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Cordoba C9 Nylon String Acoustic Guitar - Cedar

6-string Acoustic Nylon-string Classical Guitar with Mahogany Back and Sides, Canadian Cedar Top, and 2" Nut Width - Natural
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Performance and Features Far Exceed Its Price

Enjoy rich tone and exquisite craftsmanship with the Cordoba C9! The Cordoba C9 is an excellent value in a nylon-string acoustic guitar. The handmade C9 sports mahogany back and sides with a Canadian cedar top, for rich tones with a lively presence. And the solid African mahogany neck provides excellent sustain and detail. No matter what your experience level, you'll love the attention to detail and excellent playability of the C9. And with the gloss polyurethane finish, Indian rosewood binding, and a stylish rosette, the C9 looks as good as it plays. The Cordoba C9 even comes with a polyfoam hard case!

Traditional Design

The Cordoba C9 doesn't skimp on construction. The C9 features traditional handmade classical guitar design, including the solid Canadian cedar top (choice top wood for classical guitars) and Spanish-style fan bracing. Fan bracing is preferred for classical guitars over lattice bracing, as it allows the guitar's top to vibrate more freely while still providing evenly balanced tone.

Quality Tonewoods

While the Cordoba C9 is inexpensive, Cordoba did not sacrifice quality materials. The solid mahogany back and sides set a powerful tonal foundation for the solid cedar top, giving you the right balance of warmth and brightness. The neck is solid mahogany, for maximum transfer of string energy to the cedar top. A rosewood fingerboard and Indian rosewood bridge complete the elegant look.

Great Look, Great Playability

The Cordoba C9 is gorgeous to simply look at, from the detailed Mother-of-Pearl "Esteso" rosette inlay and Indian rosewood binding to the gold tuners with ebony buttons. And you'll love how the gloss finish shows off the Indian rosewood body and Canadian cedar top. But looks aren't everything - the C9 was designed with playability in mind, and the great look is just the icing on the classical cake.

Cordoba C9 Nylon-string Acoustic Guitar Features:

  • Great-sounding guitar at an amazing price
  • Traditional Spanish fan bracing provides a balanced, lively sound
  • Mahogany back and sides for full-bodied frequency response
  • Canadian cedar top for excellent definition and projection
  • Polyfoam case included

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Tech Specs

  • String Type: Nylon
  • Number of Strings: 6
  • Body Shape: Classical
  • Body Style: No Cutaway
  • Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
  • Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
  • Top Wood: Solid Canadian Cedar
  • Back & Sides Wood: Solid Mahogany
  • Body Bracing: Fan Bracing
  • Binding: Indian Rosewood
  • Neck Wood: African Mahogany
  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Inlay: Mother of Pearl Side Position Markers
  • Number of Frets: 19
  • Scale Length: 25.6"
  • Tuning Machines: Cordoba Premium Gold tuners
  • Bridge Material: Indian Rosewood
  • Nut/Saddle Material: Bone
  • Nut Width: 2.04"
  • Strings: Savarez Cristal Corum High Tension 500CJ
  • Case/Gig Bag: Softshell Case
  • Overall Length: 39"
  • Body Width: 14.75"
  • Body Depth: 3.7"-3.9"
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 99-753-0140

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Customer Reviews

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Rated 5/5

Perfect Classical Guitar

Bought this 4 years ago and it's still in perfect condition I recommend getting a hard case though
Rated 5/5

A beautiful instrument

The instrument is beautiful, a joy just to look at. The tone is amazing, mesmerizing! I can't believe I actually own an instrument this beautiful and this wonderful sounding. Amazing! Well worth the money I spent for it.
Music background: Amateur
Rated 5/5

Long time coming

Brian Lemert took care of me. I'm thrilled with the guitar. I'll give it time to get used to it. The tone is perfect.
Rated 5/5

A Marvelous Guitqr

I recently purchased the Canadian Cedar top Cordoba C9 and from the moment I opened the bag I was amazed. I've played for many years on both steel string and classical guitars and nothing compares to the C9. It's a beautiful instrument to look at, with its high gloss, solid wood construction and gold tuning machines. It's the lightest guitar I've ever held and and fits me very well. The C9 sound, though, is its most remarkable feature, offering a beautiful full warm and mellow tone totally unlike my previous guitars. It came with Savarez Cristal Corum strings, which, although high tension, are easy on my fingers. Overall, the C9 is a marvelous well-priced guitar and I'd recommend it to anyone moving up from starters.
Rated 5/5

A true upgrade to my musical experience

The Cordoba C-9 Classical guitar with the included Savarez Crystal Corum high tension strings was hesistantly purchased as I wondered if it would really be much of an improvement over my Cordoba C-5 classical guitar. It was. Oh yes, it was!

My C-5 was no slouch in the beauty of sound department, but the solid wood C-9 clearly sounds so much better -- let's call it regal in it's sound. Clear, ringing notes across all strings. Noticeably greater sound projection than the C-5. It seems to me that the Savarez high tension strings that come stock with the C-9 are well suited to this instrument. I find no fault with their sound (I'm awestruck) -- I won't even consider switching the strings out.

The C-9 is so lightweight i thought it would float away to the ceiling when I first took it out of its box. The guitar is well constructed and well finished. I found no flaws in joinery or finish.

The Cordoba deluxe gig bag that encases it is a large step up from the entry level Cordoba gig bag I had the C-5 in. The deluxe gig gag has twice the thickness of internal padding than the entry level gig bag, so I'm not worried about damaging the guitar if I run into a door jamb.

Sweetwater's 55 point inspection resulted in this guitar being immediately playable. It arrived well set-up. I appreciated Sweetwater's way of packaging the guitar for shipment. During shipment someone put their boot through the external box leaving a four inch hole. The internal box was untouched and undamaged.
Music background: Decades long "Advanced Beginner"
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