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Zavaleta's La Casa de Guitarras
specializes in flamenco and classical guitars made in Spain. We know
classical guitars and carry carefully selected
inventory of fine handmade concert guitars by individual Spanish luthiers. Because we are a guitar dealer not a retail store, our
concert guitars are not those left
after thousands of buyers have looked at them. We have no pound puppies.
If we do not have what you want in stock, we can easily place an order for
you with any of the Spanish guitar
makers we handle. For our overseas
clients, while you are welcome to buy from our U.S. inventory, we can offer you
substantial saving by shipping directly from Spain.
Arizona residents are subject to state sales taxes. Don't hesitate to contact us with any questions.
PURCHASE POLICY:
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2008 Jose Ruiz Pedregosa Concert Classical Guitar.
This handmade concert classical
guitar by Jose Ruiz Pedregosa is a splendid example of the luthier's art with a
carved headstock and bridge, beautiful mosaic rosette, and inlays in the back of
neck has
a tone that is as lovely as the
guitar is handsome. It is a responsive, powerful, balanced, with a rich full
bodied tone.
2008
Jose Ruiz Pedregosa concert classical guitar
played by Guilherme Vincens
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Antonio Sanchez Concierto
Series Model 1030 Classical Guitar.
The Spanish luthier Antonio Sanchez
after many years of working in different factories founded his own firm in 1984.
Since then he has systematically pursued investigations of materials and bracing
systems aimed at continually improving craftsmanship and quality of sound,
efforts which have earned him awards in 1990 and 1996. While his shop employs
some 20 craftsman, Antonio selects all the woods personally, and personally
supervises the construction of all guitars. He offers a range of estudio,
professional, concierto, and grand concierto models. The model 1030 is a
concierto series model that offers a winning combination craftsmanship,
tonal quality, and affordability. This particular guitar is one that he brought
to the NAMM (North American Music Merchants) show to demo this model, and as one
might expect is a particularly fine example.
Antonio Sanchez Model 1030
Classical Guitar played by Guilherme Vincens
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2008 Manuel Adalid, Viviana Model, Classical Guitar
(cedar).
Manuel Adalid (b. 1951) is a second generation luthier, and head luthier at
Esteve. He is widely respected in Spain as among the most experimental and
innovative guitar makers in Spain. Although the Esteve makes production guitars,
Manuel Adalid maintains his own workshop within Esteve, where he carries on
experiments and personally makes the guitars that he sells under his own name.
The Viviana classical guitar is a model that Manuel Adalid has designed to our
specifications and builds for us exclusively. It offers a concert quality sound
at an affordable price. It is impeccably made-- and has the characteristics that
professional players demand: balance, evenness, true intonation, responsiveness,
a great pallet of color, power, refinement. The basses are firm and quick. The
trebles focused, lively, and sing very nicely.
2008 Manuel Adalid,
Viviana model classical guitar, cedar #1
played by Guilherme Vincens |
$2,600 US
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2008
Manuel Adalid,
Viviana Model, Classical Guitar (cedar).
Manuel Adalid (b. 1951) is a second generation luthier, and head luthier at
Esteve. He is widely respected in Spain as among the most experimental and
innovative guitar makers in Spain. Although the Esteve makes production guitars,
Manuel Adalid maintains his own workshop within Esteve, where he carries on
experiments and personally makes the guitars that he sells under his own name.
The Viviana classical guitar is a model that Manuel Adalid has designed to our
specifications and builds for us exclusively. It offers a concert quality sound
at an affordable price. It is impeccably made-- and has the characteristics that
professional players demand: balance, evenness, true intonation, responsiveness,
a great pallet of color, power, refinement. The basses are firm and quick. The
trebles focused, lively, and sing very nicely.
2008 Manuel Adalid,
Viviana model classical guitar,
cedar
#2
played by Guilherme Vincens |
$2,600 US
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2008 Manuel Adalid, Viviana Model Classical Guitar
(spruce).
Manuel Adalid (b. 1951) is a second generation luthier, and head luthier at
Esteve. He is widely respected in Spain as among the most experimental and
innovative guitar makers in Spain. Although the Esteve makes production guitars,
Manuel Adalid maintains his own workshop within Esteve, where he carries on
experiments and personally makes the guitars that he sells under his own name.
The Viviana concert classical guitar is a model that Manuel Adalid has designed to our
specifications and builds for us exclusively. It offers a concert quality sound
at an affordable price. It is impeccably made-- and has the characteristics that
professional players demand: balance, evenness, true intonation, responsiveness,
a great pallet of color, power, projection, and refinement. The basses are firm and quick. The
trebles have great clarity, good body, and focused, polished, lively, and sing very nicely.
2008 Manuel Adalid,
Viviana model classical guitar, (spruce)
played by Guilherme Vincens |
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2009 Manuel Adalid, Viviana Model Classical Guitar
(spruce).
