Detail 01
Solid European spruce top
Provides a responsive surface for learning control over volume, attack and articulation.
Product detailSKU #1500000484150
Manuel RodriguezEcologia E-53 1/2-Size Classical Guitar - Natural
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
A European-made 1/2-size nylon-string classical guitar with a solid European spruce top, designed as a practical progression from a quarter-size instrument.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Growing students approximately age 7 and older
- Students progressing beyond a quarter-size classical guitar
- Beginning classical players learning basic fingerstyle technique
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Players who require a full-size instrument
- Players seeking steel strings
- Left-handed players
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Laminated walnut back and sides
Adds durability for regular student use.
Detail 03
20.87 in. scale length
Reduces the distance between frets compared with a full-size instrument.
Detail 04
Traditional 6-hole acacia bridge
Uses a traditional classical-guitar bridge design.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This is a right-handed 1/2-size guitar with a 20.87 in. scale length.
- 02Its 1.77 in. nut width is intended to preserve useful string spacing for fingerstyle instruction.
- 03It ships with Hannabach 890MT 1/2-size medium-tension strings.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What size is the Ecologia E-53?
It is a half-size (1/2) classical guitar.
02What woods are used on this guitar?
It has a solid European spruce top, laminated walnut back and sides, a maple neck, and acacia fingerboard and bridge.
03What strings come installed?
Hannabach 890MT 1/2-size medium-tension strings are factory installed.
04Is it made in Europe?
Yes. The supplied product data states that it is made in Europe.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
5 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Factory strings
- Hannabach 890MT 1/2-size medium tension
- Number of strings
- 6
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Scale Length
- 20.87"
17 detailsBody & build
- Top material
- Solid European spruce
- Color
- Natural
- Body construction
- Solid top
- Top Material
- Solid European spruce
- Saddle material
- Bonoid plastic
- Rosette material
- Wooden soundhole mosaic
- Neck Wood
- Maple
- Fingerboard Material
- Acacia
- Binding material
- Maple, top and back
- Bridge material
- Acacia
- Neck material
- Maple
- Fingerboard material
- Acacia
- Nut material
- Bonoid plastic
- Side material
- Laminated walnut
- Body finish
- Water-based open-pore satin
- Back material
- Laminated walnut
- Neck joint
- Dovetail
2 detailsSize & weight
- Scale length
- 20.87"
- Nut width
- 1.77"
16 detailsOther
- Tier
- new
- Body size class
- Half size (1/2)
- Category Source
- detail
- Bridge design
- Traditional 6-hole
- String type
- Nylon
- Product type
- Classical guitar
- Color
- Natural
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Nickel-plated with black shafts and buttons
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Weight
- Approximately 2.75 lb.
- Series
- Ecologia
- Product Type
- Classical guitar
- Model
- E-53
- Source Id
- site51500000484150
- Headstock overlay
- Walnut
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