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I am the only woman in this business. I have been doing this for about 40 years. I buy, sell and appraise fine guitars and have been written up in the New York Times. I have appraised Guitars belonging to Andre Segovia at the Metropolitan Museum of Art,

I’ve sold guitars to many famous people, such as Paul Simon, Earl Klugh, Keith Richards, Virginia Luque. My business is by appointment in an historical brownstone in Greenwich Village, known to the cognoscenti.

"now the whole world knows what I've known since 1964 when I met you at Noah Wulfe's, Beverly Maher is the soul of the guitar in NYC."

- Dennis Koster

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Featured Guitars:
All these instruments are in mint condition:

2006 Bernabé Imperial 
Ced / Br

2023 Andy Danser
Spruce/Brazilian

1956’s Esteso
Sp/Ind (formerly, Sainz de la Maza’s)

2013 Leszek Gajdik
(double top)

1830s Rene Lacote
(Alice Artzt’s)

1968 Félix Manzanero 
(Laurindo Almeida's)

2005 Antonio Marin
Spruce/Brazilian

1976 Oribe and Calidad
Suprema, Ced/Ind

48 Jose Ramirez
sp/Br

67 José Ramírez
Flamenco

1998 Manuel Reyes fl.

2021 Jean Romprè
Sp / Ind.  643 Scale

2006 Sebastian Stenzel
Spruce/Brazilian Rosewood

1966 Manuel Velazquez

1990 Manuel Velazquez
(Simplicio model, only 2 made)
Spruce/Brazilian

1994 Manuel Velazquez
Spruce/Brazilian


Velazquez 10 String Guitar

Velazquez Guitar Very Rare

Click on the photo of the guitars below in the top left to see more details.

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2006 Paulino Bernabe, Imperial, Spain

Cedar Brazilian

Excellent Condition

$14,000

Bernabe is one of the greats of Spanish lutherie who started out in the Ramirez workshop and then finally opened his own as they all did. This guitar has bright, rich tonal colors distinctive of his craftsmanship.

FEATURED LUTHIER

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2023 Andy Danser, North Carolina

Hauser model: Spruce / Brazilian Rosewood. Bouchet Model is Spruce / Indian Rosewood

$7,500

These guitars debuted at the Mannes competition by the Italian MoNo Duo. One of these guitars is a Hauser copy and has a Klaus Scheller Tuners, the other is a Bouchet copy and has tuners by Nicolo Alessi.

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2020 Serge De Jonge, Canada

Spuce/Zircote

$10,000

Sergei is one of the most prominent luthiers in Canada. His use of exceptional woods is seen in this guitar with the bear claw top & the back & sides of the exotic Zircote wood. Even the tuners are unusual. They are made of wood , from Switzerland by Schertler. His concern for the sound of the guitar is as important as the beauty of the woods His guitar lives up to his name & his woods. It is pure, clear, balanced & extremely easy to play with a very comfortable neck. THERE ARE 20 FRETS ON THE 3 TREBLE STRINGS. I am privileged to offer one of his guitars for sale.

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2011 Michelle Della Giustina, Italy

Spruce/Brazilian

Excellent Condition

$6,400

Michelle uses very carefully selected woods to produce deeply inspired guitars. This is a double top with a raised fingerboard. The sound is direct & dramatic.

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1922 Domingo Esteso, Spain - Flamenco

Spruce/Cypress

Very Good Condition

Inquire

This guitar belongs to Victor Monge Serrranito. I haven't seen it but I'm representing the sale. Only serious buyers call please.

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1948 Domingo Esteso Sobrinos, Spain

Spruce Cypress

Used Condition

$5,000

This guitar was owned and played by the famous Esteban. It comes from the family of the great Domingo Esteso. If you want a real sounding flamenco guitar broken in with a lot of Spanish duende left, this is it.

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1970 Arcangel Fernandez, Spain

Spruce Top, Cypress Back

Inquire

Arcangel Fernandez made two guitars for Carlos Montoya , this is one of them along with the letter & original case. Fernandez worked under the great Marcelo Barbero & later took over his shop which is now in the hands of the very talented Leonard Plattner.

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1988 Gabriel Fleta, Spain

Cedar / Indian Rosewood

Very Good Condition

Inquire

Gabriel is one of the sons of the great Ignacio Fleta but his guitars have very different construction & tonal qualities & not as narrow a finger board.

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2021 Darren Hippner, U.S., Flamenco

Spruce/Cypress

$2,500

Hippner is a longtime builder of reasonably priced classical & flamenco guitars. This is loud & clear with easy action & a beautiful snakewood stripe down the middle of the back.

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Virginia Luque’s Imperial line of Classical Guitars

Spruce/Indian Rosewood

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Made in America to Virginia Luque’s specifications best deal in town. Guitar & case.

