Manuel Rodriguez 1/4 Ecología solid spruce
SRP 295,00 EUR
- Manuel Rodríguez ECOLOGÍA E-44
- 1/4 size for children between 4-7 years
- Scale length 440mm/17.32”, nut width 43mm/1.69”
- Solid European spruce top
- Laminated walnut back and sides
- Maple top and back rim
- 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
- Wood soundhole mosaic
- Nickel-plated tuners, without lyre, with black shafts and buttons
- Stringing: Hannabach 890MT 1/4, medium tension, made in Germany
- Environmentally friendly, water-based open-pore satin finish
- Weight approx. 1.0kg/2.2lbs
- Made in Europe
About this series:
The ECOLOGÍA series harks back to the tradition of European guitar building
of our great-grandfathers. At that time, tonewood was used that grew on the doorstep and was available. It was only much later that the international wood trade, including tropical woods, replaced the local woods that had been used for decades. Manuel Rodriguez thinks highly of these old traditions and has created an environmentally green series, which is made of the European woods spruce, walnut, maple and acacia. Not a single tropical wood is used. The ECOLOGÍA is available in 5 sizes up to the small 1/4. The ECOLOGÍA is tonally more moderately tuned and designed for a rather balanced sound. The ecologically natural design clearly sets it apart from all other guitars. This includes the water-based eco-matt varnish, neck construction with traditional dovetail joint. The maple neck has an unstained natural light matt finish. Stringing: Hannabach 815HTC special set with CARBON treble strings, high
tension, made in Germany. The 4/4 model comes with a fitted armrest. Handmade in Europe from European woods.
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.