Manuel Adalid (b. 1951) is a second generation luthier, and head luthier at
Esteve. He is widely respected in Spain as among the most experimental and
innovative guitar makers in Spain. Although the Esteve makes production guitars,
Manuel Adalid maintains his own workshop within Esteve, where he carries on
experiments and personally makes the guitars that he sells under his own name.
The Viviana concert classical guitar is a model that Manuel Adalid has designed to our
specifications and builds for us exclusively. It offers a concert quality sound
at an affordable price. It is impeccably made-- and has the characteristics that
professional players demand: balance, evenness, true intonation, responsiveness,
a great pallet of color, power, projection, and refinement. The basses are firm and quick. The
trebles have great clarity, good body, and focused, polished, lively, and sing very nicely.
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2008
Rafael Roman Model 4 Classical Guitar (cedar). The Rafael Roman of classical
guitars line is made by
Paulino Bernabe's workshop. The quality of workmanship and attention
to detail of this guitar are of a very high standard.
This guitar possess a bold Spanish tone whose character is instantly
recognizable as a Bernabe. It is well
balanced, has great intonation, nice clarity, and excellent separation, and
sustain.
2008 Rafael Roman model 4
(cedar) played by Cale Hoeflicker
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2004 Pedro Maldonado
1a Concertista.
Pedro Maldonado was born in
Loja, Granada in 1929. He apprenticed first with Manuel de la Chica,
and later with Miguel Robles, who he credits as being his primary
teacher. In 1959, he open his own workshop, and currently builds with his
sons Pedro and Luis. His classicals are highly esteemed. The
Concertista is a new 1a Concert model
made exclusively for us. Not only is the craftsmanship superb, but this
guitar possesses all the qualities one expects in a true concert guitar:
power, color, and balance, as well as refinement and loveliness of tone.
These qualities have led many classical artists such as Eliot Fisk to buy
his instruments.
2004
Pedro Maldonado
concertista model
played by
Eduardo Minozzi Costa |
$3,300 US
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2006 Rafael Romero 1-E (Especial) Concert Classical
Guitar.
I
discovered Rafael Romero Barroso on a recent trip to Spain. Born in 1963 in the province of Cadiz,
this Spanish luthier was a professional flamenco
guitarists before he found his true vocation as a guitar maker.
As a luthier, Rafael brings the
sensibilities of a professional guitarists to his craft.
The model 1 Especial is a handmade classical guitar built using made
with the highest quality woods available. It is beautifully crafted, and offers
superb volume, balance, responsiveness, and a
gorgeous concert quality sound. It is set up well, so it is a joy to
play. It simply sings.
2006 Rafael Romero 1E (especial) concert classical guitar
played by Eduardo Minozzi Costa
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2009 Vicente Carrillo Grand Concert Gabriela II Model
Classical Guitar.
The Gabriela model II is a grand concert
classical guitar, with double reinforced sides. As against the Gabriela I
model, the model II is made with a sandwiched top. The workmanship on this
instrument is impeccable, and tone wise it is simply jaw dropping.
Vicente picked this particular guitar to bring to the 2009 NAMM show -- a international show for
music dealers -- to demo his new Gabriela II model. Obviously he chose a very
special instrument for this show. This is a powerful, well balanced instrument,
with deep basses, and sweet trebles that sing in every register.
2009 Vicente
Carillo Grand Concert Gabriela II Model Classical Guitar played by
Guilherme Vincens
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2004 Pedro Maldonado 1a Concert Classical Guitar.
Pedro Maldonado was born in Loja, Granada in 1929. He apprenticed first
with Manuel de la Chica, and later with Miguel Robles, who he credits as
being his primary teacher. In 1959, he open his own workshop, and
currently builds with his sons Pedro and Luis. His classical guitars are
highly esteemed. This exquisitely made guitar has all the
qualities one expects in a fine concert instrument. It has power, color, balance, and
sustain, as well as refinement and loveliness of tone. These
qualities have led many leading classical artists to use his
instruments, including Elliot Fisk, one of Segovia's favorite students.
2004
Pedro Maldonado 1a concert classical
played by Eduardo Minozzi Costa
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$5,625 US |
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Jesus
Bellido Torres Copy Concert Classical Guitar.
Jesus Bellido is the son of
Manuel Lopez Bellido, and a master luthier in his own right as this wonderful
copy of an 1883 Antonio Torres guitar SE 54 brilliantly demonstrates. The back and
sides of this guitar is made with exquisite birds-eye maple, the top of master
grade German spruce, and is a true piece of luthier's art. More importantly, the
sound is absolutely right, it is refined, intense, and sounds as if the guitar
was built over a hundred years ago. It is an instrument that I haven't been able
to put down. I keep comparing it with my
José López Beltrán built in 1894
by a disciple of Torres,
one of my all-time favorite guitars, and this guitar has the same kind of enchanting and
wonderful sound. It has everything one could ask for in a concert guitar: power,
great tone, and character- a wonderful, vibrant, full-bodied basses, and
substantial lovely singing trebles. I bought this little gem in Jesus
Bellido's workshop on my most recent trip to Spain.
