COCOBOLO ROSEWOOD AVE CANORA CLASSICAL DETAILS AND PHOTOS
The Ave Canora is the Russell classical guitar model. This particular Ave Canora guitar has Cocobolo Rosewood back and sides and a European Spruce soundboard. The tiled rosette is also made of Cocobolo. The bridge is Madagascar Rosewood and the fingerboard, headplate, heel cap, and binding are Ebony. This Ave Canora has a sound port on the upper shoulder; is is bound in Ebony. The sound port is, of course, optional.
Close-up of the Cocobolo Ave Canora showing the "silk" in the European Spruce
soundboard, the Madagascar Rosewood bridge, and the tiled Madagascar Rosewood rosette.
Ave Canora back view showing the Cocobolo with its sapwood.
Cocobolo upper back and sides, sound port. The neck is Honduran Mahogany.
This upper shoulder view shows the sound port which is bound with Ebony.
The fretboard is Ebony and is bound with Ebony.
Another view of the upper shoulder with Ebony bound sound port.
The heel cap is also Ebony.
Tiled Madagascar Rosewood rosette.
Ave Canora headstock with Ebony headplate, Schaller tuners with Ebony buttons.
Cocobolo back plate on the headstock.
Ebony end graft and Ebony binding, Maple purfling.