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Francisco Barba - 2022 Flamenco Maple

Francisco Barba - 2022 Flamenco Maple

Overview

Francisco Barba was born in Sevilla in 1939. In the early 1960s, he started working as a carpenter with his father. After that time, he decided to become a luthier and began a career that would become one of the most successful in the modern flamenco guitar-making world. Maestro Francisco Barba builds mainly Flamenco guitars, and his instruments are praised for their extraordinary, unique tone with beautiful basses and singing trebles. Today he is considered one of the best living flamenco guitar builders.

This brand new 2022 Francisco Barba comes directly from the Spanish master's workshop. The absolutely mind-blowing flamed maple back and sides give it a one-of-a-kind look. With its only 1435 grams, it is very lightweight and tuned low, slight over F. The very functional Gotoh tuners provide excellent tune, and the dimensions of this guitar are standard for Barba's flamenco guitars: a 65,5 cm scale combined with a 53 mm nut. Moreover, the low action at 2,6 mm / 2,2 mm makes it very comfortable to play for both right and left hand.

Check out the presentation video of this specific guitar below in which you will find plenty of extra information about its playability and sound.

Luthier: Francisco Barba
Construction year: 2022
Top: Spruce
Back and sides: Maple
Scale: 655 mm
Nut: 53 mm
Weight: 1435 grams
Air body frequency: F/F#
Tuners: Gotoh
Strings: Knobloch 400ADC
Case: Hardshell
Condition: New
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Video overview

🫶 HEART TOUCHING Performance by Christian Zack - Leonardos Testamento on a 2022 F.  Barba Flamenco
Francisco Barba - 2022 Flamenco Maple Classical Guitar - Ständchen by F. Schubert
The Weekly Guitar Meeting #5 - Reyes, Kirschner, Fischer, Yacopi, Barba, Hanika, Lequeux

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