The Protégé by Córdoba C1M 1/4 is the perfect nylon string guitar for students of all levels and is perfect for the classroom or at home. Comfortable and easy to play, it's a great first guitar at an affordable price. Every Protégé C1M is built with a Spruce top, Mahogany back and sides, a comfortable, slim neck profile, a traditional mosaic rosette, and a matte polyurethane finish. Like all Córdoba instruments, C1M models feature premium Savarez strings and an adjustable truss rod for lifetime neck stability.
KEY FEATURES
| Construction | Layered |
| Family | Traditional |
| Style | Small Body |
MATERIAL
| Bridge Material | Pau Ferro |
| Fingerboard Material | Pau Ferro |
| Neck Material | Mahogany |
| Nut Material | Composite |
| Saddle Material | Composite |
BODY
| Back and Sides Wood | Mahogany |
| Back Binding | Black ABS |
| Body Top | Spruce |
| Build | Small Body |
| Color | Natural (NAT) |
| Finish | Satin Polyurethane |
| Frets to Body | 12 |
| Neck Joint | Dovetail |
| Neck Shape | C Shape |
| Top Bracing Pattern | Fan |
| Waist Width | 197mm (7 3/4") |
HARDWARE
| Tuning Machine Buttons | Pearl White |
| Tuning Machine Ratio | 14:1 |
DIMENSION & WEIGHT
| Body Depth Lower Bout | 80mm (3 1/8") |
| Body Depth Upper Bout | 75mm (3") |
| Body Length | 381mm (15") |
| Fret Dimensions | 2.0mm (W) x 1.1mm (H) |
| Lower Bout Width | 289mm (11 3/8") |
| Master Carton Dimensions | 85 x 51 x 12 (cm) |
| Neck Thickness 1st Fret | 21mm |
| Neck Thickness 9th Fret | 23mm |
| Nut Width | 45mm (1 3/4") |
| Overall Length | 806mm (31 3/4") |
| Scale Length | 480mm (18 7/8") |
| Shipper Carton Dimensions | 83 x 38 x 11 (cm) |
| Soundhole Diameter | 84mm (3.3") |
| Target Instrument Weight | 2 lbs 14 oz / 1.3 kg |
| Upper Bout Width | 216mm (8.5") |
OTHER
| Country of Origin | China |
| Does it contain shell? | No |
| Exclusive | No |
| Frets Total | 19 |
| Headplate | Composite |
| Headstock Logo | Cordoba Arches Logo - Pearloid |
| Number of Strings | 6 |
| Nut String Spacing | 38mm |
| pcid | 1 |
| psid | 12 |
| Rosette | Traditional |
| Soundboard Thickness | 2.4mm |
| Strings | Savarez Cristal Corum High Tension 500CJ |
| Top Binding | Black ABS |
| Truss Rod | Dual Action |
| Truss Rod Wrench | 4mm Allen Key |
| Tuning | E-A-D-G-B-E |
| Tuning Machines | Cordoba Gold with Pearl Buttons |
| Tuning Machines Vendor & Model | Alice AO-020B1 |