Presented here is a Concert worthy guitar from this rather
obscure luthier. Here beyond you will find their model 145
which was and is still quite popular among connaisseurs
and for a good reason. These are simply very good guitars,
even apart from the building qualities they are showing.
Scale 650 mm. Width Topnut 53 mm. Price € 1500,-
Case included.
This example is the top of the line 1A model, provided
with a spruce top and hand signed. Solid woods of course
and in a very good condition. That counts for tuners,
frets and playing damages if there are any! and enough
bridgebone hight to ensure a nice playing action.
You can study the soundboard here as well as the bridge
that has been provided with harder edges to prevent string
damages as a result of the string tension. The top exist
of very fine grained spruce with the so called medullar
rays which is proof of a perfect quarter sawn soundboard.
Nice inlay work on this 1A model what can be
expected from a guitar in this range.
Even the edges are inlaid perfectly.
The head of this guitar which is undamaged and is showing
the knobs of the tuners clinched onto their axes.
No fretwear on this one. Years of playing pleasure guaranteed.
The signed label though suspect might be there that
the name Cashimira in fact is a sort of a fake name.
The Joan Cashimira company provided a certificate together
with this 1A model being their highest model free from possible
faults during the process of making this guitar.
Beautiful Indian rosewood for sides and back
Maybe not that figured but that also means these
woods are less prone to cracks,
Joan Cashimira Model 145
Presented here is a model 145 from Joan Cashimira,
a luthier that vanished in mystery around 2016. Apart
from that, his guitars are in high regard. Some remarks
have to be made around this model 145 as there seems
to be models with laminated sides and back and
others with all solid parts. This model from 2002 has
the qualities that belong to a guitar in the 3300
Euro's price range when it is priced new. Availability
still remains the question. Price now: € 1500,- (luxe
case included.) Feel free to ask a sound example.
SOLD.
Made with luxury materials and a delight to see in
reality, this guitar has a cedar top and solid cocobolo
sides and back. An ebony fingerboard that certainly
has to be there in this price range and a beautiful
inlaid bridge and reinforcement strip in the back
of the neck. 5 piece fan bracing of the top.
A better picture to take a look at the bridge. Just
click to enlarge this picture. The soundboard is
attached to the sides by the use of individual
spruce blocks while the back is attached to the
side by a glued and bowed spruce strip.
More beautiful details to be discovered as there
is the rosette of course. They often differ from
each other on this model.
The typical headform with the topnut: Width 53 mm
No damage on the head itself on the back. That
often occurs when placing a guitar against a wall.
The frets that still are in pristine condition. On
a straight neck that supports a 650 mm scale.
And of course the striking use of the Cocobolo species
in the way a lot of his guitars are equipped with.
Luckily not too heavily figured because those pieces
of wood are prone to crack more easily. So, often more
heavily figured backs on the 145 models are veneered
ones as the other woods used will support the
layer of veneer in a sufficient way.
Simply to discover wether if the sides and/or back is
solid is by comparing the figuring of the wood from
inside as well as outside.
To my idea likely still the famous Fustero machine heads.
And a glance from the other side....
The label itself that has been handsigned. 09 possibly
stands for the month September. 02 is the year 2002.
Clearly the use of mahogany braces on the back
and the mahogany center strip can be seen.
Here I've tried to photograph the outer part of the inner heel.
