Classical Guitars

A builder born in Sweden, perfecting his craft in different countries & finally settling in Germany. This guitar is so lyrical & evenly balanced with a very appealing brilliance of sound. Click here to view pictures of the guitar.

Bouchet (1898-1986) was an artist/teacher who began playing guitar in 1932 and made his first one in 1946. In the 70's, he worked with Marin Montero and together they made a few guitars. His instruments were greatly admired and played by Alexandre Lagoya, Ida Presti, Emilio Pujol, and Julian Bream. Over a period of about 30 years he only made 150 guitars. Ray Courtnall, in his book, The Master Makers and their Guitars, states that "Bouchet's guitars are noted for both their considerable volume their superb sustain, as well as their aesthetic beauty. These rare instruments are now extremely valuable and are virtually impossible to obtain." This is one of those and it is sensational! Click here to view pictures of the guitar.

Like father, like daughter. Joshia learned it all, the craftsmanship, the projection and the X bracing, which she says, "Unifies the Top Into One Vibrating Surface", with Rodgers Tuners. Click here to view pictures of the guitar.

Sergei has been making these combo tops since 1988 & they're very popular now. The idea is: the spruce in the center will give better support to the bridge while the lighter cedar at the edges will allow the top to vibrate freely. I sell so many of Sergei's guitars with any woods because they're so consistent in their balance, brightness & beauty. Click here to view pictures of the guitar.

Hard to believe such a small scale length can deliver so much punch. If you want easy playing & lots of projection, this is it. Click here to view pictures of the guitar.

Santos Hernandez (1873- 1942) is among the greatest Spanish builders, known primarily for his flamenco guitars. This is his greatest flamenco guitar, called "Bon Bon", which he built for himself. THIS IS AN HISTORICAL ONE OF A KIND.

In October 1991 The Metropolitan Museum of Art, in conjunction with the Museo Municipal of Madrid, published a book called "La Guitarra Espanola, showing a collection of special and outstanding Spanish classical and flamenco guitars from the 18th to the 20th century. If you were lucky enough to have seen this exhibit and even luckier to have bought the book, turn to page 176-177. If not, click on the link to see pictures. THIS IS THE GUITAR. It's still very much alive and was played in concert on several occasions by the former owner Virginia Luque.. Click here to view pictures of the guitar.

Santos,(as me he is referred to), is mentioned in all the guitar books as one of the great master builders. This beautiful Santos has Rodgers tuners,very easy action and an old world elegance & resonance. There is a 1912 guitar donated to the Met Museumin NY, which was made in the Ramirez workshop by Santos Hernandez, given to Andres Segovia & appraised by Beverly Maher. Click here to view pictures of the guitar.

This is vintage Humphrey, the ones all the famous players used & some still do. The woods are very special, both top & back. I know that Tom had some extraordinary woods back then . Except for a few marks on top, the condition is really good. If you love pre millenium's, you'll love this one. Click here to view pictures of the guitar.

This is a very unique and exotic guitar with a double top. It's amazingly bright, with great clarity and playability. The builders of the Australian school are known for this kind of penetrating boldness. Click here to view pictures and a video of the guitar.

This is a double back ala, Dammann, with Rodgers tuners. Please visit his site to see this very guitar & the perfect description. It's everything he says. This is quite a guitar! http://www.monradguitars.com/
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Coming Soon! 2007 Robin Moyes, Cedar and Indian Rosewood.

Another Lubos beauty with master grade Port Orford Cedar & Indian Rosewood. The top is very lite & looks like dark spruce. The sound is very lush & mellow. Since I'm selling so many of his guitars, the prices will go up next year. Click here to view pictures of the guitar.

This beautiful work of art from the esteemed "Lubos",has bearclaw spruce, multi bloodwood bindings with bounded heal, mother of pearl inlay on the headstock & Sloane tuners. In addition, the Bouchet style offers, a warm, rich, balanced sound, as to be expected, given the specs & talent of this luthier. Click here to view pictures of the guitar.

Rodgers tuners. The beautiful aesthetics of this guitar are complimented by the Hauser/ like sound. Click here to view pictures of the guitar.

2008 Robert Ruck, composite with portholes. Click here to view pictures of the guitar.

The beautiful craftsmanship of a Velazquez is surpassed only by the beauty of the sound and the depth of the man. This is another one especially made for me and sold to someone who loves it but can't keep it. Manuel's guitars are always desirable, at any age. Not only is this collectible, it has such a wide range of tonal colors that make it a pleasure to play. Click here to view pictures and a video of the guitar.

This guitar is amazing. It looks new because it was unplayed for 10 years. It had one owner. The top is of Hasselfichte & straight grained Brazilian back & sides. If you've played a Hauser 1, then you'll know what this guitar sounds like. If you haven't played either, this costs much less & embodies many of the same tonal qualities: clarity, sweetness,sustain, separation, etc. Manuel used very beautiful woods in his " made to order" guitars & this one has had time to age & will open even more with a little playing. Click Here to View Pictures

This is a light weight, multi-textured sounding guitar. It's very easy to play & hard to put down. The overall look is very attractive with a rosette using a motif from Amsterdam flag. Click here to view pictures of the guitar.

Flamenco Guitars

It's Spruce and Indian rosewood, well made, with a very bright, punchy sound. It has a golpeador, so I imagine it was used for flamenco. Click here to view pictures of the guitar.

These extraordinary guitars are very rare and especially in this condition. Notice the beautiful Bouchet type machines. The guitar was bought from the original owner, Leo Heredia, who bought it from Barbero and maintained it wirh Archangel Fernandez. There is a hairline back crack hardly visible and repaired by AF. It plays effortlessly, has sweet trebles and woody basses and has the perfect metallic rasqueado fast response. It's a dream guitar! Click here to view pictures of the guitar.

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58 " LONG, 28" DEEP