2007 Jesus Bellido,
Torres copy played by Gaetano
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2006
Antonio Raya Pardo XXXth Anniversary Model Concert
Guitar.
This guitar was made by Antonio Raya Pardo to celebrate his 30th
year as a guitar maker. The whole guitar breaths quality: from his choice of
premium grade woods, to his care in craftsmanship, to its quality of tone.
The label is signed and dated, and numbered. This is a concert classical
guitar with a true Granada school flavor--beautifully balanced, excellent
separation, power and sustain in every register, romantic rounded clear
trebles, and nice firm basses. The action is very comfortable, and is a real joy
to play.
2006 Antonio Raya Pardo
XXX anniversary model
played by Eduardo Minozzi Costa
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$6,375 US |
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Manuel Adalid Emperor Model Concert Classical Guitar.
Manuel Adalid (b. 1951) is a second generation luthier, and head luthier at
Esteve. He is widely respected in Spain as among the most experimental and
innovative guitar makers in Spain. Although the Esteve makes production guitars,
Manuel Adalid maintains his own workshop within Esteve, where he carries on
experiments. Made exclusively for Zavaleta's, the Emperor model concert classical guitar is a product of
his investigations. It is built using the latest techniques, raised 20 fret fingerboard, (nomex sandwich
tops, with carbon fan bracing) to produce an instrument of great power and
volume, without sacrificing the distinctive character and bold sound of a Spanish guitar.
The trebles are focused, sweet, and polished. The basses are crisp and firm. It is well-balanced,
even, and sings
in every register. It has great intonation, and is setup perfectly.
It is a guitar truly worthy of a professional player.
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$6,500 |
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2008 Jose Ruiz Pedregosa Concert Classical Guitar.
This handmade concert classical
guitar by Jose Ruiz Pedregosa is a splendid example of the luthier's art with a
carved headstock and bridge, beautiful mosaic rosette, and inlays in the back of
neck has
a tone that is as lovely as the
guitar is handsome. It is a responsive, powerful, balanced, with a rich full
bodied tone.
2008
Jose Ruiz Pedregosa concert classical guitar
played by Guilherme Vincens |
$6,650US |
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2008 Ruben Moises Lopez
Concert Classical Guitar.
Rúben Moisés López is the son of
Marcelino López
Nieto--
one
of Spain's most respected luthiers whose concert guitars are widely sought after
by players and collectors alike.
Starting at the age of five,
since his father's workshop was in their home, Ruben Moises began learning about
tools and woods, and guitar making. He continues to work in his father's
workshop, faithfully following the tradition of his father and teacher. This
guitar was made with Indian rosewood that Marcelino purchased in 1970 (receipts
included). The aged top has striking pattern of bear claws. If you are looking
for a handmade concert classical guitar with great quality sound, this guitar
has wonderfully rich and complex basses, and clear sweet trebles with depth that
sing even in the highest registers. It offers great balance and separation,
evenness, and correct intonation.
2008 Ruben
Moises Lopez concert classical guitar played by Guilherme Vincens |
$6,900 US |
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2008 Abel Garcia Concert Classical Guitar.
This is a brand
new, hand-crafted guitar made by the master luthier Abel Garcia Lopez who is
widely to be the best luthier in Mexico. I first heard of him from the great
Spanish luthier, Felix Manzanero, who in the mid-1970s was the first of many
master luthiers to go to Paracho to give workshops. While Felix told me that
Abel Garcia was the best of his students, this instrument shows that he is a
true master. Pepe Romero is among the many professional players who have bought
from him. Abel Garcia has a three year waiting list, so we consider ourselves
very lucky to have gotten him to make this guitar for us. The plantilla (shape)
is based on a Hauser-- but as Abel put it the bracing has evolved into his own.
While it is a small-bodied classical guitar, it has tremendous power, great projection,
perfect balance, and a wonderfully complex sonority. The basses are bold, deep,
yet refined. The trebles are clear and polished. This guitar's setup is
outstanding, making playability effortless.
2008 Abel Garcia
concert classical guitar
played by Cale Hoeflicker
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$6,950 US |
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2009 Angel Benito Aguado 1a Especial Concert Classical
Guitar.
We are proud to be able to
offer this handmade instrument from the Spanish luthier Angel Benito
Aguado. This model is based on a pattern inspired by Madrid school of guitar
building. The system of construction is based on the low bridge of the Madrid
school, and is the final result of careful experiments with proportions and
weight, that also includes his own system of bracing. Aside from exquisite workmanship,
this classical guitars possess a rich, refined tone, and is wonderfully
playable. It is a true concert guitar instrument: powerful guitar with great
depth of tone, wonderful, deep, rich resonant basses that are nicely balanced
against full rounded trebles. It sings even in the highest
registers. This is an exceptional instrument, one of the finest that has come
through my hands in years.
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1974 Felix Manzanero Concert Classical Guitar.
