The Hanika 54 PF 6-String Classical Guitar Natural is from Hanika’s Recital Line and features a solid Spruce soundboard, East Indian Rosewood back and sides with Mahogany bindings, a Spanish Cedar neck reinforced with Ebony, Ebony fingerboard, Rosewood headstock, Rosewood bridge, 20 frets, closed pore matt varnish finish and quality Rubner tuners.
The main features of the Hanika 54 PF 6-String Classical Guitar Natural include;
1.) Looks Amazing, love the natural look/finish Hanika implement. Rosette is very pretty.
2.) Competitive price. The Spruce is very nice for its price point and sounds good right out of the box, which is always a good sign.
3.) The Handling/Feel of the guitar is well balanced. Im use to a thinner neck and a cut-away but found myself easily adjusting to Hanikas more classical approach.
4.) The sound at first was a little off, the High E and B strings didnt quite ring out properly and had me a bit worried. But after changing the strings out to "Agustine Classic Blue High Tension" I found those issues disappeared. I dont know if it was the strings Hanika use or just an issue with the way they were strung, but needless to say I was relieved that it wasnt a structural issue. - Personally I would suggest replacing the strings anyway, for me they are just a bit to thick.
5.) As for Features, you get what you see. No preamp/pick-up and no cutaway. But these arent essential to a good classical guitar, and Hanika have various models similar to this with those features as standard.
-This guitar also came with a Hanika soft-case.
Additional Notes:
-Shipping was very nice, well packaged and probably secure enough to survive a nuclear winter. Also being from New Zealand, Global Shipping seems to be no issue for MusicStore.
-Hanikas workshop offers customized modifications to existing models, so you can have it set up the way you want at a very affordable price. As Im not sure whether MusicStore accommodates these specialized orders I went for their standard model and have no regrets.