Requinto guitars from Spain and Mexico
When applied to musical instruments, the term requinto is used in Spanish to mean a smaller, higher-pitched version of another instrument.
The requinto guitar is a six-string nylon guitar with a scale length of 530 to 555mm, this is about 18% smaller than a standard guitar scale (650 to 655mm). Many requintos have cutaways. Requintos made in Mexico typically have a deeper body (115mm to 120mm) than a standard guitar (100mm to 105mm), while requintos made in Spain tend to be of the same depth as the standard classical. In Mexico, the requinto is typically used in a "trio romantico", which includes the use of two other guitars along with the requinto.
There are small, medium, and large bodied requintos. The small and medium are usually tuned: A,D,G, c, e, a. (like a guitar fretted at the 5th fret). Occasionally, one comes across a long-scale requinto--with a scale of 570 to 585mm. Such instruments should be tuned G,C,F,b flat, d, g (like the 3rd fret on a standard guitar) in order not to put too much stress on the soundboard.
We have a some interesting requintos in stock from Spain and Mexico.
Esteve 6.04C requinto cutaway with spruce soundboard
Solid cedar soundboard, rosewood fingerboard, laminated mongoy back and solid mongoy sides. 535mm scale, 21 frets with fingerboard extension over soundhole, cutaway. This is a great sounding requinto. Made in Spain. $1195 case included.
Back of Esteve 6.04C requinto
Esteve 6.CUT Cedar soundboard, Ebony Fingerboard, $2295 with case Esteve 6.CUT Spruce Soundboard, Ebony Fingerboard, $2295 with case Esteve 6.CUT Solid Rosewood back with ebony insert in the neck Esteve Deluxe Requinto case
Esteve 6.CUT-ELEC with Fishman pick-up system
Above is pictured an Esteve 6.CUT-ELEC. This is a professional instrument with solid cedar face, solid indian rosewood back and sides, ebony fingerboard and ebony inset in the neck. It comes with Fishman under the saddle pick-up and EQ controls mounted on the side. The fingerboard is extended over the soundhole with 21 frets. The scale length is 535mm. The retail price is $2695 including custom requinto case.
EQ on the side of solid rosewood Esteve 6.CUT-ELEC
Esteve Requinto Especial Goma Laca
This is a unique concert quality requinto made in the Esteve custom shop. It has a 580mm scale, 115mm deep body, pruce soundboard, Brazilian pau ferro back and sides, ebony fingerboard, ebony insert in the neck, Fishman Prefix Pro Blend (internal microphone + under the saddle transducer), French Polished finish, Premium Gotoh tuners, clear plastic tap plates. This is a very fine requinto. Made in Spain. $4995 with case.
Esteve Requintos
Esteve 6.04C (cutway) laminated MONGOY sides solid sides, rosewood fingerboard, solid cedar face, extended fingerboard with 21 frets, $1195 case included.
Esteve 6.CUT, Solid Indian Rosewood, ebony fingerboard & neck insert, cutaway, $2295 case included
Esteve 6.CUT ELEC, like the 6.CUT with Fishman Prefix Pro Amplification System which includes under the saddle pick-up, EQ controls on the side and 1/4" input jack in the base of the guitar. $2695 case included
Esteve Requinto Especial Goma Laca. $4995 with case.
Contact us by email to check the availability of these requintos: mailto:ron@fernandezmusic.com
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