Cordoba Luthier C9-CED Classical Nylon Guitar

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The parlor guitar and cedar top seemed to get the loving the most. The parlor guitar, obviously for its size which resonated with many smallish people. Credit subject to status and affordability. Terms & Conditions Apply. Guitar Guitar Limited is a credit broker and is Authorised And the other is a C9 Parlor version which is Cordoba-speak for a slightly smaller guitar for adults with small hands. This is a particularly excellent guitar for that purpose with a reduced scale length of 630 mm instead of the regular 650 mm. Cordoba is going all out in the detailing of the C9 to tell you to take it seriously as a worthy, superior instrument. And many agree that it is so. At the affordable price it is at, it’s easy to forget that it’s actually a highly recommended, well attested guitar.

Generally speaking, classical guitars are easier to learn than acoustic guitars. However, the gap in the difficulty of learning between these two guitar types isn’t much. With a little more experienced, you’ll come to realize that both types of guitars are not hard to play. As a result, we feel that this should not be a determining factor when deciding which guitar to learn. Rather, what you want out of the guitar should be. The Cordoba C9 is pretty similar to the C10 in the variety of options you get. Both guitars actually have the same selection of guitars which means more for more kinds of guitarists. Accomplished guitarists save their ultimate drool for names like Kenny Hill, Marcus Dominelli and a few dozen more names from across the pond. Even the over achieving elder brother, the C10, has an edge when it comes to sound quality.The problem with this guitar is that it seems to have a loose brace, which makes a buzz noise coming from the bridge and the top around the bridge. You can hear it when playing and tapping the top. To keep the guitar this would have to be fixed. The C-9 is so lightweight i thought it would float away to the ceiling when I first took it out of its box. The guitar is well constructed and well finished. I found no flaws in joinery or finish.

Now, all that said, it’s important to keep in mind that the C10 is still pretty much a student guitar and you can tell from a few things. Registered office: V12 Retail Finance Limited, Yorke House, Arleston Way, Solihull, B90 4LH. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Classical guitars work with nylon strings and some of the best you can find anywhere are the Savarez Cristal Corum strings. These are high-quality nylon strings in high tension. The Acoustic and Classical guitars are two different types of guitars and serve slightly different purposes. Acoustic guitars are suited to modern music and allow for more experimentation if you are one who likes to try out new things.

Better than average tone for a mid-range factory guitar. I’d be curious if the C10 Parlor with Indian Rosewood is better though. Of course, this is quite understandable being that the C9 is the most affordable guitar in the Luthier series. Of course, this also impacts the tone of the C9 guitars and the C10 sounds a bit higher end. This is not to say that they don’t sound great though. Of course, they do. You can’t compare them to the guitars in the Iberia series for instance. Finally, there’s the C10 acoustic-electric guitar that is currently unavailable but is still worthy of mention. The beautiful thing about the Cordoba C10 is that it comes with a whole array of options. Cordoba created this series such that you can almost definitely say that there’s something for everyone in the series. So, a whole range of guitarists would find a guitar for themselves in this series. So there we have it – the C9’s features, its price and its ambition to woo the serious, advanced student. The C9 enters the stage with a promise of a beautiful concert instrument with an affordable price tag.The C9 comes fitted with Savarez Cristal Corum strings 500J, a crisp sounding set of great strings. However, to bring it down to the fundamentals, both guitar series offer excellent tones. Nonetheless, none of them quite hits that exclusive high-end tone. Of course, the C10 is better but it still has that plastic tone at some point. And to performance, customers were obviously in love. In fact, one described the tone of one C9 guitar as being authoritative. In their words “the voice of God speaks through this guitar”

It’s just possible that you may be eyeing the C9’s older brother the Cordoba C10, another popular model near the very top end of the company’s line of classical guitars. I have a review of the Cordoba C10 with all its key features and attractions.Now, buzzing was another problem encountered. However, this was on the customers not Cordoba. There are ways to ensure that your guitar stays in tip-top condition especially as it pertains to humidity to prevent buzzing. Compared to the mahogany of the C9, Indian rosewood is higher-end and with a better sound and feel. Plus, it doesn’t hurt that it also has a really beautiful appeal aesthetically as well. Again, Indian rosewood is super flexible which makes it a favorite of many guitar makers. So, will the C9 give you good company as you burn the midnight oil bent over the instrument, figuring out Barrios and Villa-Lobos? Yes. Will you enjoy its sound and playability through the years to come? Yes. There are a number of reasons why your guitar strings might be too hard to press down. If your action height is too high, this will most definitely make your strings feel harder to press as you’ll have to use more force. Sadly, no one has ever made that one yet. Inasmuch as you got to the C9 from whatever you were playing on earlier, someday you will move on to greener pastures from the C9. Just the way it is.