Details

The Protégé by Córdoba C1M-CE is the top choice nylon string guitar for students of all levels and is perfectly suited for both the classroom and home. Comfortable and easy to play, it's a great first guitar at an affordable price. The C1M-CE features a cutaway body shape for easier access to the higher frets and a Fishman Presys VT Pickup System for amplified or acoustic playing. Every Protégé C1M-CE is built with a Spruce top, Mahogany back and sides, a comfortable, slim neck profile, traditional mosaic rosette, and a matte polyurethane finish. Like all Córdoba instruments, C1M-CE models feature an adjustable truss rod for lifetime neck stability.

Wood grain may vary from product photos shown. Case not included. 

Specifications

KEY FEATURES

• Construction: Layered
• Family: Cutaway & Electric
• Style: Classic

MATERIAL

• Bridge Material: Pau Ferro 
• Fingerboard Material: Pau Ferro 
• Neck Material: Mahogany
• Nut Material: Composite
• Saddle Material: Composite

BODY

• Back & Sides Wood: Mahogany
• Back Binding: Black ABS
• Body Top: Spruce
• Build: Classical 
• Color: Natural (NAT)
• Finish: Satin Polyurethane
• Frets to Body: 12
• Neck Joint: Dovetail
• Neck Shape: C Shape
• Top Bracing Pattern: Dan
• Wait Width: 241mm (9 1/2")

ELECTRONICS

• Battery Pack: Fishman Combination Battery Box/Output Jack - 9V
• Battery Pack Installation Location: Lower Bout Treble Side
• Electronics: Fishman Presys VT Classical
• Tuning Machine Buttons: Pearl White
• Tuning Machine Ratio: 14:1

DIMENSIONS

• Body Depth Lower Bout: 100mm (4")
• Body Depth Upper Bout: 95mm (3 3/4")
• Body Length: 489mm (19 1/2")
• Fret Dimensions: 2.0mm (W) x 1.1mm (H)
• Lower Bout Width: 371mm (14 5/8")
• Neck Thickness 1st Fret: 21mm
• Neck Thickness 9th Fret: 23mm
• Nut Width: 50mm (2")
• Overal Length: 997mm (39 1/4")
• Scale Length: 650mm (25.6")
• Soundhole Diameter: 84mm (3.3")
• Upper Bout Width: 286mm (11 1/4")

OTHER

• Controls: Master Volume and Tone
• Electronics: Fishman OEM-SON-CL4
• Number of Frets Total: 19
• Headplate Material: Composite
• Headstock Logo: Cordoba Arches Logo - Pearloid
• Number of Strings: 6 
• Nut String Spacing: 42mm
• Pickup Type: Undersaddle Piezo
• Rosette: Traditional
• Top Binding: Black ABS
• Truss Rod: Dual Action
• Truss Rod Wrench: 4mm Allen Key
• Tuning: E-A-D-G-B-E
• Tuning Machines: Cordoba Gold with Pearl Buttons