MILAGRO 8-String Classical Harp Guitar

Cedar or Spruce Top, Rosewood Back & Sides !!!

Milagro 8-String Guitar

Up for consideration is a brand new Milagro 8-String classical guitar, with hardshell case (4 available: 2 Cedar / 2 Spruce). This guitar is the Milagro MRC8 / MRS8, which has fan bracing, and features your choice a solid AAA Cedar or Bear Claw Spruce top, and solid Indian Rosewood back and sides. This all-solid model has concert-level sound, tonewoods, appointments and cosmetics, yet it is still very affordable, unlike custom-built 8-String guitars -- an in many cases rivals the finest Spanish hand-made guitars costing 3-4x as much. So here is your chance to get this incredible new 8-string guitar right away, with a full 1-year warranty, a 3-day Satisfaction Guaranteed return policy-- without having to wait in line or place an expensive custom order!!!

Click HERE for 1270 Hi-resolution photos of this guitar (MRC8 serial #1219). The other guitars available are:
MRC8 Serial # 1217
MRS8 Serial # 1222
MRS8 Serial # 1224

Milagro is a guitar company founded by Argentinian luthier and guitarist Neris Gonzalez, with production based in the highest-quality Artisian Workshop in China. The result is a great guitar design with high-quality woods and workmanship, at a very affordable price (Click here for my Cathedral Guitar Interview with Neris). Click here for additional Milagro / Bartolex reviews 1 | 2 | 3 | 4. The sound, both acoustically and recorded, is outstanding. I personally am endorsing Milagro multi-string guitars and am selling them on eBay and through my Bartolex USA website because I have already played hundreds of gigs on my own Cathedral / Bartolex / Milagro guitars, and I'm continually astounded at how good these guitars sound. In fact, these guitars compete with Ramirez in sound quality at a small fraction of the price. These guitars are the answer to my personal dream of having high-quality multi-string guitars in standard production, at an affordable price -- and maybe it will be for you as well.

ABOUT MILAGRO
Milagro, Bartolex, and Cathedral Guitars are all produced at the same western-trained workshop in China. Milagro is the all-solid, top-of-the-line model, with premium tonewoods and the best possible materials and workmanship, but still at an affordable price. Bartolex is the mid-line models, with solid spruce or cedar tops, and laminated Indian Rosewood back & sides. Cathedral Guitars is the entry-level line, with solid cedar tops and Mahogany back and sides.

I have played and owned dozens of multi-string classical guitars, and this instrument rivals, equals or surpasses most luthier-built guitars in the 3k - 6k range. This guitar has a AAA-grade solid Cedar or Bear Claw Spruce top, solid East Indian Rosewood back & Sides, ebony fretboard, and creates a beautifully-balanced Spanish sound with nice trebles, deep basses, and excellent resonance and sympathetic sustain. The low bass response is particularly good on these guitars. Many low A strings sound weak and tubby, but the Milagro design ensures a wonderful balance across all registers, and creates a very even response all the way down to low A.

STRINGS
I have the guitar tuned in 7=D, 8=A tuning, a standard 8-string tuning where 1-6 is normal, and 7=D, 10 =A. Strings By Mail has a great selection of 8-string sets and can put together custom sets for you at a discount over individual strings. Several excellent string manufacturers offer 8-string sets, including D'Addario, Hannabach, and Savarez. LaBella also makes a multi-string set but I do not recommend it, because the low basses are too weak.

GUITAR SPECS:
* Model: MRC8 or MRS8
* Top: Cedar or Spruce
* Saddle/Nut: Bone
* Fretboard: Ebony
* Finish: Lacquer
* Scale: 650 mm
* Nut Width: 69 mm
* 12th Fret width: 77 mm
* Savarez Strings
* STRING SPACING
@ Nut = 59 mm o.c.
@ fret 12 = 70 mm o.c.
@ bridge = 81 mm o.c.
* NECK DEPTH
@ fret 1: 19 mm
@ fret 7: 20 mm
* ACTION
@ String 1 = 3.5 mm
@ String 10 =4.0 mm
* Dot markers @ 7, 12
* Hardshell case
* Made in China

