Description
Discover the Alhambra 10FC Blanca Flamenco Guitar
The Alhambra 10FC Blanca Flamenco Guitar represents the authentic voice of flamenco, crafted with traditional Spanish techniques in Alhambra's renowned workshop. This instrument combines generations of guitar-making expertise with modern refinements to deliver the characteristic bright, percussive sound that flamenco demands.
With its solid European spruce top and cypress back and sides, the 10FC Blanca produces the crisp, immediate response and distinctive snap that flamenco players seek. The lightweight construction allows for maximum resonance and projection, ensuring your playing cuts through in any performance setting.
Traditional Flamenco Design and Features
The Alhambra 10FC stays true to traditional flamenco guitar design with its lower action and flat fingerboard, allowing for the quick, precise fingering that flamenco technique requires. The guitar features a slightly thinner body than classical models, contributing to its distinctive bright tone and enhanced playability.
Cypress back and sides deliver the warm, woody midrange that characterizes the flamenco blanca sound, while the solid spruce top ensures clarity and definition. The transparent tap plate (golpeador) protects the top while allowing the beauty of the wood grain to show through.
Craftsmanship That Honors Tradition
Each Alhambra 10FC is handcrafted in Spain by luthiers who understand the specific requirements of flamenco guitar construction. From the careful selection of tonewoods to the precise bracing patterns that enhance projection, every aspect of the guitar's design serves the distinctive flamenco sound.
The guitar's cedar neck provides stability and comfort, topped with an ebony fingerboard that offers smooth, fast playability. Traditional wooden pegs maintain the authentic aesthetic while providing reliable tuning stability.
The Voice of Authentic Flamenco
When you play the Alhambra 10FC, you'll immediately notice the characteristic "bark" and percussive attack that define flamenco guitar tone. The guitar responds beautifully to rasgueados, picados, and alzapúa techniques, with enough projection to compete with dancers and percussion in a traditional cuadro flamenco setting.
The bright, direct sound offers excellent note separation, allowing complex falsetas to ring through with clarity. Whether you're accompanying singers and dancers or performing solo, the 10FC delivers authentic flamenco voice with remarkable expressiveness.
Professional Setup for Immediate Playability
At XGuitars, every Alhambra 10FC is personally inspected and set up by owner Geoff Ferdón before shipping. Among other things, he adjusts the action, relief, and string height to match traditional flamenco specifications, ensuring the guitar arrives ready for performance. This attention to detail means you can focus on your art rather than struggling with instrument adjustments.
Experience the passion and fire of authentic flamenco with the Alhambra 10FC Blanca—a guitar that honors tradition while offering the reliability and consistency today's musicians demand.
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Features:
Top: Solid European Spruce
Back/Sides: Solid Cypress
Neck: Cedar
Fingerboard: Ebony
Scale Length: 650mm
Nut Width: 52mm
Saddle & Nut: Bone - Extra saddle included.
Finish (top): Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer (allows the top to resonate freely)
Finish (back & sides): Gloss Polyurethane (provides improved durability)
Strings Installed by Alhambra: D’Addario XTC44 Extra High Tension
Hardshell Case Included
Made in Spain
