Bernabe M-5 Spruce 2014 - Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Priced to sell. This Paulino Bernabe Modelo 5 is in near Mint condition; it has some minor blemishes which are in the pictures but difficult to capture. I am the original owner. White dots are sticker fret markers which are removable with no damage. Comes in original Hiscox Hard Case. Paulino Bernabe is a well known luthier. His guitars are played by Thibaut Garcia.

This Modelo 5 is an advanced student/professional classical concert guitar at an affordable price. This particular guitar is very loud, exceeding much more expensive concert instruments I have played, and has excellent tonal quality with deep bass and bright trebles. The spruce top has opened up with playing, obtaining new tonal colors and sounds significantly better than when new. This guitar has made me a fan of Bernabe and in fact I am selling it in pursuit of another Bernabe. It has a solid rosewood body together with a German spruce top which provides a full, deep sound. Body resonance is lower in pitch likely below F#, giving it a very deep, warm, enveloping sound. This guitar also looks very stylish with green and gold accents.

Action is about 4mm on bass side and 3.5mm on treble side at 12th fret with ability to be lowered on bass side especially (See pictures).

Top: German Spruce Back: Indian Rosewood Sides: Indian Rosewood Fingerboard: Ebony Varnish: Nitro Scale Length: 650mm. The Paulino Bernabé M5 is entirely nitrocellulose varnished.