Go BackAntonio 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.
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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.
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Rosette detail
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