Cort L60MF-OP — Luce Series Electro-Acoustic Guitar

The L60MF-OP compresses Cort’s Luce vintage aesthetic into a short-scale, all-mahogany folk box that feels like a pre-war companion yet plugs in with modern authority. The long-form narrative below (≈ 3 000 words headings included) dissects every element—body geometry, tone-wood chemistry, bracing science, ergonomic nuance, electronics architecture, ecological footprint and lifelong care—then summarises with a white–gray specification table.

1 | Luce Concept — Vintage Roots, Player-First Ergonomics

Cort’s Luce line evolved from the company’s ‘little concert guitar’ experiments in the late 2000s. Feedback from fingerstyle clinicians and Americana sidemen kept repeating: “Give us the warmth and vibe of a 1930s ladder-brace but marry it to modern neck stability, micro-adjustable truss rods and stage-safe electronics.” The L60MF-OP is the answer—no shell bling, no thick lacquer, just mahogany honesty wrapped round a Fishman-powered plug-in core.

2 | Body Geometry — Folk-OM Comfort, Parlour Agility

Lower-bout width 15 ⅛″, waist 9 ⅞″ and tail depth 4″: the L60MF nests between 0-size and OM outlines. The reduced bout keeps right-shoulder reach minimal; the slim waist plants the body snugly on the thigh for classical or street-corner posture. An abbreviated upper bout tightens midrange projection—perfect for steel-string rag-time lines or Clawhammer guitar where note separation is life.

3 | Tone-Wood Palette — All-Solid African Mahogany

Top. AA Khaya mahogany, air-seasoned eight months then kiln-finished to 8 % MC. Mahogany’s higher internal damping shortens note bloom, letting vocals float above strums.
Back & Sides. Book-matched Khaya offer ribbon figure and light weight. Laminates were eschewed to keep the entire box resonating as a single membrane.
Neck. One-piece mahogany capped with a rosewood headplate; dual-action truss rod anchors against tour-bus climate swings.
Fingerboard & Bridge. East Indian rosewood selected for 7-grain-lines-per-centimetre density average—so frets seat tight and the bridge resists string ball wear.

4 | Bracing Mathematics — Scalloped X Dialled for Short Scale

Short-scale guitars (24.75″) produce less tension. Cort’s luthiers therefore shaved the main X-bars to 2.5 mm height and feathered the wings to 1.7 mm while shifting the X-cross 4 mm toward the sound-hole. The top now breathes like a 000 but retains structural headroom for medium-gauge sets (.013). Tap-tone tests reveal a fundamental pitch of G# with harmonics stacking predictably—handy when double-tracking for studio sessions.

5 | Open-Pore Finish — Breathing Versus Blocking

Traditional nitrocellulose adds vintage mojo but fails modern humidity cycles; heavy polyurethane smothers overtone bloom. The L60MF-OP receives a two-step water-borne sealer plus open-pore matte clear, totaling ≈ 70 µm—half the film weight of standard gloss production. The pores remain tactile, the wood breathes, and the guitar photographs under stage LEDs without mirror glare.

Specifications