Classical Guitars - Kent Guitar Classics

Fritz Ober of Munich

• Year:

  2016 - May. Labelled, signed and dated by the maker.

• Body:

  Brazilian rosewood (with CITES certification and re-export permit) - an attractive, dark back and very straight-grained sides; beautiful old timber. With Hauseresque purfling and slim, rosewood bindings.
  Design much influenced by Hermann Hauser.
  Body length:- 483mm.
  Top bout:- 277 mm wide & 90 mm deep.
  Waist:- 232 mm & 94 mm deep.
  Bottom bout:- 364 mm wide & 93 mm deep.
  All shellac french-polished.

• Front:

  European spruce with Fritz's beautiful adaption of a Hauser-style rosette (containing rosewoods, yew, white maple and tulipwood) and matching double purflings. Rosewood bridge with decorative tie-block capping.

• Tuners:

  Rogers L111 pattern tuning machines with engraved brass side-plates and ebony buttons.

• Scale:

  65cm with 19 frets on an ebony fingerboard.

• Neck Width:

  51 mm at the nut with 41.5 mm string spacing.

• Weight:

  1422 grams

• Condition:

  New.

• Comments:

  These Fritz Ober instruments are really beautiful and impressive. Although never copying one specific instrument, Fritz Ober's guitars are very much in the style of Hermann Hauser I but also with some deeper bass resonance of Torres guitars in mind. The plantilla / soundboard shape is very Hauseresque with some reference also to those of Manuel Ramirez and Antonio de Torres. This guitar has outstanding clarity, balance and impressive sustain; particularly for a new guitar. The bass is deep and resonant from the air resonance around F# and the treble is open and singing. For those many players appreciating the rich and beautiful tones of the traditionally-built classical guitar, here is a magnificent example that has the depth and strength required of a true concert guitar.

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• Price:
  Sold May 2016.
• AVAILABILITY
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