Felix Manzanero is among the
finest guitar makers in Spain. Felix entered the Ramirez shop in 1952, and
quickly rose to become one of their master craftsmen. He left Ramirez in 1964,
and open his own shop. This handmade concert classical guitar made in 1974 was
his 660th guitar. The previous owner purchased directly from Felix in 1974-- and
the guitar comes with its original bill of sale. Other than a re-fret job
done a couple of months ago by German Vasquez Rubio, the guitar has never been
messed with. The gem of the luthier's art is in almost mint condition: there are no cracks, repairs,
dings, scratches, or "playing wear" on the face, neck, sides, or back. The
tuners were replaced at some point, but the guitar comes with its original
Fusteros (which appear to be fresh). It not only
has the power one expects in a concert instrument, but clear bright tone,
excellent intonation at all positions. The setup is optimal, and there is
sufficient bone in the saddle to make adjustments should one ever wish to do so.
[Archive]
Felix Manzanero played by Cale Hoeflicker
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$6,000 US |
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1999
Jose Ramirez Model 4E Classical Guitar.
This José Ramirez 4e classical guitar
has had one owner,
and has hardly used since acquired new in1999. This handmade instrument is
in nearly perfect condition, except for a couple small indentations near the
rosette, and one of the top side of the upper bout. This is near-perfect instrument at a
discounted price. The owner plays acoustic guitar, and simply doesn't play this
instrument enough to warrant keeping it.
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$2,090 US |
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2005 Pedro Maldonado Concertista Model Classical Guitar.
Pedro Maldonado was born in
Loja, Granada in 1929. He apprenticed with the luthiers Manuel de la
Chica, and Miguel Robles, crediting the latter as being his
primary teacher. In 1959, he open his own workshop in Malaga, and currently builds
with his sons Pedro and Luis. His classicals are highly esteemed. The
Concertista model a new model
made exclusively for us. Not only is the craftsmanship of this handmade
guitar superb, but
this Spanish concert classical guitar possess all the qualities one expects in a true concert guitar:
power, color, and balance, as well as refinement and loveliness
of tone. These qualities have led many renowned classical guitarists such as Eliot
Fisk to buy his guitars. There is a barely visible crack on the back, but one
needs a magnifying glass to see it. There is a small dent on the top, near the
bottom. The neck is straight and this guitar is set up nicely. NOTE: THIS
GUITAR IN VALDIVOSTOK, RUSSIA. |
$2,300 US |
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Hermann Hauser Sr. - 1905 Braun und Hauser Classical
Guitar. Hermann
Hauser Sr. (1882-1952) was the son of Josef Hauser (1854-1939), a luthier and
zither maker. About 1900, shortly after Hermann graduated from the State School
for Violin Making in Mittenwal, Josef lost an arm in a streetcar
accident, and was forced to sell his workshop to a Mr. Steigenberger. Josef sold
Hermann with the shop. The sales contract specified that Hermann was to work for
the new workshop for 5 or 6 years. Mr. Steigenberger also had purchased a
workshop from Mr. Braun, and so the new workshop was called Braun und Hauser.
Hermann was central to the business, and became the foreman of the Braun and
Hauser shop. Once Hermann left, the shop seems to have gone out of business.
This guitar
is from the Braun and Hauser workshop cerca 1905. It is what latter Hermann Hauser
would call his Munich model. Its tone is typical of Hauser's non-Spanish
guitars -- balanced, rich, complex, great clarity and separation, with
concentrated trebles and resonant basses. It has surprising volume for a small
guitar.
1905 Hermann Hauser
played by Cale Hoeflicker |
$2,500 US |
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1998 Martin Proteau Torres Model Classical
Guitar
Martin Proteau is a Canadian maker
who was trained at the Ecole de Luthierie Artisique du Noroit. Although the
neck profile is modern, this guitar is based on an 1865 Torres design, with
7 fan braces. According to the owner, this guitar has a very pure
classical tone, perfect intonation, and balance between trebles and basses.
With the exception of nail marks on the top, the guitar is in excellent
condition. It is set up to normal classical standards, and there is plenty
saddle should one ever need or desire to adjust the action. This guitar is
in Canada, so the price is expressed in Canadian dollars.
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$2,800 Canadian
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2001 Rodrigo Moreira Classical
Guitar. Rodrigo Moreira is a
Brazilian luthier, whose guitars are becoming well-known, and now sell
new for $4500-5000. Although he learned his craft in Brazil from his
grandfather, he now resides in Massachusetts. He is also the
president of the Brazilian Rosewood Foundation which exports legal
Brazilian rosewood from stumps left over in old logging areas. This
guitar is generally in good condition. There are some minor marks in the
finish consistent with use. The owner reports that there are a couple of
"cracks" which he describes as about 1/2 inch long on the lower bout,
they are too small to photograph well, and have been stable in the years
he has owned the guitar. He adds "I don't even know if the go through"
the wood. The action is set up nicely and there is sufficient bone
showing above the bridge to adjust the action should this ever be
required.
