Back comprised of seven ribs of mahogany (?), with narrow oval soundhole at center. Belly of fine-grain spruce decorated with gilt scrolling patterns. Back and bottom of body outlined by gold stripes. Separate carved soundhole insert of gilded wood in cross and sunburst pattern. Neck, harmonic curve, and support column of maple (?).Tuning pins of iron. Fingerboard of ebonized wood with eight frets of ivory. Three loops of brass on harmonic curve for raising pitch of strings and small capo of brass on fingerboard between first and second frets, affecting fifth and sixth strings. Nuts of ivory. Bridge of ebonized wood. Seven main strings and five diapason strings. Ebonized varnish. Internal construction: Four lateral braces on belly (one above soundhole).