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Antonio Raya Pardo — A Granada Master of Two Lineages

Antonio Raya Pardo — A Granada Master of Two Li...

Granada has produced a remarkable line of guitar makers whose work has shaped the sound of the classical guitar throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Antonio Raya Pardo is one...

Antonio Raya Pardo — A Granada Master of Two Li...

Granada has produced a remarkable line of guitar makers whose work has shaped the sound of the classical guitar throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Antonio Raya Pardo is one...

Richard Jacob "Weißgerber" — Germany's Most Inventive Guitar Maker

Richard Jacob "Weißgerber" — Germany's Most Inv...

Germany's great contribution to the classical guitar is usually told through Hermann Hauser. But there is a second German name every collector should know: Richard Jacob, who signed his instruments...

Richard Jacob "Weißgerber" — Germany's Most Inv...

Germany's great contribution to the classical guitar is usually told through Hermann Hauser. But there is a second German name every collector should know: Richard Jacob, who signed his instruments...

Robert Bouchet — The Painter Who Founded the French School

Robert Bouchet — The Painter Who Founded the Fr...

Few stories in lutherie are as unlikely as that of Robert Bouchet. He was a respected Paris painter who did not build his first guitar until he was forty-eight —...

Robert Bouchet — The Painter Who Founded the Fr...

Few stories in lutherie are as unlikely as that of Robert Bouchet. He was a respected Paris painter who did not build his first guitar until he was forty-eight —...

Astor Piazzolla on the Classical Guitar: The Essential Guide

Astor Piazzolla on the Classical Guitar: The Es...

This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992) was the Argentine bandoneonist and composer who created nuevo tango — a musical revolution...

Astor Piazzolla on the Classical Guitar: The Es...

This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992) was the Argentine bandoneonist and composer who created nuevo tango — a musical revolution...

Fernando Sor on the Classical Guitar: The Essential Guide

Fernando Sor on the Classical Guitar: The Essen...

This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Fernando Sor (1778–1839) was the greatest guitar composer of the early nineteenth century — a Spanish musician...

Fernando Sor on the Classical Guitar: The Essen...

This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Fernando Sor (1778–1839) was the greatest guitar composer of the early nineteenth century — a Spanish musician...

Castelnuovo-Tedesco on the Classical Guitar: The Essential Guide

Castelnuovo-Tedesco on the Classical Guitar: Th...

This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968) was an Italian-American composer who became one of the most prolific contributors to the...

Castelnuovo-Tedesco on the Classical Guitar: Th...

This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968) was an Italian-American composer who became one of the most prolific contributors to the...

Federico Moreno Torroba on the Classical Guitar: The Essential Guide

Federico Moreno Torroba on the Classical Guitar...

This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Federico Moreno Torroba (1891–1982) was one of the most important Spanish composers to write for the classical...

Federico Moreno Torroba on the Classical Guitar...

This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Federico Moreno Torroba (1891–1982) was one of the most important Spanish composers to write for the classical...

Domenico Scarlatti on the Classical Guitar: The Essential Guide

Domenico Scarlatti on the Classical Guitar: The...

This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757) was an Italian composer who spent most of his life at the Spanish court...

Domenico Scarlatti on the Classical Guitar: The...

This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757) was an Italian composer who spent most of his life at the Spanish court...

Manuel Ponce on the Classical Guitar: The Essential Guide

Manuel Ponce on the Classical Guitar: The Essen...

This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Manuel Ponce (1882–1948) was Mexico's greatest classical composer and one of the most prolific contributors to the...

Manuel Ponce on the Classical Guitar: The Essen...

This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Manuel Ponce (1882–1948) was Mexico's greatest classical composer and one of the most prolific contributors to the...

Johann Kaspar Mertz on the Classical Guitar: The Essential Guide

Johann Kaspar Mertz on the Classical Guitar: Th...

This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806–1856) was the most important guitar composer of the mid-nineteenth century — a Slovak-born,...

Johann Kaspar Mertz on the Classical Guitar: Th...

This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806–1856) was the most important guitar composer of the mid-nineteenth century — a Slovak-born,...

John Dowland on the Classical Guitar: The Essential Guide

John Dowland on the Classical Guitar: The Essen...

This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. John Dowland (c.1563–1626) was the greatest lutenist-composer of the English Renaissance — a musician whose melancholic genius...

John Dowland on the Classical Guitar: The Essen...

This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. John Dowland (c.1563–1626) was the greatest lutenist-composer of the English Renaissance — a musician whose melancholic genius...

Agustín Barrios Mangoré on the Classical Guitar: The Essential Guide

Agustín Barrios Mangoré on the Classical Guitar...

This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Agustín Barrios Mangoré (1885–1944) was the greatest guitarist-composer of the twentieth century — a Paraguayan visionary who...

Agustín Barrios Mangoré on the Classical Guitar...

This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Agustín Barrios Mangoré (1885–1944) was the greatest guitarist-composer of the twentieth century — a Paraguayan visionary who...

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  • Luthier: Lorenzo Frignani
    Construction Year: 2026
    Top: Cedar
    Back and Sides: Indian rosewood
    Soundboard Finish: French polish
    Body Finish: French polish
    Air Body Frequency: F
    Weight (g): 1505
    Tuner: Alessi
    Condition: New
  • Construction Year: 2026
    Construction Type: Double-Top Guitars
    Top: Spruce
    Back and Sides: Madagascar rosewood
    Soundboard Finish: French polish
    Body Finish: French polish
    Air Body Frequency: G / G sharp
    Weight (g): 1680
    Tuner: Gotoh
    Condition: New
  • Luthier: Oren Myers
    Construction Year: 2026
    Construction Type: Traditional
    Top: Spruce
    Back and Sides: Indian rosewood
    Soundboard Finish: French polish
    Body Finish: French polish
    Air Body Frequency: G
    Weight (g): 1450
    Tuner: Alessi
    Condition: New
  • Luthier: Francisco Gil Romero
    Construction Year: 2026
    Construction Type: Traditional
    Top: Cedar
    Back and Sides: Madagascar rosewood
    Soundboard Finish: French polish
    Body Finish: French polish
    Air Body Frequency: G
    Weight (g): 1470
    Tuner: Aparicio
    Condition: New
  • Luthier: Hans-Hermann Herb
    Construction Year: 2003
    Top: Spruce
    Back and Sides: Indian rosewood
    Soundboard Finish: French polish
    Body Finish: French polish
    Air Body Frequency: A
    Weight (g): 1445
    Tuner: Rubner
    Condition: Excellent
  • Construction Year: 2026
    Construction Type: Traditional
    Top: Spruce
    Back and Sides: Walnut
    Soundboard Finish: French polish
    Body Finish: French polish
    Air Body Frequency: G sharp / A
    Weight (g): 1565
    Tuner: Perona
    Condition: New
  • Construction Year: 2026
    Top: Spruce / Cedar
    Back and Sides: Cypress
    Soundboard Finish: French polish
    Body Finish: French polish
    Air Body Frequency: G sharp
    Weight (g): 1630
    Tuner: Alessi
    Condition: New
  • Luthier: Kevin Aram
    Construction Year: 2026
    Construction Type: Traditional
    Top: Spruce
    Back and Sides: Indian rosewood
    Soundboard Finish: Oil
    Body Finish: Oil
    Air Body Frequency: G
    Weight (g): 1310
    Tuner: Kris Barnett
    Condition: New

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