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$2,875US |
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1992 Josep Ferré Classical Guitar. Josep
González Farré was born in 1922 in Barcelona. He began his career as a
cabinet-maker, but in 1954 turned to making guitars. From 1956 to 1964 he worked
for the Juan Estruche factory. Leaving Estuche, he became the formeman for the
Taurus factory. In 1975, he set up his own workshop on the Calle San
Félix, where he continued making guitars, laudes, and bandurrias until his
retirement. His guitars show influences of Jose Ramirez and Ignacio Fleta. The
guitar is generally in excellent condition, and needs no repairs. As with most
guitars of this age, there are assorted player's marks, particularly near the
bridge. |
$3,000 US |
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1910 Max Amberger Classical
Guitar.
This very well-made
guitar is from the Max Amberger workshop. Max Amberger, (1838-1889) was a
luthier in Munich who founded a company that built zithers, violins, and guitars
around 1860. When he died, his son, Henry Amberger (1863-1910) took over company
and continued building under his father’s name (R.Vannes 1951:8). After his
death, Henry's widow took over the company. The Amberger’s were close friends of
the Hauser’s and some writer’s claim that Hermann Hauser worked for Max Amberger
before opening his own shop. Hermann Hauser III denies this. “My
grandfather never worked in the shop of Max Amberger, rather Hermann bought the
company from Amberger’s widow in 1921, and moved his workshop from Bayerstr. 33
to the Amberger workshop on Müllerstr. 8” (personal communication). Under
Hauser, the Max Amberger company continued to build zithers. Hauser Sr. simply
added “Inh Herm. Hauser” to the label as its proprietor. In fact, the Max
Amberger company now under Hauser III continues to manufacture zithers even
today. This guitar was probably built between 1895 and 1921, and is a Munich
style guitar which is nearly identical those that Hermann Hauser built into the
1920s. Hermann Hauser III has a Max Amberber guitar much like this one in his
own collection that he has photographed next to his grandfather’s Munich model
for comparison.
1910 Max Amberger Classical
Guitar played by Cale Hoeflicker. |
$3,000 US |
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1999 Jean Rompré Concert Classical Guitar.
Jean Rompré was born in
Montreal in 1970, and began building guitars at age 13. In 1987 he enrolled in
the Montreal School of Luthierie and latter apprenticed with Neil Herbert, Linda
Manger and Michael Dunn learning from them advanced techniques of classical
guitar design and construction including computer analysis of frequencies. In
1992, he opened his workshop in the center of Montreal. He produces about eight
classical guitars a year, and has gained a increasing reputation in North
America, France, and Asia. This guitar is patterned after a 1962 Bouchet. The
owner, who is a luthier, has re-fretted the guitar, and modified the neck
profile (width and thickness), and has refreshed the French polish. Although the
set up is comfortable, he will include extra nuts and saddles should you wish to
change the set up. I have inspected this guitar, and am impressed both by the
quality of tone, and by the high level of craftsman ship it exhibits. New his
guitars sell for in excess of $6000. |
$3,500 US |
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1964 Jose Ramirez 1a Concert Classical Guitar.
A rich, sweet and full
Spanish sound that comes from great craftsmanship and careful, nurtured
aging. This handmade concert classical guitar made during what many consider Jose Ramirez III's best
Indian rosewood has been meticulous cared for, and is in excellent condition for
its age. There
are several professionally-repaired cracks on the top and back. The guitar has
been recently re-fretted and refinished. The set up is absolutely to spec, 4mm
to 3mm at the 12th fret, and there is ample bone in the saddle, so adjustments
to the action could be made if ever needed. An rare opportunity to own the
top-of-the-line from the most famous name in the business, and at an
affordable price.
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$4,000 US |
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2006 Michele Della Giustina 10 String Concert Classical Guitar.
Michele Della Guistina (born 1962) is an Italian luthier who lives in Vittorio
Veneto about 40 miles north of Venice.
Since from an early age, he shows a great passion for the guitar, and attended
the Conservatory of Udine, and he earning a diploma in classical guitar.
He has been building since 1987 and received a silver medal the
International
Guitar Making Competition in
Baveno (VB) in 1997. He has also carried on a close collaboration with makers in
Japan through his relationship with
the Japanese luthier, Kazuo Sato and
the
Niibori Guitar Music Academy of Japan. Although this handmade ten-string guitar developed
two small cracks in its back, these have been repaired by the maker. The seller
has a new 10-string on order with Michele, and has priced this one to to sell. A
red handcrafted flight case (similar to the Accord) is included.
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$4,600 US
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Manuel Contreras 1a Concert Classical Guitar. Born in Madrid in
1926, Contreras joined the Ramirez
workshop as a senior journeyman in 1959. It was Contreras who made the first José
Ramirez guitar Andrés Segovia bought in 1960. After three years with
Ramirez, Manuel opened his own guitar workshop in the center of Madrid.
He soon earned a reputation as one of the finest and most innovative
luthiers in Spain. Contreras died in 1994
of cancer. This guitar is in
very good condition, but does have a few string scars and expected finish checks
behind the bridge.
