Classical Guitars - Kent Guitar Classics

Angelo Vailati of Bologna in Italy

• Year:

  2018 - January. Labelled, signed and dated by the maker.

• Body:

  Quarter-sawn, dark, straight-grained, pre-convention, East Indian rosewood. The beauty of the back timber is emphasised by omitting the centre-strip and by framing with attractive maple purfling.
  Body length:- 487 mm.
  Top bout:- 273 mm wide & 95 mm deep.
  Waist:- 234 mm & 97 mm deep.
  Bottom bout:- 367 mm wide & 97 mm deep.
  All shellac french-polished.

• Front:

  European spruce - a superb silky, characterful top with medullary showing throughout and slim, rosewood bridge with bone-framed tie-block. The beautiful rosette is very precise and beautiful.

• Tuners:

  Nicolo Alessi machine tuners with Hauser-shaped, brass side-plates, white rollers and cream buttons mounted on a rosewood-faced head.

• Scale:

  65cm with 19 frets on an ebony fingerboard

• Neck Width:

  52mm at the nut with 42 mm string spacing.

• Weight:

  1454 grams

• Condition:

  New and very handsome. All shellac french-polished.

• Comments:

  Here are instruments from an Italian maker who produces outstanding quality, traditional, fan-strutted guitars to a superb level of craft and finish.
  This one has body resonance around F# and a lovely warm character. These refined instruments have super balance, depth of bass, clarity of treble and an overall singing quality that makes them easy and joyful to play.
  We are delighted to be able to have a regular supply of these instruments that are so popular because of their elegant appearance, fine finish, beautiful sounds and attractive price.

  Angelo Vailati - Click here to find out more about this maker

• Price:
  Sold November 2018
• AVAILABILITY
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