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Latin American Classical Guitar Music — A Guide

Latin American Classical Guitar Music — A Guide

Latin American Classical Guitar Music – The Essential Guide Latin American classical guitar music stands as one of the most distinctive and emotionally powerful traditions in the entire classical guitar...

Latin American Classical Guitar Music — A Guide

Latin American Classical Guitar Music – The Essential Guide Latin American classical guitar music stands as one of the most distinctive and emotionally powerful traditions in the entire classical guitar...

Why Are Classical Guitars So Expensive?

Why Are Classical Guitars So Expensive?

Why Are Classical Guitars So Expensive? The Honest Answer A serious classical guitar from a respected maker can cost anywhere from a few thousand euros to well over twenty thousand....

Why Are Classical Guitars So Expensive?

Why Are Classical Guitars So Expensive? The Honest Answer A serious classical guitar from a respected maker can cost anywhere from a few thousand euros to well over twenty thousand....

The Hardest Classical Guitar Pieces in the Repertoire

The Hardest Classical Guitar Pieces in the Repe...

Every classical guitarist has a mountain or two they dream of climbing. These are the pieces that separate the advanced player from the professional — works that demand not just...

The Hardest Classical Guitar Pieces in the Repe...

Every classical guitarist has a mountain or two they dream of climbing. These are the pieces that separate the advanced player from the professional — works that demand not just...

The Most Beautiful Classical Guitar Pieces Ever Written

The Most Beautiful Classical Guitar Pieces Ever...

Ask any guitarist for the pieces that first made them fall in love with the instrument, and the same titles come up again and again. These are the melodies that...

The Most Beautiful Classical Guitar Pieces Ever...

Ask any guitarist for the pieces that first made them fall in love with the instrument, and the same titles come up again and again. These are the melodies that...

Napoléon Coste — France's Great Romantic Guitarist

Napoléon Coste — France's Great Romantic Guitarist

This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Napoléon Coste (1805–1883) was the finest French guitarist of the Romantic era — a disciple of Fernando...

Napoléon Coste — France's Great Romantic Guitarist

This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Napoléon Coste (1805–1883) was the finest French guitarist of the Romantic era — a disciple of Fernando...

Manuel de Falla and the Guitar — His Homage to Debussy

Manuel de Falla and the Guitar — His Homage to ...

Manuel de Falla and the Guitar — His Homage to Debussy This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Manuel de Falla (1876–1946) was Spain's...

Manuel de Falla and the Guitar — His Homage to ...

Manuel de Falla and the Guitar — His Homage to Debussy This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Manuel de Falla (1876–1946) was Spain's...

Ferdinando Carulli — The Father of the Guitar Method

Ferdinando Carulli — The Father of the Guitar M...

Ferdinando Carulli — The Father of the Guitar Method This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Ferdinando Carulli (1770–1841) was the most prolific guitar...

Ferdinando Carulli — The Father of the Guitar M...

Ferdinando Carulli — The Father of the Guitar Method This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Ferdinando Carulli (1770–1841) was the most prolific guitar...

Matteo Carcassi — The Studies Every Guitarist Learns

Matteo Carcassi — The Studies Every Guitarist L...

Matteo Carcassi — The Studies Every Guitarist Learns This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Matteo Carcassi (1792–1853) was an Italian guitarist-composer whose 25...

Matteo Carcassi — The Studies Every Guitarist L...

Matteo Carcassi — The Studies Every Guitarist Learns This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Matteo Carcassi (1792–1853) was an Italian guitarist-composer whose 25...

Impressionist Guitar Music — Debussy, Satie, Mompou and More

Impressionist Guitar Music — Debussy, Satie, Mo...

Of all the music transcribed for the classical guitar, few styles suit it as naturally as impressionism. The dreamy, colour-soaked piano world of Debussy, Satie and Mompou — built on...

Impressionist Guitar Music — Debussy, Satie, Mo...

Of all the music transcribed for the classical guitar, few styles suit it as naturally as impressionism. The dreamy, colour-soaked piano world of Debussy, Satie and Mompou — built on...

19th-Century Guitar Music — The Golden Age of the Romantic Guitar

19th-Century Guitar Music — The Golden Age of t...

The nineteenth century was the guitar's first great age as a serious concert instrument. As Europe fell in love with the Romantic spirit, a generation of brilliant composer-performers gave the...

19th-Century Guitar Music — The Golden Age of t...

The nineteenth century was the guitar's first great age as a serious concert instrument. As Europe fell in love with the Romantic spirit, a generation of brilliant composer-performers gave the...

Federico Mompou — Catalan Stillness on the Guitar

Federico Mompou — Catalan Stillness on the Guitar

João Gilberto (1931–2019) did not simply play the guitar. He reinvented what the guitar could mean. With a single album released in 1959, he changed Brazilian music, redefined the nylon-string...

Federico Mompou — Catalan Stillness on the Guitar

João Gilberto (1931–2019) did not simply play the guitar. He reinvented what the guitar could mean. With a single album released in 1959, he changed Brazilian music, redefined the nylon-string...

Niccolò Paganini and the Guitar — His "Constant Companion"

Niccolò Paganini and the Guitar — His "Constant...

Niccolò Paganini and the Guitar — His "Constant Companion" This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Niccolò Paganini (1782–1840) is immortalised as the most...

Niccolò Paganini and the Guitar — His "Constant...

Niccolò Paganini and the Guitar — His "Constant Companion" This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Niccolò Paganini (1782–1840) is immortalised as the most...

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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