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$4,950 US
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2004 Ricardo Louzao Millenium
Concert Classical Guitar.
Ricardo Louzao is a luthier in Argentina who is earning an international reputation for his
lattice braced, millenium style guitars. This guitar is in nearly perfect
condition, no cracks, no repairs. The owner has played it for just one year. It
has a millenium style raised fingerboard, a
cedar latticed braced top, as well as nice touches such as an arm rest, and
golpeador to protect the top. This
guitar is currently in Paris, France.
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3,000 EUROS
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2006 Ignacio M. Rozas 2a Concert Classical Guitar.
Ignacio Rozas retired in February of 2008. While this is his 2a model, it is
unusual in that unlike most 2a models, Rozas signed this guitar, something he
reserved for only for guitars that he made entirely by himself. His concert
guitars are known for their refined classical tone. According to the owner, this guitar is
essentially in new condition. NOTE: This guitar is in Germany.
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4700 EUROS
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1974 Felix Manzanero Concert Classical Guitar.
Felix Manzanero is among the
finest guitar makers in Spain. Felix entered the Ramirez shop in 1952, and
quickly rose to become one of their master craftsmen. He left Ramirez in 1964,
and open his own shop. This handmade concert classical guitar made in 1974 was
his 660th guitar. The previous owner purchased directly from Felix in 1974-- and
the guitar comes with its original bill of sale. Other than a re-fret job
done a couple of months ago by German Vasquez Rubio, the guitar has never been
messed with. The gem of the luthier's art is in almost mint condition: there are no cracks, repairs,
dings, scratches, or "playing wear" on the face, neck, sides, or back. The
tuners were replaced at some point, but the guitar comes with its original
Fusteros (which appear to be fresh). It not only
has the power one expects in a concert instrument, but clear bright tone,
excellent intonation at all positions. The setup is optimal, and there is
sufficient bone in the saddle to make adjustments should one ever wish to do so.
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Felix Manzanero played by Cale Hoeflicker
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$6,000 US |
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2008 Jose Ramirez 1a Concert Classical Guitar.
This José Ramirez 1a
concert classical guitar that has been hardly used since acquired from Ramirez.
This handmade instrument is in as new condition, showing no usage. It comes with
a hardshell case. Owner finds he just isn't playing this guitar enough to justify keeping
it.
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$6,000 US |
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2005 Brian Dunn Concert Classical Guitar.
Brian Dunn is a luthier in
Tucson, Arizona who is rapidly rising to national prominence. Although
he has been a luthier for many years, he only recently turned his hand
to building classical guitars in 2001. Right from the start, Professor Tom
Patterson, who heads the guitar program at the University of Arizona,
bought one of his first instruments, and promoted them to his students. Brian now has a waiting list of over three years.
This is Brian Dunn 25th classical guitar. It is a first rate concert instrument. Guitar making is something of a religion for
Brian. He approaches the work, armed with years of study,
experience, and exacting levels of craftsmanship. German spruce top is perfectly
quarter sawn. The Indian rosewood likewise is master grade. He used rare
straight grained Honduran mahogany for the neck. Brian takes special
pride in his setups. The intonation is perfect and playability is excellent.
This handmade guitar is in excellent condition.
2005 Brian Dunn
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$6,400 US |
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1927 Juan Galan Concert Guitar.
Juan Galán
Rodriguez was born in Malaga in 1876. He was the son of the distinguished
luthier, Juan Galán Caro, also a native of Malaga, who had in turn learned his
art from Antonio Lorca, the father. Working with his father, Juan became a
master guitar maker. In 1906, he decided to move to Buenos Aires, and beginning
in 1908 he began building guitars in Argentina. In Argentina, he became a grand
figure in the guitar world, and all the great artists of his day were drawn to
his workshop. His guitars were specially prized not only for their excellent
sound, and workmanship, but because they were especially playable, and
required little effort of the left hand. This guitar represents his best work,
the back and sides, are adored by marquetry matching the tiles in the rosette. While not
the loudest
instrument, it possess more adequate volume for most concert halls. It possess
wonderful clarity, great presence, amazing separation such that even in chords,
every note is heard, every note is balanced. The basses have a cello like
quality. The trebles are full and sweet.
1927 Juan Galan played by Cale
Hoeflicker
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$6,500 US |
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2006 Brian
Dunn Concert Classical Guitar.
Brian Dunn is a luthier in Tucson,
Arizona who is rapidly rising to national prominence. Although he has been a
luthier for many years, he only recently turned his hand to building classical
guitars in 2001. Brian now has a waiting list of over three years.
This is Brian Dunn 32nd classical guitar. It is a first rate concert instrument. Guitar making is something of a religion for
Brian. He approaches the work, armed with years of study,
experience, and exacting levels of craftsmanship. German spruce top is perfectly
quarter sawn. The Indian rosewood likewise is master grade. He used rare
straight grained Honduran mahogany for the neck. Brian takes special
pride in his setups. The intonation is perfect and playability is excellent.