$3,400

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2012 Rafael Mardones, Chile

Spruce & Bolivian Rosewood

Mint Condition

$8,400

This is another guitar by Rafael Mardones the esteemed Chilean luthier with extraordinary colors designs. Woods of Spruce & Bolivian Rosewood.

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2003  Rafael Mardones, Chile

Spruce, Brazilian Rosewood

Condition Mint

$7,500

This exquisite, unusual guitar by the famous Rafael Mardones. This guitar has the beauty & sustain of his workmanship. The woods are remarkable & the sound is as you would expect.

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2005 Antonio Marin, Spain

Sp/Braz

Excellent Condition

$12,000

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This is a Bouchet model, which incorporates some of the nuances of the great French builder Robert Bouchet with whom Marin worked alongside. Marin is the father of the famous Granada school of lutherie tutoring some of builders not only from Spain but other countries . Some of the finest guitars come from Granada, where the use of the best woods attainable create the most elegant & sonorous instruments.

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2021 Lubos Naprstek, U.S.

Spruce / Indian Rosewood

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$8,600

This is the most popular model of the sandwiched sound board featuring Spruce as the face with heavy bear claw, balsa, spruce inside. -Indian rosewood, back and sides - elevated fingerboard.

The rich, full sound from bass to treble is evident immediately in this guitar from the talented maker from the Czech Republic.

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2023 Lubos Naprstek, U.S.

Spruce / Maple

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$9,000

This beautiful maple back guitar is a copy of a 37 Hauser and has the brightness & sweetness that Maple affords.

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2017 Robert Pimentel, N.M.

Spruce, Brazilian Rosewood

Inquire

This is an electric, classical, with a piezo electric pickup & Fishman preamp built inside. The woods were aged for 60 yrs. The nut & saddle are ivory, with Turquoise, coral and mother of pearl inlay.

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2019 Leonard Plattner, Sp

Spruce / Amazon Rosewood

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$12,000

I HAVE ONE HERE NOW! It's fantastic. Tremendous presence, amazing sustain, (way above the 12th fret) & great balance. Includes special tuners & special Visesnut case. Plattner 's mentor Arcangel Fernandez, retired & left the shop to him. His guitars have a very similar quality to Fernandez, but with his own imprint.

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2001 John Price, Australia #148

Cedar/Brazilian Rosewood

Excellent Condition

$6,000

This is an arched back, lattice braced guitar in the style of Greg Smallman. It's very easy to play with a very big sound & complete balance from bass to treble.

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2021 Jean Rompre, French Canadian

Spruce / Indian Rosewood

Mint Condition

$9,000

This smaller scale guitar has all the projection of a 650 scale but easier to play Rompre is a much sought after French Canadian builder who uses unusual bracing patterns & was recently featured on the cover of Orfeo magazine.

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2006, Sebastian Stenzel, Germany

Spruce/Brazilian Rosewood

Excellent Condition

$12,000

This beautiful guitar with Rodgers Tuners, is built with the consistency of sound that the Luthier desires. He uses scientific methods, traditional, as well as intuition to achieve this full range of sound.

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2010, Benz Tschannan, USA

Brazilian Rosewood / The Strip is Sap Wood

Very Good Condition

$9,000

He is an innovative Swiss Guitar maker living in United States. Guitar has a domed double top elevated and lightly radiused fingerboard elliptical sound port heelless neck and adjustable truss rod It has in the words of the builder “a broad range of volume color and expressiveness good sustain good balance and quick response.” Played in the Broadway musical “Six.”

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1994 Manuel Velazquez, U.S.A.

Spruce / Brazilian Rosewood

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Excellent Condition

$16,000

Another great guitar by Manuel Velazquez. Perfect throughout.

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1966 Manuel Velazquez, Spain

BRW

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Very Good Condition

$21,000

Lavish sound, easy playbility, another wonderful Velazquez by the Master in his prime years.

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Simon Ambridge

Spruce, Brazilian
Excellent  Condition
Sold

The famous British builder, with a very long list, comes to N.Y., to grace us with pure, mellow, sounding, beautifully articulated, basses & trebles

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2011 Peter Barton, U.K.

Brazilian Rosewood
Very Good Condition
Sold

Barton learned from studying the great masters, past & present. He uses  carefully selected woods which produce a warm, bright sound throughout. HIs rosettes are handmade & the tuners are Sloane's with dark pearl buttons.,giving the guitar a "mysterious look."(quoted by a guitarist)  Vladislav Blaha & Nikita Koshkin amongst others, play  Barton guitars.

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2004 Tobias Berg, Germany

Spruce/Indian Rosewood

Mint Condition

Sold

Berg was born in Sweden, studied in Canada, U.K. & finally in the U.S. with Robert Ruck & Jeff Elliott, two of the maestros of the lutherie world.

This guitar has all the subtleties & expression you would find in the finest builders plus a dash of his own. Even though it's old, it's hardly been played.

A small gem.

