Wood
M 5S used Swiss spruce as a top, and African Mahogany as a back and side wood.
Swiss spruce has a whiter appearance, it is lighter and strong which allows for a responsive tone with nice complexity. This tonewood bestow extra headroom and overtone warmth for a robust mature sound.
Solid east Indian rosewood back and sides offer lush high and full low tone. All solid guitars will open up nicely, and age well with season tone wood.
Brace
Lattice brace design is rigid, enhance the flexibility, and resonance of the top. It excels for its ease of playability, dynamic range, and big voice for the concert hall.
Construction
Montoya use traditional Spanish neck joint construction. The neck is one piece extends into the body and to the base of the neck, then the back and sides are jointed directly to the neck base block. It stabilize the neck, and improve the resonance.
Details
Modern abalone cloud rosette is mix and match design using maple, spruce, and mahogany. Rosewood binding is use, and protect the body against impact.
Headstock
Headstock is inlay with Water drop exclusively in Montoya Pop series. Matching design on fingerboard, rosette, and bridge. Montoya classical guitar headstock made with rosewood veneer. GOTOH machinehead is use for precise tuning.
Fretboard
Abalone water is inlay at 12th fret in Rosewood fretboard. Rosewood is a hard tone wood that with open pores. It's a stable wood to be a fretboard, and also adaptable to climate changes. Mahogany neck added center ebony wood for strength and stability.
Bridge / Saddle
Traditional rectangular rosewood bridge helps support the string tension. Abalone design added at edge of bridge to protect string tension against the wood. The buffalo bone for the nut which is very hard and articulate. This helps the strings to vibrate and to have a deep resonance.
