Product Overview

The Admira A10 features a classic solid cedar top coupled with rosewood back and sides, the mahogany neck is reinforced with rosewood and is finished in high-gloss with gold machineheads.

The A10 is crafted with the traditional spanish heel neck joint which is considered the most highly developed neck joint in guitar construction. It is significantly more complex than a glued neck, but the sonic benefits are worth the effort. When building a guitar with a Spanish neck, neck and headblock are carved from one piece of wood.

Our Handcrafted guitars are a fusion of the best quality materials, designs and manufacturing techniques by our highly skilled and passionate Spanish-trained luthiers. Our luthiers use traditional handcrafting methods to produce guitars with exceptional tone, clarity and expression.

WHAT IS THE TRADITIONAL SPANISH SYSTEM?

It is a system of guitar making, that is characteristic from Spain and which is applied to all spanish guitars that are made here. Using this method, part of the guitar neck remains inside the body when the guitar is built, creating the “Spanish heel”.

WHY A GUITAR MADE WITH THE TRADITIONAL SPANISH SYSTEM?

This system guarantees a better construction of the classical guitar and the flamenco guitar than those that use a joining system to attach the neck to the body, like making a piece of furniture. Apart from the sonic advantages, it offers a far better stability and durability of the instrument.

The “Spanish heel” is a construction feature most commonly associated with Spanish made classical guitars. In this style of construction, the neck is notched at the heel to receive the sides, and the body is built around the neck and side assembly. The result is a very solid neck mounting, because the entire body is built around the end of the neck. In fact, it would be the ideal method of construction.

From the outside, the heel of the neck gives no clue as to the method of attachment:

But inside, instead of a neck block, we see the end grain of the neck itself:

And a little “foot” portion of the end of the neck, resting on the back of the guitar. This foot stabilizes the neck angle.