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At A Glance
- Type
- 6-String
- Format
- Classical
- Frets
- 19
- Fretboard
- Rosewood
- Top
- Spruce
- Back
- Mahogany
- Sides
- Mahogany
- Bracing
- Quarter Sawn Scalloped Sitka Spruce
- Rosette
- Mosaic
- Neck Material
- Mahogany
- Nut
- Graphtech Nubone
- Nut Width
- 52mm
- Scale
- 25.5"
- Bridge
- Rosewood
- Tuners
- Classical Chrome
- Strings
- D'Addario EJ46 ProArte Hard Tension
Washburn positioned the C40 within its Classical Series as a nylon-string acoustic built to classical guitar convention. The instrument carried a traditional classical format with a 52mm nut width and 25.5" scale length, reflecting standard classical playing geometry.
The top was Spruce, braced with Quarter Sawn Scalloped Sitka Spruce bracing. Back and sides were Mahogany, as was the neck. The Rosewood fretboard was joined by a Rosewood bridge, and the headstock carried Classical Chrome tuners. The nut was a Graphtech Nubone unit. Finishing details included a Mosaic rosette. The C40 was strung from the factory with D'Addario EJ46 ProArte Hard Tension strings. No onboard electronics were fitted.
Owners sourcing replacement parts — saddle, nut, bridge pins, or tuner machines — should consult the specifications above when matching dimensions, and bring the instrument to a qualified luthier or guitar technician for setup work or structural repairs.
STRAIGHT TALK
What Stands Out
Keep In Mind
From the people who own them
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Owner photos
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The catalog shot showed one finish, under one light, a long time ago. Yours has been played. Photos from owners are what the next person finds when they are trying to identify a part, match a finish, or work out whether the one they just bought is really what the seller said it was.
What do you know about this one?
Specs only go so far. What actually fits, what breaks first, what the factory got right and what everyone ends up changing — that lives with the people who own them, not in a datasheet. Post what you know and it stays on this page for whoever comes looking next.
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