This handmade guitar is in excellent condition, but does have some play wear: such as light nail marks visible on
the top, a string burn.
2006 Brian Dunn
concert classical guitar played by Guilherme Vincens
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$6,900 US |
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1964
Pietro Gallinotti -- Model Hauser--Concert
Classical Guitar. Pietro Gallinotti (1885-1979) was born in Solero, Italy, a small town in the
province of Alessenadria. He began as a luthier making violin, violas, and
cellos after World War I, and his violins
won important prizes in Geneva, Rome, Balognia and in Torino e Modena.
After seeing a Simplicio, he was inspired to build guitars in the Spanish
manner.
In 1949, Andres Segovia came to Alessandria to give a
concert, and Pietro had a chance to hear the great maestro play his 1937 Hauser
guitar. After the concert, Gallinotti and his son Carlo, accompanied the maestro
to dinner. Segovia asked Gallinotti to do a small repair on his Hauser. Allowing
Gallinotti to have it for a short time, gave him the opportunity to study it.
Using Segovia's Hauser as a model, Gallinotti's attainments as a luthier reached
new heights. Many great guitarists began to use his instruments. First among
these was Aliro Diaz, who used his guitars in
recordings. Although Pietro died in 1979, his stature as
a guitar maker has continued to grow. In 2006, and Guitar exhibition and
concert series at the Museum of Savigliano was held in his honor, and an
important book on this luthier's art was published. Many consider him to be the
Fleta of Italy.
1964 Pietro Gallinotti
piece by Aguado played by Cale Hoeflicker |
$7,500 US |
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2001
Ignacio M. Rozas 1a- Especial.
This is a true concert guitar.
Rozas guitars are known for their that has highly refined classical tone, deep
and resonant basses, and nicely balanced polished and focused trebles. The set
up is ideal-- effortless even in the highest registers. This is his especial
model, with his special headstock, and other decorative touches he uses to show off the luthier's art on
the model 1a-especial. According to the owner, this guitar has been in a Paris
bow maker's shop, and is essentially in new condition. Ignacio Rozas retired in
February of 2008, so this guitar (No 321) is a rare bargain.
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5000 EUROS |
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1997
Ignacio M. Rozas 1a- Especial.
Ignacio M. Rozas (born
1943) is one of the great makers to come out of the Jose Ramirez III shop, where
he worked from 1959 to 1969. He then joined the Contreras shop, where he worked
from 1970 to 1979, before he opened his own shop. He retired in February of
2008. This guitar is his top model, made with simply wonderful materials and
skill. At some point in its history it fell into the hands of a pick player, and
suffered some scratches on the treble side of the rosette. A fresh coat of
French polish has been recently applied, nearly hiding these, and much improving
its appearance. The guitar has no structural issues, and is step up perfectly.
The tone of this instrument is simply lush, romantic, and very Spanish.
1997 Ignacio M. Rozas
1a Especial played by Guilherme Vincens |
$6,750 US |
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2003 Sergei De Jong Seven-String Classical Cutaway Guitar.
Sergei De Jonge is a Canadian maker who has been
building guitars since 1969. He apprenticed with Jean Larrivée, when he was
making only classical guitars by himself, and with Patt Lister, but within a
couple of years was building guitars on his own. He has since become one of the
most respected makers in Canada. This cutaway 7 string classical is a special
item, made with the finest materials available-- old growth Brazilian rosewood,
master grade German spruce, french polished. The setup is low and very
comfortable, and there is ample bone in the saddle showing should adjustments
ever be desired. Please note this guitar is in Australia.
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$8,500 US |
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1961 Manuel Velazquez
Concert Classical Guitar.
Manuel Velazquez
was born in 1918, and began building in the 1930s, he is widely consider a world
class maker, and his guitars have been played by Andres Segovia, Julian Bream,
and many others. This guitar was made in 1961 with magnificent German spruce
top, of a quality that is rarely seen these days. The back and sides are build
of Brazilian rosewood. Normal finish wear for a guitar of this
age, very clean in appearance, with no notable discolorations. The top has a
rich, aged color. The guitar has been stored since 1983 in a closet, un-tensioned.
The neck is straight. There are no cracks, or bellying up, or seam separations,
it does need a tiny repair-- a re-glue of a back brace, which should be done by
a professional luthier. Even with old strings, this guitar has a rich stone,
responsive action, and is easy to play. The set up is a hair over 3mm at the
12th fret. This is a very nice concert guitar from a noteworthy luthier.
