Go BackJosé Luis Romanillos
- Year:
1972 - series 200, number 6 or 16? - named Cristina.
- Body:
Indian rosewood with luxurious 'feather' purflings and centre strip.
- Front:
High quality European spruce carrying the famed arches rosette, rosewood bridge with tie-block decoration that echoes the head centre strip. Liam Romanillos advises that this guitar is possibly the first or one of the first to have the famed arches rosette.
- Tuners:
Lansdorfer tuners set on a head faced with dark Brazilian rosewood. This guitar was one of the first to have the well-known headshape; the same as it still is today.
- Scale:
653 mm
- Neck Width:
51mm at the nut
- Condition:
In remarkably good, truly original condition - it has been very carefully looked after by its one original owner and therefore has no repairs, no cracks or significant scratches. The original polish on the front guitar is a little dull and micro-crazed.
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Comments:
This particular Romanillos guitar has a low air resonance giving a rich bass and a treble that is extremely clear. The 200 series were based on a 1936 Hauser that was owned by Julian Bream. Made just a few months before the famous 1973 Romanillos that was extensively played by Julian Bream, this is a rare opportunity to acquire a highly collectible gem from this world-renowned maker.
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Price:
Sold.
Front
Rosette detail
Soundhole & Rosette
Back
Purfling decoration
Label
Bridge detail
Head & Tuners
Tuners
Back of head
Head vee-joint
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