Manuel Rodriguez 1/2 Ecología solid spruce
SRP 299,00 EUR
- Manuel Rodríguez ECOLOGÍA E-53
- 1/2 size for children from approx. 7 years old
- Scale length 530mm/20.87”, nut width 45mm/1.77”
- Solid European spruce top
- Laminated walnut back and sides
- Maple top and back edge
- Maple neck with acacia fingerboard and bridge
- Dovetail neck-body joint
- Walnut headstock overlay
- Bonoid plastic nut and bridge inlay
- Traditional 6-hole acacia bridge
- Wooden soundhole mosaic
- Nickel-plated machine head, without lyre, with black shafts and buttons
- Stringing: Hannabach 890MT 1/2, medium tension, made in Germany
- Environmentally friendly, water-based open-pore satin finish
- Weight approx. 1.25kg/2.75lbs
- Made in Europe
About this series:
The ECOLOGÍA series recalls the tradition of European guitar making of our great-grandfathers. Back then, tonewood was used that grew and was available on the doorstep. It was not until much later that the international wood trade, also with tropical woods, displaced the local woods that had been used for decades.
Manuel Rodriguez thinks highly of these old traditions and has launched an environmentally green series built from European woods spruce, walnut, maple and acacia. Not a single tropical wood is used. Handmade in Europe from European woods.
The ECOLOGÍA are available in 5 sizes up to the small 1/4.
The ECOLOGÍA are tonally more moderately tuned and designed for a more balanced sound. The ecologically natural design clearly sets them apart from all other guitars.
The neck construction has a traditional dovetail joint. The maple neck is unstained in a natural, light matte finish. The 4/4 model is delivered with a fitted armrest.
The Manuel Rodríguez ECOLOGÍA series draws on the traditions of European guitar-making practised by our great-grandfathers. In those days, only the tonewood that grew locally and was readily available was used. It was not until much later that international trade – including in tropical woods – supplanted the local woods that had been tried and tested for decades.
At its core, the series is built on these old traditions and is therefore ecologically state-of-the-art. Not a single tropical wood is used. Instead, European woods such as spruce, walnut, maple and acacia are used. Furthermore, only water-based eco-friendly matt varnish is used. This holistic, ecologically sustainable design clearly sets the ECOLOGÍA series apart from other guitars.
In terms of sound, the instruments are moderately balanced and designed for a well-rounded tone. This is ensured, among other things, by the traditional neck construction with a dovetail joint, which guarantees not only high stability but also excellent vibration transmission.
A special feature of all 4/4 guitars by Manuel Rodríguez is the GEWA armrest, which offers two key advantages: Its rounded shape ensures a particularly comfortable playing feel and allows the top to vibrate freely across its entire surface, as it prevents damping caused by the right arm resting on it.
More sound, more comfort.
Hannabach 815HTC strings, manufactured in Germany, are fitted at the factory and perfectly complement the sound concept of this series.
The instruments in the Manuel Rodríguez ECOLOGÍA series are available in all five standard sizes, right down to the small 1/4-size guitar.