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$18,000 US
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1934 Domingo Esteso Concert Classical Guitar. Domingo Esteso Lopez, born in San Clemente
in the province of Cuenca in 1882, was one the most famous and
respected classical and flamenco guitar makers of the early 20th century. In the 1890s, he began as an apprentice
in the shop of Manuel Ramirez in Madrid, working along side such great
Spanish
luthiers as Santos Hernandez and
Modesto Borreguero. When Manuel Ramirez died in 1916, he continued to work for Manuel's
widow for about a year. In 1917 he opened his own shop on the calle Gravina, where he was joined by his nephew,
Faustino Conde in 1926. After his death in 1937, Faustino and his two brothers, Mariano
and Julio, took over the shop, building under Vda y Sobrinos de Domingo
Esteso (Widow and nephews of Domingo Esteso. Following the widow's death in the
1960s, they became Hermanos Conde, sobrinos (nephews)
of Domingo Esteso. This concert classical guitar made in his shop on Gravina has a German
spruce top and Indian rosewood back and sides. The scale is 650mm with a
52mm nut. This guitar has several cracks in the top, and one on the side.
They have been recently repaired by a fine Italian guitar maker, and so overall
this guitar is in very good condition, and requires no work. |
15,000 EURO |
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1911 Hermann Hauser Sr. Classical Guitar.
This instrument is a Hauser copy of a Guadagnini, of the sort that Mauro Giuliani
(1781-1829) would have played. According to
the Hermann Hauser III, it was one of several instruments that his grandfather,
Hermann Hauser I, built for Prof. Heinrich Scherrer,
"a famous lute and classical guitar player (the king of the lute and guitar in Munich
in the period from 1900 to 1920)." Like all the
instruments, Hauser Sr. made for Prof. Scherrer the top was not
varnished, but left nearly natural. The fingerboard is scalloped and
has metal frets to 9th fret, with ivory used for the upper
frets. Everything is original.
In this instrument this master luthier achieved a tone that is
typical of Guadagnini's concert guitars: balanced, refined, dry yet clear, with
concentrated lively trebles and resonant basses. The separation is
excellent, but the strings blend perfectly in chords.
1911 Hermann Hauser
played by
Maya Rafajlovic |
$16,500 US |
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1983 Ignacio Fleta Concert Classical Guitar.
This guitar is in
excellent condition, and has the wonderful kind of sound that attracted Segovia,
and John Williams early in his carrier among many other professional players to
Fleta's instruments. The guitar has been refretted, and the original machines
replaced with what appear to be Rubner Hauser style tuners. The guitar is in
very good shape, and needs no repairs. The neck is straight. As it has been used
for 25 years in concerts, there are some traces of nail marks on the top. This
guitar is presently in France.
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1930 Francisco Simplicio
Concert Classical Guitar. Francisco
Simplicio was born in Barcelona in 1874. As a youth he apprenticed as a cabinet
maker producing fine furniture. Around 1919, based on their
longstanding friendship, Francisco went to work for Enrique
Garcia, who one of many fine luthiers to come out of Manuel Ramirez's shop.
Simplicio under Garcia tutelage soon became a master luthier. When Enrique
Garcia died in 1923, he left his shop to Francisco. In
1929, Simplicio exhibited some of his guitars at the International Exhibition in
Barcelona, winning a gold medal. During his life he produced around 340
instruments. This instrument, no 290, has been recently restored. There were
several cracks in the top, and back with have been nicely repaired (see photos).
I had the privilege of playing this instrument. It is nicely set up, and has a
particularly rich tone. The bases are dark, smooth, and remind me of chocolate.
The trebles are a clear, sweet, and have good body. This guitar's age means also
it has a wonderfully open tonality. |
$27,500 US |
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1970 Miguel Rodriguez Concert Classical Guitar.
If I were trying to pick one guitar with a
quintessentially Spanish tone, it would be a Miguel Rodriguez. This handmade
concert guitar was built while Miguel Rodriguez Sr (1888-1975) was still alive,
but was probably built his son Miguel Rodriguez, Jr (1921-1998). While it
seems to have been used as a flamenca negra, hence the tap plate, this is a
classical guitar. Generally it is in excellent condition, there was a hairline
crack in the top was recently repaired by Arnie Gamble. Miguel Rodriguez guitars
have an intensely
bold Spanish voice, and are simply wonderful to play.
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$35,000 US |
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1981 Daniel Friederich Concert Classical Guitar.
Daniel Friederich
(b.1932) is widely regarded as among the greatest living makers in the
world. Many concert artists such as Julian Bream, Scott Tennant, David Tanenbaum
among many others have played his guitars. His guitars are sought after by both
players and collectors, so the waiting list for his new instruments nearly 10
years. This guitar is his number 528. It not only has the volume needed to fill a concert
hall, but more importantly it possesses a great musicality, a lovely,
complex tone, full of color that projects well. This guitar is in excellent
condition. The neck is straight, there are no cracks or repairs. As with most
guitars this age, there are some marks in the finish, particularly in the
playing areas below the first string, and a string mark below the bridge on the
first string. The guitar is well set-up for classical, and appears to have
sufficient bone in the saddle to permit set-up adjustments should these ever be
needed. Please note this guitar is currently in France.
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26,000 EURO |
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worldwide the prices we quote under each maker are prior to export and do
not include shipping costs etc. For those listed in
our inventory, we have already paid shipping costs, import duties, broker's
fees, so they are priced slightly higher than our world price. Price
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