2023 Zoran Kuvač CD/CO

Year	2023
Top	Cedar
Back & Sides	Cocobolo
Scale Length	650 mm
Nut width	51 mm
Finish	French Polish
Country	Bosnia & Herzegovina
Luthier	Zoran Kuvač

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Back and sides of a 2023 Zoran Kuvac classical guitar made of cedar and cocobolo.

Closeup of the top, sides, rosette, purflings and bindings of a 2023 Zoran Kuvac classical guitar made of cedar and cocobolo.

Detail of the back grains of a 2023 Zoran Kuvac classical guitar made of cedar and cocobolo.

The headstock and tuning machines of a 2023 Zoran Kuvac classical guitar made of cedar and cocobolo.

Closeup of the heel and back of a 2023 Zoran Kuvac classical guitar made of cedar and cocobolo.

The front of a 2023 Zoran Kuvac classical guitar made of cedar and cocobolo on a white background.

The side of a 2023 Zoran Kuvac classical guitar made of cedar and cocobolo on a white background.

The back of a 2023 Zoran Kuvac classical guitar made of cedar and cocobolo on a white background.

The rosette of a 2023 Zoran Kuvac classical guitar made of cedar and cocobolo.

The headstock of a 2023 Zoran Kuvac classical guitar made of cedar and cocobolo on a white background.

The label of a 2023 Zoran Kuvac classical guitar made of cedar and cocobolo.

Joaquín Turina's "Homenaje a Tárrega: II. Soleares" played by Chad Ibison on a 2023 Zoran Kuvac

Description

A 2023 classical guitar by Zoran Kuvač, with a western red cedar top and reddish cocobolo back and sides – built in the year his workshop turned 25.

In the video above, Chad Ibison plays "Soleares" from Turina's "Homenaje a Tárrega" on this guitar.

Spanish and French Ideas Combined

Zoran blended his influences here: the sides are doubled, with acacia inside, adding weight for more volume and a focused, direct sound, while the top is traditionally braced with seven fans and a thin bridge patch. The fingerboard is slightly raised at the body.

Thick and Clear

Cocobolo also forms the head veneer and bindings, and herringbone frames the top. The sound is thick and fat yet brilliantly clear, with great punch and huge volume.

Photos of this guitar taken during construction

Background

Zoran Kuvač: Guitar Maker in Banja Luka

Zoran Kuvač builds classical guitars in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. After the war took him to Serbia in 1993, he learned his craft from the tamburica maker Duško Rajković in Sremska Mitrovica, and he opened his own workshop in 1998. He has twice taken part in the master classes of José Luis Romanillos and has built more than 300 instruments.

Spanish Roots, French Influences

Zoran began in the Spanish tradition of Torres and Romanillos, and many of his guitars follow the French school of Daniel Friederich and Dominique Field, always with his own aesthetic. Every part is made by hand except the tuners. Zoran Dukić and Edin Karamazov have played his guitars, and GSI is his exclusive dealer in the USA.