{"product_id":"adjustable-microtonal-acoustic-guitar-ca-5","title":"Adjustable Microtonal Acoustic Guitar CA-5","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"sala-video-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"Adjustable Microtonal Classical Guitar CK-5 demo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fbST2iITQjk\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"Adjustable Microtonal Classical Guitar CK-5 detail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0jW0ZTK7XpA\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\u003c!--\n.sala-product{font-family:inherit;line-height:1.65;color:#2a1c0f}\n.sala-product h2{font-size:1.4em;margin:1.8em 0 .5em;color:#1a1208;border-bottom:2px solid #d4a574;padding-bottom:.3em}\n.sala-product h3{font-size:1.15em;margin:1.2em 0 .4em;color:#5a3e22}\n.sala-product .sala-callout{background:#faf4eb;border-left:4px solid #d4a574;padding:18px 22px;margin:1.4em 0;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0}\n.sala-product .sala-callout strong{color:#854f0b}\n.sala-product .sala-list{list-style:none;padding-left:0;margin:0.8em 0}\n.sala-product .sala-list li{padding:6px 0 6px 28px;position:relative}\n.sala-product .sala-list.good li::before{content:\"\\2713\";position:absolute;left:0;color:#1a8b5f;font-weight:700}\n.sala-product .sala-list.bad li::before{content:\"\\2717\";position:absolute;left:0;color:#a32d2d;font-weight:700}\n.sala-product .sala-specs{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:1em 0}\n.sala-product .sala-specs th,.sala-product .sala-specs td{padding:10px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid #e9d8b8;text-align:left}\n.sala-product .sala-specs th{background:#faf4eb;font-weight:600;width:40%}\n.sala-product .sala-compare{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:1em 0}\n.sala-product .sala-compare th,.sala-product .sala-compare td{padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #e9d8b8;text-align:center}\n.sala-product .sala-compare th{background:#faf4eb}\n.sala-product .sala-compare td:first-child,.sala-product .sala-compare th:first-child{text-align:left}\n.sala-product .sala-compare .highlight{background:#fff8ec}\n.sala-product .sala-faq details{border:1px solid #e9d8b8;border-radius:6px;padding:14px 18px;margin:8px 0;background:#fdfaf5}\n.sala-product .sala-faq summary{font-weight:600;cursor:pointer;list-style:none}\n.sala-product .sala-trust{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(180px,1fr));gap:12px;margin:1.4em 0;padding:18px;background:#faf4eb;border-radius:8px;text-align:center}\n.sala-product .sala-trust strong{display:block;margin-bottom:3px}\n.sala-product .sala-trust span{font-size:.85em;color:#5a3e22}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sala-video-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sala-product\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eAdjustable Microtonal Acoustic Guitar CA-5\u003c\/strong\u003e brings the same adjustable-fret mechanism as our flagship CK-5 to a steel-string acoustic platform. If you compose or perform across multiple tuning systems and prefer the projection, attack, and brightness of a steel-string over a classical nylon-string, this is the instrument built for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sala-callout\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuick Recommendation —\u003c\/strong\u003e Buy the CA-5 if you play folk, world fusion, or contemporary acoustic styles and need adjustable microtonal frets. If you play classical or fingerstyle nylon-string, the \u003ca href=\"\/fa\/products\/adjustable-microtonal-classical-guitar-with-ck-5\"\u003eCK-5 ($2,999)\u003c\/a\u003e is the better-suited sibling. For single-tuning steel-string microtonal, no fixed-fret model exists in our lineup — the CA-5 is the entry point.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSteel-string vs nylon-string for microtonal music\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost microtonal classical music traditions (Turkish makam, Arabic maqam) developed around nylon-string and oud-family tonal aesthetics — round, warm, vocal. But contemporary microtonal composition increasingly draws on folk and world-fusion idioms where steel-string articulation matters: chord-melody arrangements, percussive techniques, capo'd modal explorations. The CA-5 is the right instrument when you're working in those styles AND need the adjustable-fret flexibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBest for\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"sala-list good\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComposers in folk, world-fusion, or contemporary acoustic styles working across tuning systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSinger-songwriters who want microtonal color in chord-based arrangements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFingerstyle players who already own a standard steel-string and want the microtonal version\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecording artists needing one instrument that adapts to multiple project tunings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlayers coming from Western acoustic backgrounds entering microtonal territory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"sala-specs\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eTop\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSolid spruce\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBack \u0026amp; sides\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRosewood\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eNeck\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMulti-laminate exotic wood\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eString type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSteel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eScale length\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e650 mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBody shape\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAcoustic with cutaway\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFrets\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAdjustable — repositionable, removable, addable\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFinish\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHigh-gloss\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eIncludes\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardshell case, fret-adjustment tool, tuning template, steel strings\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCountry of origin\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIstanbul, Türkiye\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCA-5 vs CK-5 — steel or nylon?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"sala-compare\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eModel\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePrice\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eStrings\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBody voice\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBest for\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"highlight\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCA-5\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e$2,999\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSteel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBright, percussive\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFolk \/ world fusion \/ fingerstyle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/fa\/products\/adjustable-microtonal-classical-guitar-with-ck-5\"\u003eCK-5\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$2,999\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNylon\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWarm, vocal\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClassical \/ makam \/ maqam\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sala-faq\"\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eCan I switch between steel and nylon strings on the CA-5?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo — the CA-5 is built around steel string tension (truss rod, bracing, neck angle). The CK-5 is the nylon-string version with identical fret adjustability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eDoes the adjustable fret system work the same as the CK-5?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIdentical. Same precision-machined slots, same friction-fit retention, same included tools and 14-position tuning template.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eIs the steel-string version better for amplification?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt depends on the pickup. Steel-string acoustics pair well with magnetic pickups; nylon-string instruments require piezo systems. The CA-5 ships without electronics — contact us for compatible aftermarket recommendations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eWill the steel string tension shift the adjustable frets?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. The friction-fit fret slots hold under standard playing tension, including the higher tension of steel strings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eWhat strings do you recommend?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLight-gauge (.012 to .053) phosphor bronze for warmth, or .011 lights for easier microtonal bends. The included starter set is medium-light phosphor bronze.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sala-trust\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCrafted in Istanbul\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy Sala Muzik luthiers · since 2009\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWorldwide shipping\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCarrier chosen at checkout\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1-year warranty\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e+ direct luthier support\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e10-day returns\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom delivery, original condition\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Sala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46392213831915,"sku":"SCA5","price":2999.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1619\/7281\/files\/IMG_8181.jpg?v=1746063856","url":"https:\/\/salamuzik.com\/fa\/products\/adjustable-microtonal-acoustic-guitar-ca-5","provider":"Sala Muzik","version":"1.0","type":"link"}