Venezuelan Luthier Cuatro – Traditional model 01


Venezuelan Luthier Cuatro – Traditional model 01

Features and construction details

  • Materials: Wood from northwestern of Argentina
  • Cap: Kiri
  • Knocker: Flamed Poplar
  • Back and sides: Tarco (Jacarandá) and Walnut
  • Handle: Tarco
  • Neck: Itín
  • Cenefado: Walnut and White Stick
  • Bridge: Arca
  • Strings: Magma
  • Nuts: Bone
  • Number of frets: 14

Characteristics

  • Weight : 0.4 Kg
  • Height : 78 cm
  • Width : 25cm
  • Depth : 9.4 – 8.4 cm
  • Handle dimensions : 23 – 20 mm (thickness) 48 – 42 mm (width)
  • Construction time : 1 month
  • Finish : Natural shellac from India.
  • Tuning : A – D – F # – B
  • Stock : No. Over request (1 month construction time)
  • Case: Can be consulted.

Support 

  • Warranty: Yes. The instruments are guaranteed for life (Argentina).
  • Maintenance: Yes. Includes commissioning. Other arrangements can be consulted.

IMPORTANT: THE SHIPPING COST SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE PRICE OF THE INSTRUMENT. SHIPMENTS OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN ARE MADE WITH SERVICES AS DHL OR SIMILAR.

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Description

Venezuelan Luthier Cuatro – Traditional model 01

Traditional Model With a vibrant string length of 55Venezuelan Luthier Cuatro – Traditional model0 mm, 30 mm shorter than the modern shot, it has a sound that favors the soft and sweet tone over the strong and sharp. Number of frets: 14.

In 2013, the CUATRO was declared as a Property of Cultural Interest of the Nation by the Ministry of Culture (VENEZUELA).

REFERENCE VIDEO

(This model is not made by our collaborators)


Brief history of the Venezuelan Cuatro

The Venezuelan Cuatro, also called Cuatro llanero, Cuatro traditional, Cuatro criollo or simply Cuatro, is a pulsed string instrument that has four orders tuned at the rate of: A, D, F# and B, the peculiar tuning – not totally ascending – It is a very distinctive element of other stringed instruments. It belongs to the family of the old Spanish guitars, is small and owes its name to the number of strings it has. Not to be confused with the current Cuatro Puerto Rican of five orders and ten metal strings.

It is a typical and the most emblematic instrument of Venezuelan music. It is used in both rural and urban areas. Its nylon strings produce a beautiful, melancholic but sober sound. It is executed as an accompanying instrument or as a solo instrument. This last form of execution has undergone a remarkable development in the last decades.

In Venezuela it is executed almost in all the folkloric musical genres: the gaita zuliana, the calipso of The Callao, the villancicos, the aguinaldos and the parranda, the galerón, the polo, the jota, the malagueña, the vals, the merengue, the música cañonera, the música campesina, the paso doble, the fulía, the tonada, the polca, the ritmo orquídea, the emblematic harp joropo, cuatro and maracas, among others.

Some Links of Interest

The history of the Venezuelan Four #1. I walk from renaissance guitar to Venezuelan Four.
https://steemit.com/@juanmanuellopez1/la-historia-del-cuatro-Venezolano-1-camino-desde-la-guitarra-Renaissance-up-el-four-Venezuelan


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ABOUT THE LUTHIER Luthier of Latin American plucked string instruments and classical guitars. Trained at the renowned School of Luthiery of Tucumán (5 years), Argentina.


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    Weight 0,5 kg
    Dimensions 78 × 25 × 10 cm

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