SOUNDFILES
Here are 11 quick, 1-take MP3s of this guitar, tracked using a pair of SAMAR/AKG C1000s microphones into Undertone Audio MPEQ-1 preamps. This is straight, pure signal with no reverb, EQ or any other effects. This guitar is very easy to record, and would make an excellent classical 10-string guitar for a classical CD, or for recording nylon-string guitar tracks in any musical style:

1 | Resonance Test
(Showing Sympathetic Resonance)

2 | Intonation Test (Harmonic @
12th fret, followed by fretted note)

3 | Corn Yards (Scottish Renaissance,
Rowallen Lute Book, 1596-1657)

4 | Brian Boru's March (Anon., Traditional Irish)

5 | Bianca Fiore
(Italian Renaissance)

6 | Love Song
(Machaut, 14th C.)

7 | Packington's Pound (English
Renaissance, before 1596)

8 | Texas Boogie
(Original)

9 | Pavan #1 (Luis Milan, 1500-1561
Spanish Renaissance)

10 | Prelude in Dm
(J.S. Bach)

11 | Wachsa Mesa
(Neusidler, Renaissance)

In short, this guitar is a great concert and/or recording guitar for any intermediate to advanced-level player, and it would make a great guitar for classical concerts, recitals, local gigs, as well as recording studio projects. It is also the ideal guitar for first getting into the world of Multi-String guitars, as it is a relatively affordable, easy-to-play, and a great-sounding instrument.

“Its been about seven months since I purchased my first Bartolex SLS10CEL 10-string, and I still can't put it down. The craftsmanship is breathtaking, and the tone is amazing. I strongly recommend this guitar to anyone who's considering purchasing a 10-string. This guitar has added much enjoyment in my life!” -- Heath Hartfiel
Austin, Texas

Read more TESTIMONIALS here

RESOURCES
My website Cathedral Guitar has a lot of info on multi-string guitars; I run an internet radio station on multi-string guitars and lutes, called 10-String Radio; I moderate a 300-member 10-String Yahoo Group on the subject, and am working on an instructional website, 10-string.com. Perf De Castro has a YouTube Multi-String Guitar channel on the instrument. James R. Smith has an excellent intoductory article to the world of multi-strings, here.

TEACHERS
If you need a teacher to help you adapt to the 8-string guitar, you can check this list here. Also, if you will be playing mostly lute music on the 8-string, I strongly recommend taking lessons from a lute player, if you can find one. If you want online lessons, I highly recommend the 10-String guitarist Perf De Castro, who is both an excellent musician and a wonderful teacher, and he offers private 10-string guitar lessons via the internet. Click Here for more details.

CLASSICAL HARP GUITAR
This guitar type is a relative of the Harp Guitar family also known as the Fretted Harp Guitar. It has one big advantage over the other harp guitar types in that the frets extend across the entire neck, and can be played with a capo -- and be quickly transposed into a variety of different keys, which is especially helpful when accompanying singers. This is, of course, impossible on a regular harp guitar with floating strings. Custom capos are made by Shubb (ask for the Pinnochio model), and also by Phill Elliott.

SHIPPING & TERMS
Insured USA and International FedEx Ground is $40.00. International customers may be subject to additional customs / importing fees. The guitar comes with the standard hardshell case as shown, but you can also upgrade to the pro-quality Ameritage multi-string case for an additional $300. I do accept PayPal. Thanks for looking. Please ask questions before bidding. Satisfaction Guaranteed!!! This auction is for your choice of a Milagro MRC8 or MRS8 8-string classical harp guitar and hardshell case. No other accessories are included.

SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
If you are not happy with the guitar for any reason, simply return it within 3 days for a full refund (buyer pays shipping). So far, after hundreds of eBay and direct internet sales of multi-string guitars, the customer satistaction rate with these guitars is still over 99%!!!

PLEASE CHECK OUT my 10-string Cathedral Guitars in my Current eBay Auctions, and also see and hear several of my multi-string guitars that have Recently Sold on eBay.

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