C9 CD 7/8 Size Nylon String Acoustic Guitr

I'm very happy with this guitar. It arrived just a few days ago. I've been playing a long time but mostly steel string acoustics. This guitar is light and even with the Cristal Corum high tension strings feels very easy on the fingertips I suppose that's part of the allure of nylon. This guitar is beautiful. It shines like glass. The strings were already in tune right out of the case. It's a nice case, form fitting and also light but more protective than a gig bag. This guitar has been sounding better by the day as I acclimate to it. Artificial harmonics are easy to get on this instrument with these strings. Tunes by Sor and Tarrega sound better on this guitar than on acoustic. I would describe this guitar's sound as full, almost chorusy in nature as opposed to super clear. It's a matter of taste and I'm just going with it. You can do things to clarify the sound if you want but sometimes a big wall of sound is what you want. If you have Bridgett Memikides Compendium, the first two studies sound fantastic on this guitar as does the 3rd 'The Guiliani Allegro' which she plays at 100bpm. I play it at something like 55bpm. To me 100bpm shouldn't be humanly possible ! The action was set fairly low but the guitar comes with instructions on how to adjust the truss rod. I won't be doing that any time soon. The guitar should be kept in the case when not in use and at 45-55% humidity and 60-85 degrees Fahrenheit. I've set up a small room humidifier in the room the guitar is stored in to rectify the situation. I turn the humidifier off at night and close the case and the humidity is preserved overnight. I will not zip and unzip the case because eventually the zipper will fail that way. When I need to actually move the guitar I'll be assured of quality transport. I use high heat canola oil to revitalize the fret board and a little Murphy's oil soap solution for the painted waxed sections. Winters are hard on guitars with the low humidity's and fast temperature changes so don't expect your fine solid wood guitar to stay in perfect tune under those extreme conditions. This is a living piece of wood and will expand and contract accordingly. I keep a vibration head stock tuner handy and generally stop playing when the furnace comes on. Once the temperature stabilizes I re-tune and start again. The guitar doesn't fall out by much but by enough and spring will come soon enough and this will then be unnecessary. If anything changes I'll come back and amend but for now I'm living in a fool's paradise over this purchase. Thanks for reading !

I just received my C9 Parlor guitar today and I’m pleasantly surprised with the quality of sound and aesthetics exceeding my expectations. It is more beautiful in person than photos. However, I’m concerned about a small diagonal line in the binding/purfling, that might be a crack which would compromise the integrity of the instrument. I’m still looking it over and inspecting it because I only have had a brief moment to simply inbox it and check it wasn’t delivered with major defects that are obvious to the eye. Looks good thus far, but will take it to be seen by a local luthier to be sure. I am on the fence on whether to keep this or buy a custom made Kremona Fiesta FC 7/8 size which would only be $100 or so more as I already spoke to them last week. I figured I’d give Cordoba Luthier series a try first. I like the deep mellow sound of the C9’s Mahogany back and sides but, I’m wondering if I should have opted for the C10 parlor with the Rosewood back and sides instead. (That’s what Kremona would do for me as well if I decide to order from them instead.) I don’t know how I feel about the treble sounds yet. Seems like they’re a bit plastic?? It does seem to have decent sustain. I have yet to check for buzzing and or dead notes. I will do that later tonight when I get back home. The seller did a decent job packing the guitar. The case is nice too. I will update more soon.

I wish I could give more stars. The workmanship, tone, and joy of playing this guitar has been...perfect. I ordered the parlor size (I am a woman with smaller hands...and full size guitars have always been slightly uncomfortable)...the 7/8 size is perfect! My arm fits over easily, the neck is great for my hands. The wood is beautiful. I can't say enough! Highly recommend.The seller was also amazing. Super professional, thank you Calido Guitars!

The craftsmanship of this is astonishing. The finish is smooth, all the joinings are tight; it's a thing of beauty. The case really adds to the value. I am a new guitarist, so I can't really speak much to the playability, but even in my inept hands, it's vibrant, almost seeming alive. I couldn't be happier. I have my first classical guitar lesson this week, so I'm excited to see what my teacher has to say. It may need the action lowered just a touch, which from what I gather is not an unusual adjustment to have to make for any new guitar. It doesn't feel like a small instrument, but I'm short (5'8") with short arms and small hands, and it feels very comfortable.

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The guitar approaches the perfection. It has a high volume, nice tone, a surprising light weight, a really nice look, a nice finish (but I would prefer semi-gloss than gloss). The strings are perfectly adjusted, not too high at the 12th fret, not too low. It comes with a nice case, with a comportement inside for capot and strings (It would be a good idea an outside small comportement for a footrest, little more room for music sheet, and why not, a comportment for a stand. That would be the perfect guitar case !). I am really satisfied. The packing lacked some protection: only a cartoon box over the guitar case. The pack received a shock during transportation which did affect the case (not apparent as the outside case surface is hessian), but the case did protect efficiently the guitar, a real good case. An extra protection over the nice guitar case would be indicated.

This guitar is incredible. Beautiful tone; long sustain; super loud. It is far and above every other guitar that I've played in this price range (admittedly, I haven't played too many guitars, but this one was clearly the best of the few that I've played). And it came with a really nice case!

I really can not believe it. I noticed that one wood frame inside the guitar is broken when I took the guitar out of the nice looking hard case. This guitar looks beautiful, but the quality control is poor.Another problem found in the morning, there is a 3 inch long crack in the wood at the back of guitar.The beautifully looking guitar will go back to Amazon today.Update: I ordered another one. Will update the review later.