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(C1) Agnaldo Luz Cavaquinho, July 2020
(C1) Agnaldo Luz Cavaquinho, July 2020
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São Paulo-based Agnaldo Luz is one of Brazil's most in-demand builders, with a waiting list of a couple years for a new instrument. So we're always happy to be able to offer you one you can have right away. Word of warning: they seldom last long here in the Choro Shop.
We purchased this instrument directly from Henrique Cazes, a renowned cavaquinista based in Rio. The instrument's label bears the following inscription: Construido especialmente para o amigo e mestre das 4 cordas, Henrique Cazes. (Built specially for our friend and master of the 4 strings, Henrique Cazes.)
Top-quality materials, fashioned by a master luthier.
Top: European Spruce
Back & sides: Brazilian Rosewood
Neck: Cedro rosa (cedar)
Fingerboard: Brazilian Rosewood
Nut: bone
Saddle: bone
Scale length: 340mm
Nut width: 30mm
Body depth: 81mm
Widest body width: 222mm
Finish: shellac
Tuners: Schertler
Pickup: RMC (see note below)
Case: WC hardcase
Additional: Inscription to the original owner, Henrique Cazes.
Condition: Excellent (One very small ding in the top; faint signs of what may have been a re-glue of the bridge.)
Re pickup: The RMC that H. Cazes had installed on this cavaco is a high-quality pickup integrated with the saddle, notable in that it is feedback-free even at high volumes and able to serve as a midi controller. To use it, you would need to have (or invest in) an RMC pre-amp, their Poly-Drive II. Other options include rewiring the pickups (one per string) to a more standard jack or replacing the saddle altogether with one of bone and using the pickup of your choice.
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About Shipping and Returns
We ship UPS or USPS, promptly. Our stress-less return policy: You can return any Choro Shop instrument for up to 3 days from its delivery date for a full refund of all but the cost of shipping. So go ahead -- try it!