Classical Guitars - Kent Guitar Classics

Antonio Marin Montero of Granada

• Year:

  1999 - number 525. Labelled, signed, numbered, dated and signed by the maker.

• Body:

  Spanish cypress of beautiful, straight-grained quality with simple and tasteful back centre-strip, purflings and bindings.
  Body length:- 488mm.
  Top bout:- 283 mm wide & 92 mm deep.
  Waist:- 235 mm & 94 mm deep.
  Bottom bout:- 372 mm wide & 93 mm deep.
  Shellac french-polished.

• Front:

  European spruce - an absolutely superb silky top with lots of medullary rays all over. With Antonio's 'old' rosette, clear golpeador, rosewood bridge with bone-edged tie-block capping.

• Tuners:

  Traditional wooden peg-head - rosewood pegs with pearl dots.

• Scale:

  65cm with 19 frets on an ebony fingerboard

• Neck Width:

  52 mm at the nut.

• Weight:

  1258 grams - extremely light!

• Condition:

  This lovely instrument is in extremely good, original condition; no repairs, no cracks and original polish. It is in nearly mint condition - just a few very small marks.

• Comments:

  Antonio Marin Montero from Granada is widely accepted as one of the great flamenco makers (as well as for classicals). This peg-head blanca is absolutely lovely with superb materials and in stunning, original condition. The sound is truly flamenco with depth and a quick, penetrating treble quality. The set-up is also excellent offering comfortable playing. Highly recommended.

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• Price:
  Sold April 2017.
• AVAILABILITY
  SOLD + 44 (0) 1732 453 523 Contact via Email

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