The C1 is a full-size nylon string Spanish-style guitar. It belongs to the Protege by Cordoba line, a series of high-quality instruments created to provide aspiring young guitarists with a comfortable first guitar that's easy to learn on and play. Offered in full, half, three-quarter, and one-quarter sizes, the Proteg by Cordoba models feature the classic combination spruce tops with mahogany back and sides, rosewood bridges, rosewood fingerboards, a Hauser-style wood-inlaid mosaic rosette, nickel tuning machines, premium Savarez strings, and a high-gloss polyurethane finish. All Protege by Cordoba guitars also include a two-way truss rod and a Cordoba gig bag.