The Protégé by Córdoba C1M-CE is the top choice nylon string guitar for students of all levels and is perfectly suited for both the classroom and home. Comfortable and easy to play, it's a great first guitar at an affordable price. The C1M-CE features a cutaway body shape for easier access to the higher frets and a Fishman Presys VT Pickup System for amplified or acoustic playing. Every Protégé C1M-CE is built with a Spruce top, Mahogany back and sides, a comfortable, slim neck profile, traditional mosaic rosette, and a matte polyurethane finish. Like all Córdoba instruments, C1M-CE models feature premium Savarez strings and an adjustable truss rod for lifetime neck stability.

KEY FEATURES

Construction	Layered
Family	Cutaway & Electric
Style	Classical

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	Classical
Color	Natural (NAT)
Finish	Satin Polyurethane
Frets to Body	12
Neck Joint	Dovetail
Neck Shape	C Shape
Top Bracing Pattern	Fan
Waist Width	241mm (9 1/2")

ELECTRONICS

Battery Pack	Fishman Combination Battery Box/Output Jack - 9V
Battery Pack Installation Location	Lower Bout Treble Side
Electronics	Fishman Presys VT Classical
Replacement Tuning Machine - Bass	05707 - Cordoba Tuner Filigree Lyre GLD w/PRL BS BTN Bass
Replacement Tuning Machine - Treble	05706 - Cordoba Tuner Filigree Lyre GLD w/PRL BS BTN Treble
Tuning Machine Buttons	Pearl White
Tuning Machine Ratio	14:1

DIMENSION & WEIGHT

Body Depth Lower Bout	100mm (4")
Body Depth Upper Bout	95mm (3 3/4")
Body Length	489mm (19 1/4")
Fret Dimensions	2.0mm (W) x 1.1mm (H)
Lower Bout Width	371mm (14 5/8")
Master Carton Dimensions	104 x 60 x 15 (cm)
Neck Thickness 1st Fret	21mm
Neck Thickness 9th Fret	23mm
Nut Width	50mm (2")
Overall Length	997mm (39 1/4")
Scale Length	650mm (25.6")
Shipper Carton Dimensions	103 x 45 x 13 (cm)
Soundhole Diameter	84mm (3.3")
Target Instrument Weight	3 lbs 3 oz / 1.5 kg
Upper Bout Width	286mm (11 1/4")

OTHER

Compatible Case 1	ACHUMPR-04072 - HumiCase Protégé Classical
Compatible Case 2	03754 - Cordoba Humidified Archtop Wood Case CL/FL Full Size Brown
Compatible Case 3	ACCORGB-03780 - Cordoba Polyfoam Case Classical Full Size
Compatible Gig Bag 1	ACCASIB-03543 - Cordoba Deluxe Gig Bag Classical Full Size
Compatible Gig Bag 2	ACCORGB-03750 - Cordoba Standard Gig Bag Full Size
Controls	Master Volume and Tone
Country of Origin	China
Does it contain shell?	No
Electronics Vendor & Model	Fishman OEM-SON-CL4
Exclusive	No
Frets Total	19
Headplate	Composite
Headstock Logo	Cordoba Arches Logo - Pearloid
Number of Strings	6
Nut String Spacing	42mm
pcid	1
Pickup Type	Undersaddle Piezo
psid	12
Replacement Battery Box & Output Jack	05013 - Cordoba Pickup Part Fishman Battery Box Output Jack Unit
Replacement Nut	01052 - Cordoba Nut Composite 6 String Guitar 50mm x 6mm
Replacement Pickup & Preamp System	ACFISHM-05065 - Cordoba Pickup Fishman Presys VT Complete
Replacement Saddle	03508 -Cordoba Saddle Plastic 80mm x 3mm
Replacement Truss Rod Wrench	008-0000-001 - Truss Rod Wrench 4mm Allen Key
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