Bartolex SLS10CEL Classical 10-String Harp Guitar w/Cutaway, Fishman Pickup, Hardshell Case, Spruce Top

SOLD

Up for your consideration the highly-acclaimed Bartolex 10-String classical harp guitar, with cutaway, Fishman Presys pickup, hardshell case. This brand new guitar is SLS10CEL, which features lattice bracing, a solid spruce top, laminated Indian Rosewood back & sides and an adjustable truss rod!! This guitar has concert-lever sound and cosmetics, yet it is still very affordable -- unlike every other custom-made, luthier guitars. This is a brand new guitar that has some cosmetic finish blemishes on the side of the ebony fretboard (see photos, frets 11-14), so here is an extremely rare opportunity to get a new Bartolex and save $575 with our 25% b-stock discount!!!

Click HERE for 1270 DPI Hi-resolution photos of the guitar. The photos are of the actual guitar you will receive.

Bartolex is by far and away the world's leading multi-string guitar, bar none, with a proven 10-year track record of over 500 multi-string guitars made. The company is headed by luthier / guitarist Neris Gonzales, with production based in a high-quality Artisian Workshop in China. The result is a great guitar design with very high-quality tonewoods and workmanship -- at an affordable price. Click here for Bartolex reviews 1 | 2 | 3 | 4.

The sound, both acoustically and recorded, is outstanding. I personally am endorsing Bartolex 10-string guitars and am selling them on eBay and through Bartolex USA, because I have already played hundreds of gigs on my own Bartolex guitars over the last 10 years, and am continually astounded at how good these guitars are.

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 spruce top, laminated 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 (even on a Ramirez), but the Bartolex lattice bracing 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 Romantic/Baroque tuning, a standard 10-string tuning where 1-6 is normal, and 7-10 descend step-wise: 7=D, 8=C, 9=B, 10 =A. Strings By Mail has a great selection of 10-string sets and can put together custom sets for you at a discount over individual strings. Several excellent string manufacturers offer 10-string sets, including D'Addario, Hannabach, and Savarez. LaBella also makes a 10-string set but I do not recommend it, because the low basses are too weak.

GUITAR SPECS:
* Model: SRS10
* Serial # 10105271
* Bracing: Lattice
* Top: Solid Spruce
* Saddle/Nut: Bone
* Fretboard: Ebony
* Adjustable Truss Rod
* Finish: Lacquer
* Scale: 650 mm
* Nut Width: 85 mm
* 12th Fret width: 100 mm
* STRING SPACING
@ Nut = 77mm o.c.
@ fret 12 = 89 mm o.c.
@ bridge = 102mm o.c.
* NECK DEPTH
@ fret 1: 19mm
@ fret 7: 20mm
* ACTION
@ String 1 = 3.25 mm
@ String 10 =3.75 mm
* Dot markers @ Fret 7, 12
* Silk-Lined Hardshell case
* 1 Year Warranty
* Made in China

SOUNDFILES
Here are 14 quick MP3 sound files to give you an idea of what to expect. Recorded with a couple of prototype TAB Funkenwerk / German Masterworks CG•OA-1 condenser mics into a Trident 88 recording console using Metric Halo ULN8 converters:

1 | Resonance Test
(Showing the guitar's excellent Sympathetic Resonance)

2 | Corn Yards
(Scottish Renaissance)

3 | Joy To the Person
(English Renaissance)

4 | Bouree in Em
(Baroque, J.S. Bach)

5 | Study in Bm
(Fernando Sor)

6 | Packington's Pound (English Renaissance)

7 | The Third Tune (Thomas Tallis, with improvisations)

8 | Pavan #1 (Luis Milan,
Spanish Renaissance)

9 | Kelly's Song
(Original composition)

10| From The Beginning (Emerson, Lake, and Palmer)

11 | Prelude in Dm
(Baroque, J.S. Bach)

12 | Brian Boru's March
(Traditional Celtic)

13 | Timur's Song
(Original Composition)

14 | Kemp's Jig
(English 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 dozens more TESTIMONIALS here

RESOURCES
There are a couple of great anthologies for multistring guitar. The inventor of the instrument, guitarist/composer Fernando Carulli, has an excellent method book for the instrument HERE. Also, there is a great 220-page anthology HERE. In addition, my website Cathedral Guitar has a lot of info on multi-string guitars.

SHIPPING & TERMS
Insured USA and International FedEx Ground is $40, and I do accept PayPal. Thanks for looking. Please ask questions before bidding. Satisfaction Guaranteed!!! This auction is for one Bartolex SLS10CEL 10-string classical harp guitar, polishing cloth, truss rod adjustment key, 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 7 days for a full refund (buyer pays shipping).

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