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Johann Georg Stauffer — The Vienna Maker Behind Martin Guitars

Johann Georg Stauffer — The Vienna Maker Behind...

Johann Georg Stauffer – The Vienna Maker Behind C.F. Martin Johann Georg Stauffer (1778–1853) was one of the most consequential guitar makers of the early nineteenth century. Working from Vienna...

Johann Georg Stauffer — The Vienna Maker Behind...

Johann Georg Stauffer – The Vienna Maker Behind C.F. Martin Johann Georg Stauffer (1778–1853) was one of the most consequential guitar makers of the early nineteenth century. Working from Vienna...

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 —...

José Luis Romanillos — Maker, Scholar and the "Spanish Sound"

José Luis Romanillos — Maker, Scholar and the "...

A few makers are remembered as much for their writing as for their guitars. José Luis Romanillos (1932–2022) is one of them: a luthier whose instruments carried the pure, balanced...

José Luis Romanillos — Maker, Scholar and the "...

A few makers are remembered as much for their writing as for their guitars. José Luis Romanillos (1932–2022) is one of them: a luthier whose instruments carried the pure, balanced...

Ignacio Fleta — The Rolls-Royce of the Classical Guitar

Ignacio Fleta — The Rolls-Royce of the Classica...

Ask a roomful of guitarists to name the most coveted instruments of the twentieth century and one name comes up again and again: Ignacio Fleta. The Barcelona maker built the...

Ignacio Fleta — The Rolls-Royce of the Classica...

Ask a roomful of guitarists to name the most coveted instruments of the twentieth century and one name comes up again and again: Ignacio Fleta. The Barcelona maker built the...

Famous Musicians Who Play Classical (Nylon-String) Guitar

Famous Musicians Who Play Classical (Nylon-Stri...

The nylon-string classical guitar is usually pictured in the concert hall, on a footstool, playing Bach or Tárrega. But its warm, soft voice has quietly shaped pop, rock, country and...

Famous Musicians Who Play Classical (Nylon-Stri...

The nylon-string classical guitar is usually pictured in the concert hall, on a footstool, playing Bach or Tárrega. But its warm, soft voice has quietly shaped pop, rock, country and...

Erik Satie on Classical Guitar — The Gentle Eccentric

Erik Satie on Classical Guitar — The Gentle Ecc...

Some music feels as though it were always meant for the guitar, even when it was written for something else entirely. The spare, hypnotic piano pieces of Erik Satie (1866–1925)...

Erik Satie on Classical Guitar — The Gentle Ecc...

Some music feels as though it were always meant for the guitar, even when it was written for something else entirely. The spare, hypnotic piano pieces of Erik Satie (1866–1925)...

Classical vs Acoustic Guitar — What's Really the Difference?

Classical vs Acoustic Guitar — What's Really th...

"Classical or acoustic?" is one of the first questions every new guitarist faces, and the labels cause more confusion than they should. A classical guitar is an acoustic instrument —...

Classical vs Acoustic Guitar — What's Really th...

"Classical or acoustic?" is one of the first questions every new guitarist faces, and the labels cause more confusion than they should. A classical guitar is an acoustic instrument —...

Earl Klugh — Smooth Jazz on Nylon Strings

Earl Klugh — Smooth Jazz on Nylon Strings

Earl Klugh — Smooth Jazz on Nylon Strings Most jazz guitarists reach for an amplified archtop. Earl Klugh (1953–2023) went the other way: he built an entire celebrated career on...

Earl Klugh — Smooth Jazz on Nylon Strings

Earl Klugh — Smooth Jazz on Nylon Strings Most jazz guitarists reach for an amplified archtop. Earl Klugh (1953–2023) went the other way: he built an entire celebrated career on...

Do Classical Guitars Improve with Age?

Do Classical Guitars Improve with Age?

Do Classical Guitars Improve with Age? The Science Explained Classical guitars really do get better the more they are played. This is not folklore or wishful thinking from players reluctant...

Do Classical Guitars Improve with Age?

Do Classical Guitars Improve with Age? The Science Explained Classical guitars really do get better the more they are played. This is not folklore or wishful thinking from players reluctant...

Can You Use a Pick on a Classical Guitar?

Can You Use a Pick on a Classical Guitar?

Can You Use a Pick on a Classical Guitar? It is one of the most common beginner questions: can you play a classical guitar with a pick (plectrum)? The short...

Can You Use a Pick on a Classical Guitar?

Can You Use a Pick on a Classical Guitar? It is one of the most common beginner questions: can you play a classical guitar with a pick (plectrum)? The short...

How to Tune a Classical Guitar

How to Tune a Classical Guitar

How to Tune a Classical Guitar Tuning a classical guitar takes a little more attention than tuning a steel-string acoustic. Nylon strings are considerably more elastic than steel — they...

How to Tune a Classical Guitar

How to Tune a Classical Guitar Tuning a classical guitar takes a little more attention than tuning a steel-string acoustic. Nylon strings are considerably more elastic than steel — they...

Where Guitars Speak Louder Than Words

  • Luthier: Gary Southwell
    Construction Year: 2005
    Construction Type: Traditional
    Top: Spruce
    Back and Sides: Flamed Maple
    Soundboard Finish: French polish
    Body Finish: French polish
    Air Body Frequency: G
    Weight (g): 1385
    Tuner: Rodgers
    Condition: Very good
  • Luthier: Michele Della Giustina
    Construction Year: 2026
    Construction Type: Double-Top Guitars
    Top: Cedar
    Back and Sides: Madagascar rosewood
    Soundboard Finish: French polish
    Body Finish: French polish
    Air Body Frequency: F sharp / G
    Weight (g): 1570
    Tuner: Pagos
    Condition: New
  • Luthier: Mirko Migliorini
    Construction Year: 2026
    Construction Type: Double-Top Guitars
    Top: Spruce
    Back and Sides: Indian rosewood
    Soundboard Finish: Wax
    Body Finish: Nitrocellulose
    Air Body Frequency: F sharp / G
    Weight (g): 1535
    Tuner: Alessi
    Condition: New
  • Luthier: Gary Southwell
    Construction Year: 2009
    Construction Type: Traditional
    Top: Spruce
    Back and Sides: Cocobolo
    Soundboard Finish: French polish
    Body Finish: French polish
    Air Body Frequency: F sharp
    Weight (g): 1475
    Tuner: Robson
    Condition: Excellent
  • Manufacturer: Armin Hanika
    Top: Cedar
    Back and Sides: African blackwood
    Soundboard Finish: French polish
    Body Finish: Lacquer
    Air Body Frequency: F sharp / G
    Tuner: Klaus Scheller
    Condition: New
  • Manufacturer: Armin Hanika
    Construction Year: 2026
    Construction Type: Double-Top Guitars
    Top: Spruce
    Back and Sides: Caribbean rosewood
    Soundboard Finish: Wax
    Body Finish: Wax
    Tuner: Rubner El Sonido
    Condition: New
  • Construction Year: 2002
    Construction Type: Traditional
    Top: Spruce
    Back and Sides: Indian rosewood
    Soundboard Finish: French polish
    Body Finish: French polish
    Air Body Frequency: G sharp
    Weight (g): 1685
    Tuner: Robson
    Condition: Excellent
  • Luthier: Paul Fischer
    Construction Year: 2005
    Construction Type: Traditional
    Top: Spruce
    Back and Sides: Quilted Maple
    Soundboard Finish: Lacquer
    Body Finish: Lacquer
    Air Body Frequency: G / G sharp
    Weight (g): 1460
    Tuner: Rodgers
    Condition: Excellent

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