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Manuel Ponce — Mexico's Gift to the Classical Guitar

Manuel Ponce — Mexico's Gift to the Classical G...

When Andrés Segovia set out to build a serious modern repertoire for the guitar, he turned to the composers he most admired — and few gave him more than the...

Manuel Ponce — Mexico's Gift to the Classical G...

When Andrés Segovia set out to build a serious modern repertoire for the guitar, he turned to the composers he most admired — and few gave him more than the...

Domenico Scarlatti on Classical Guitar — Baroque Sonatas Reborn

Domenico Scarlatti on Classical Guitar — Baroqu...

Of all the great Baroque composers whose music guitarists have adopted, none feels more naturally at home on the instrument than Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757). He never wrote a note for...

Domenico Scarlatti on Classical Guitar — Baroqu...

Of all the great Baroque composers whose music guitarists have adopted, none feels more naturally at home on the instrument than Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757). He never wrote a note for...

Miguel Llobet — The Bridge Between Tárrega and Segovia

Miguel Llobet — The Bridge Between Tárrega and ...

Some musicians matter as much for where they stand in history as for what they wrote, and Miguel Llobet (1878–1938) is one of them. The Catalan virtuoso was the crucial...

Miguel Llobet — The Bridge Between Tárrega and ...

Some musicians matter as much for where they stand in history as for what they wrote, and Miguel Llobet (1878–1938) is one of them. The Catalan virtuoso was the crucial...

Leo Brouwer — The Living Master of the Guitar

Leo Brouwer — The Living Master of the Guitar

If you study the classical guitar today, you will play Leo Brouwer — there is almost no avoiding it, and no reason to want to. Born in Havana in 1939,...

Leo Brouwer — The Living Master of the Guitar

If you study the classical guitar today, you will play Leo Brouwer — there is almost no avoiding it, and no reason to want to. Born in Havana in 1939,...

Koyunbaba by Carlo Domeniconi — The Hypnotic Modern Classic

Koyunbaba by Carlo Domeniconi — The Hypnotic Mo...

Some pieces become so popular that they almost escape their composer. Koyunbaba, by the Italian composer Carlo Domeniconi (born 1947), is one of them — a hypnotic, hauntingly beautiful suite...

Koyunbaba by Carlo Domeniconi — The Hypnotic Mo...

Some pieces become so popular that they almost escape their composer. Koyunbaba, by the Italian composer Carlo Domeniconi (born 1947), is one of them — a hypnotic, hauntingly beautiful suite...

Roland Dyens — Where Classical Guitar Meets Jazz

Roland Dyens — Where Classical Guitar Meets Jazz

Few musicians have been so completely loved by the guitar community as Roland Dyens (1955–2016). The French-Tunisian guitarist and composer broke down the wall between the classical guitar and the...

Roland Dyens — Where Classical Guitar Meets Jazz

Few musicians have been so completely loved by the guitar community as Roland Dyens (1955–2016). The French-Tunisian guitarist and composer broke down the wall between the classical guitar and the...

Classical Guitar Nails — How to Shape and Care for Them

Classical Guitar Nails — How to Shape and Care ...

Here is something beginners are often surprised to learn: on the classical guitar, your right-hand fingernails are part of the instrument. The point where nail and fingertip meet the string...

Classical Guitar Nails — How to Shape and Care ...

Here is something beginners are often surprised to learn: on the classical guitar, your right-hand fingernails are part of the instrument. The point where nail and fingertip meet the string...

How to Care for a Classical Guitar — Humidity and Maintenance

How to Care for a Classical Guitar — Humidity a...

A fine classical guitar is a remarkably delicate object — thin pieces of living wood, held under string tension and shaped to vibrate. Treated well, it can last and improve...

How to Care for a Classical Guitar — Humidity a...

A fine classical guitar is a remarkably delicate object — thin pieces of living wood, held under string tension and shaped to vibrate. Treated well, it can last and improve...

Reading Music vs Tab on Classical Guitar — Which Should You Learn?

Reading Music vs Tab on Classical Guitar — Whic...

Every guitarist eventually faces the question: should I learn to read standard music notation, or is tablature (tab) enough? It is a genuine and reasonable debate — both systems are...

Reading Music vs Tab on Classical Guitar — Whic...

Every guitarist eventually faces the question: should I learn to read standard music notation, or is tablature (tab) enough? It is a genuine and reasonable debate — both systems are...

Fan-Braced vs. Double-Top vs. Lattice Classical Guitars

Fan-Braced vs. Double-Top vs. Lattice Classical...

If you've started comparing higher-end classical guitars, you'll keep meeting three terms: fan bracing, double-top and lattice bracing. They describe how the soundboard is built — and that, more than...

Fan-Braced vs. Double-Top vs. Lattice Classical...

If you've started comparing higher-end classical guitars, you'll keep meeting three terms: fan bracing, double-top and lattice bracing. They describe how the soundboard is built — and that, more than...

How to Play Canon in D on Classical Guitar (Free Tutorial)

How to Play Canon in D on Classical Guitar (Fre...

You've heard Canon in D a thousand times — at weddings, in films, behind half the internet. Fewer people know it began life as a piece for three violins and...

How to Play Canon in D on Classical Guitar (Fre...

You've heard Canon in D a thousand times — at weddings, in films, behind half the internet. Fewer people know it began life as a piece for three violins and...

Free Classical Guitar Sheet Music: Where to Find It + Pieces to Start

Free Classical Guitar Sheet Music: Where to Fin...

You don't need to spend a cent on repertoire to get started — centuries of the finest classical guitar music are in the public domain and free to download legally....

Free Classical Guitar Sheet Music: Where to Fin...

You don't need to spend a cent on repertoire to get started — centuries of the finest classical guitar music are in the public domain and free to download legally....

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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