Portuguese Guitar Artimúsica GPBASELCAD Lisbon Model Linden Top Acacia Bottom

The Portuguese guitar Artimúsica GPBASELCAD is a ¾ model or cadet size, to play fado from  Lisbon.

The Artimúsica GPBASELCAD is an instrument that follows the precepts of traditional construction, and that is manufactured by one of the most representative companies in the manufacture of traditional acoustic chordophones in Portugal. This model was designed with musicians in mind who need a guitar smaller than the standard model to play Lisbon fado.

Made with solid wood, the Artimúsica GPBASELCAD is a Portuguese guitar that guarantees sound quality and playing comfort. The top is in linden, and the bottom and sides are in acacia, two woods that offer a bright and clear tone, as well as good stability and resistance.

The neck is mahogany, with a panga panga fretboard, a very resistant wood with a very pleasant appearance. At the top of the neck we have the snail scroll, which identifies the Lisbon fado guitar. Tuning is ensured by a traditional fan tuning machine.

The decoration is simple and very discreet, with a matte finish highlighting the light tones and the flow of the wood grain.

The Portuguese guitar from Lisbon is the smallest of the three traditional fado guitars (there is also the Portuguese guitar from Porto and the Portuguese guitar from Coimbra). It is the one with the brightest sound, reinforced by the traditional tuning of Lisbon Fado in B A E B A D, starting from the highest strings.

Artimúsica is one of the reference brands in the craft construction of traditional Portuguese instruments. Founded in September 1992, it is a family business, which applies the construction methods taught by the master Joaquim José Machado, for over 100 years. His grandsons, the masters Manuel Carvalho and José Carvalho, make each instrument as if it were a true work of art, making each piece unique, of high quality, and full of tradition.

Produced to maintain the tradition of playing fado in Lisbon and make these instruments accessible to the curious, passionate and initiated in this musical genre, the Portuguese guitar Artimúsica GPBASELCAD is a very accessible instrument, with the guarantee of quality from one of the most traditional chordophone manufacturers respected in the country.

The Artimúsica GPBASELCAD is the perfect Portuguese guitar to demonstrate that musicians are not measured by hand and neither are instruments.

Specifications:    

• Model: GPBASELCAD (Lisboa)

• Size: 3/4

• Top: solid linden

• Back and sides: solid acacia

• Neck: mahogany

• Scale: panga panga

• Machine heads: fan style

• Finish: matt

Portuguese traditional instruments can present differences to the picture
shown in the website due to it's artisanal manufacturing,
specially in it's ornaments.