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GuitarVlog -> RE: New Yamaha CG171SF (Mar. 8 2010 10:21:06)
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Those are the specs for the classical, and I'm in doubt of the accuracy of the Chinese Yamaha.com.cn website.
On the Chinese website, even Yamaha's flasgship CG201S (which is the only all-solid guitar in this line) is being shown as having laminated tops, back and sides - and that definitely can't be correct.
CG201S Specs on the Chinese website [:'(][:@]
● 面板: 单板欧洲云杉
● 背板及侧板: 单板桃花心木
Yamaha customer service in the US still confirms that the tops on the CG171SF are solid spruce.
Top: Solid Spruce
Back & Sides: Cypress
Neck: Nato
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Bridge: Rosewood
Tuners: Gold
Pick Guard: Golpeador (clear pick guard)
String Scale: 25.6"
Body Depth: 3.7" - 3.94"
Nut Width: 2.05"
Colors: Natural
Finish: Gloss
EDIT:
Update: That Chinese website was obviously made by someone who just did a copy-and-paste job. The top-of-the line, made-in-Japan GC41 is ALSO being shown as having all laminates.
GC41 Specs on the Chinese website [:o]
● 面板: 单板欧洲云杉
● 背板及侧板: 单板玫瑰木
Correction: The CG171SF never had an ebony fretboard. But they apparently changed the back/sides from sycamore to cypress. This was the official news release from 2002.
quote:
Yamaha Guitars has unveiled two new Flamenco nylon string models at Summer NAMM: the fully acoustic CG171SF and the electro-acoustic CGX171SF.
"Yamaha has a long tradition of apprenticeship with the Masters in Spain," notes David Bergstrom, director of marketing, Yamaha Pro Audio & Combo Division. "It's the reason we make such fine classical guitars at all price points, from student models to concert Handcrafteds. We have now applied that expertise to a Flamenco model."
Except for the electronics, both guitars are identical. Materials include white Sycamore backs and sides with a solid Spruce top. White Sycamore offers many of the acoustical properties of Cypress, the traditional Flamenco wood, while keeping the guitar's price within easy reach.
The Nato neck and Rosewood fingerboard boast very low action that should be especially appealing to traditional Flamenco players, as well as jazz players looking to expand their sonic horizons. Both instruments feature a bright sound with a strong attack–a voice that should appeal to nylon string players who crave a more defined sound.
The CG171SF carries an MSRP of $499, with an August delivery. The CGX171SF will be available in October at an MSRP of $849.
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