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Cort L100OCF-CED BKS Luce Series With Cutaway Electro-Acoustic Guitar

SKU: 101462
MRP:
₹26,880.00
₹24,192.00
(Exclusive of all taxes)
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Folk/OM-size body with smooth Venetian cutaway blends intimate projection, articulate mids and full upper-fret access Solid red cedar top (CED) delivers quick response, warm overtones and effortless dynamics for fingerstyle or light strumming Mahogany back and sides add woody fundamentals and controlled low end for a balanced overall voice Black Satin (BKS) open-pore finish keeps the guitar lightweight and resonant while lending a sleek, stage-friendly aesthetic Advanced scalloped X-bracing maximises top vibration, providing fast attack and clear note separation across the register Short 24.75″ scale, slim-C mahogany neck, rolled-edge rosewood fingerboard and 20 medium frets ensure relaxed, fatigue-free playability Fishman Presys II electronics (undersaddle pickup, bass/treble EQ, phase switch, onboard tuner) supply natural, feedback-resistant amplified tone Genuine bone nut and compensated bone saddle, paired with rosewood bridge pins, enhance sustain, accurate intonation and harmonic richness Vintage-style open-gear tuners (18 : 1) maintain solid tuning stability through temperature and humidity changes Factory-strung with D’Addario EXP16 coated phosphor-bronze (.012–.053) for extended lifespan and balanced tension

Cort L100OCF-CED BKS | Luce Series Cutaway Electro-Acoustic Guitar

Cort L100OCF-CED BKS — Luce Series Cutaway Electro-Acoustic Guitar

The L100OCF-CED BKS distills Cort’s compact Luce heritage into a modern, stage-ready folk instrument: a solid red-cedar soundboard, mahogany frame, short 24.75″ scale and sleek Black-Satin open-pore finish. Fishman Presys II electronics, bone hardware and vintage open-gear tuners complete a package that aims to be equally at home in a writing nook, a worship set or a festival side stage. The ~3 000-word examination below maps every design decision—from wood chemistry and bracing maths to ergonomic nuance, eco footprint and lifetime care—then condenses the essentials into a white–gray specification table.

1 | Luce Lineage — 1930s Inspiration, 2020s Practicality

Cort’s Luce series was born of a singer-songwriter wish list: the intimacy of a Depression-era small-body, the comfort of a short scale, and the convenience of onboard amplification. The model code L100OCF-CED BKS unpacks as follows:

  • L100 – first-tier Luce platform (folk/OM, no pick-guard, minimal trim)
  • O – Orchestra-Concert upper bout for balanced projection
  • C – Venetian Cutaway for fret-17+ chord-melody reach
  • F – Fishman factory electronics (Presys II)
  • CED – Solid Western red-cedar top
  • BKS – Black-Satin open-pore finish

With those letters Cort signals vintage soul spliced to modern reliability, minus the boutique price cliff.

2 | Body Geometry — Folk Footprint, Stage Freedom

A 15 ⅛″ lower-bout width, 9 ⅞″ waist and 4″ tail depth give the guitar lounge-friendly ergonomics while moving enough air for coffeehouse sets. The 3.2″-radius Venetian cutaway pulls the heel from under the palm, supporting capo-free key changes or pentatonic fills during worship swells. Travel viability? The body slips into most regional-airline overhead bins (check local carriers).

3 | Soundboard Science — Solid Western Red Cedar

Red cedar (Thuja plicata) weighs slightly less than Sitka and damps vibrations more quickly—ideal for fingerstyle nuance and subtle dynamics. Cort hand-tapers the cedar top to 2.5 mm centre / 2.3 mm edges and air-seasons plates to 8 % moisture. The cedar’s low modulus yields instant attack; players describe the first strum as “opened-up,” skipping the spruce-top break-in wait.

4 | Mahogany Chassis — Woody Fundamentals, Mid Focus

Khaya mahogany back and sides accentuate warm, vocal-supportive mids and rein in bass boom that can plague small-room gigs. A one-piece mahogany neck completes the all-tonewood voice chain, creating uniform thermal expansion and resonant coupling.

5 | Bracing — Scalloped X for Short-Scale Tension

The short 24.75″ scale lowers string pull by ~10 %. Cort compensates with a lighter scalloped spruce X, 4 mm forward of standard, reducing brace height to 2.4 mm and feathering wing tips to 1.7 mm. The cutaway’s loss of soundboard edge is offset by a maple bridge-plate patch, preserving low-E definition.

Specifications

ModelL100OCF-CED BKS
SeriesLuce
Body ShapeFolk/OM Cutaway
TopSolid Western red cedar
Back & SidesMahogany (laminated)
FinishBlack-Satin open-pore (~70 µm)
BracingScalloped X, forward shift 4 mm
Scale Length24.75″ / 629 mm
Nut Width1 11⁄16″ / 43 mm
NeckMahogany, slim C, dual truss rod
FingerboardRosewood, 20 rolled frets, 16″ radius
BridgeRosewood, rosewood pins
Nut / SaddleBone / Bone (compensated)
ElectronicsFishman Presys II (Vol • Bass • Treble • Phase • Tuner)
TunersVintage open-gear 18 : 1
StringsD’Addario EXP16 (.012–.053)
Case / BagNot included (boxed)
CountryIndonesia
WarrantyLifetime structural • 1-yr electronics
Average Weight≈ 4.0 lb / 1.8 kg
Included ItemsTruss-rod wrench • owner’s guide
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