between a ukulele and a guitar. It is manufactured using traditional methods of guitar making. The Guitarlele Admira ADMGTL is made with a pine top, sapele body, a natural satin finish and has a scale length of 432 mm. The most-commonly used tuning is A, E, C, G, D, A.

The Admira Timple Soprano ADM4010 is manufactured using the finest traditional methods to produce this diminutive guitar. The Canary Timple is a quality instrument, with a solid  spruce top, sapele body, and wooden pickguard. The timple is a traditional Spanish plucked string instrument from the Canary Islands, used for playing the traditional folk music on this beautiful archipelago, just off the north-east coast of Africa. The timple has the compact dimensions of approximately 38-40 cm. They are usually made with five strings, like the Admira Timple, although some models are also made with four strings. The body is narrow and curved at the bottom, which is called a  'hump'. For this reason, the timple is also affectionately known as a camellito, or 'little camel'. Timple tuning may vary depending on the interpreter, but the most-commonly used tuning is GCEAD.

The Prudencio Saez B1 Acoustic Bass is a very special instrument. Unlike other acoustic basses on the market, the Prudencio Saez B1 is based on a Spanish guitar and its body is smaller and lighter than that of the average acoustic bass. Constructed using traditional Spanish guitar-making techniques, including a 'Spanish heel'.  This acoustic bass has a full sound and tremendous sustain in a light, small-scale body. Made with quality solid woods including a solid sapelly body and solid spruce top. The neck has a truss rod inside it for greater stability and easy adjustment. Lovely matte finish enhances the natural tone of the wood.

The Venezuelan Cuatro MARACAIBO by Abraham Luthier is the high-end soloist version of the successful Venezuelan Cuatro Canaima. The beauty and sound of the tone woods  are of a quality far beyond this price range. Handmade with a solid cedar top, solid Bubinga back and sides, Cedar neck with traditional coral headstock, Mongoy fingerboard, Wengé pickguard and Aquila 4CH strings.

Technical specifications:

• Scale length: 550 mm.
• Solid Bubinga back and sides.
• Solid cedar top.
• Mongoy fingerboard
• Aquila 4CH strings.
• Wengé pickguard