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1999 Paulino Bernabé Imperial, Spain

Cedar/ Brazilian

Used Condition

This guitar by the famous Madrid builder. He was formerly a player & then a builder with very innovative ideas for bracing. He began with 5 struts, then 7 & then a complex layout of 4 struts working outward from the soundboard & 3 from the basses at different heights & thicknesses.

This guitar may be old but it's open, alive & still has it's mojo.

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2006 Paulino Bernabe, Spain

Cedar Brazilian

Mint Condition

Sold

Bernabe is one of the greats of Spanish lutherie who started out in the Ramirez workshop and then finally opened his own as they all did. This guitar has bright, rich tonal colors distinctive of his craftsmanship.

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2014 Enrico Bottelli, Italy

Spruce / Brazilian

Sold

Bottelli is one of the most sought after Italian builders. He studied under Carlo Raspagni, Kasha system under Richard Schneider and traditional Spanish guitar making with Jose Romanillos resulting in guitars desired by professional musicians & collectors alike for their responsive musical attributes. This one is going fast!

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2012 Tobias Braun, Austria

Spruce, Satinwood

Excellant Condition

Sold

Braun was born in Germany but moved to Vienna. He studied under Jose Romanillos & eventually became his asst. in classes. This guitar is so unusual, from the woods, the handmade purfling & rosette, the made to order German Wagner tuners & the small tornavoz inside the sound hole.Torres developed the tornavoz, (small metal cone mounted inside the sound hole to amplify the sound } & it wa used by some luthier's past & present. 

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2009 Serge De Jonge, Canada

Spruce, Brazilian Rosewood

Mint Condition

Sold

This guitar by the Canadian master, has the most luxurious woods: bearclaw spruce top & very rare Brazilian rosewood back & sides. The condition is flawless & the sound is singing & full of sustain.

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2010 Sergei De Jonge, Canada

Spruce / Indian Rosewood

Excellent Condition

Sold

640 scale, lattice braced. This short scale guitar with lattice bracing has a powerful yet sweet sound

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2019 Joshia de Jonge, Canada

Spruce / South African Blackwood, Lattice Braced, Rogers tuners, Port Hole, Raised FB, Visenut Case & Cover, Volume Sustain, rich tonal colors. It's got everything!!

Mint Condition

Yes she’s the daughter of the famous Sergei de Jonge.

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2009 Dominique Delarue, France

Cedar/Indian Rosewood

Excellent Condition

Sold

This sound from the famous French luthier, is piano - like, with resonant deep sustaining overtones, deep basses & sweet trebles & with a French accent. Comes with VISESNUIT case.

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2019 Bob Desmond, U.S.,

Cedar/ Cedar/Roewood (back)

Excellent Condition

Bob has been building guitars since 1991, studying under several lluthiers but mostly under the teachings & encouragement of the great Manuel Velazquez. This guitar is made in the style of Daniel Friederich. His workmanship is extraordinary as is his sound.

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2020 Jeffrey Elliott, USA

Cedar /Brazilian

Mint Condition

Inquire

Elliott Guitars are based on Torres/ Hauser design they are known for power volume & projection and special care for aesthetics and that’s why there’s such a huge waiting list Workmanship is stunning.

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1994 Dominique Field, France

Spruce/Indian Roserwood

Very Good Condition

Inquire

Dominique Field follows in the footsteps of the other great French builders, Robert Bouchet & Daniel Friederich. As with many luthiers, both front & back bracing constantly changes, as they look & listen for more & different sounds on either treble or bass sides. Although this is an early version of his bracing, Field now uses a very unique & complicated bracing system, very different from this early version. Nevertheless, as always he manages to bring a distinct clarity & definition to this guitar, not unlike his former mentors. New guitars are $40k.

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2014 Dominique Field, France

Spruce / Brazilian Rosewood

Sold

Mint Condition

Dominique Field was a player & then a builder, just like his great early predecessor Robert Bouchet. He became next in line of the great French builders when Daniel Friederich recently retired.

This is a simply beautiful guitar on the outside but look inside & see an innovative bracing system that is very unusual & complex. I refer you to an article in

ORFEO Magazine #7

You will see & understand his patterns.

The sound is all encompassing. It's everything all at once.

 

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1981 Daniel Friederich, France

Cedar / Indian

Good Condition

Sold

Friederich was one of the most illustrious Luthiers in the world influenced by the great Robert Bouchet . His guitars are known for their great warmth & rich tonal colors. This Guitar was formerly owned by Roberto Aussel.

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1988 Daniel Friederich, France

Cedar/ Indian Rosewood

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One of the greats of the guitar world & one of his prime years. Played & polished but still the undeniable beauty of balanced sound as only he achieved with every guitar

Fleta Hijo
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1989 Ignacio Fleta, Hijo, Spain

Spruce/ Indian Rosewood

Excellent Condition

Sold

This is a custom made guitar, started by Ignacio but finished by his son (hijo) after his death. It is in pristine condition, with specially chosen woods. Most of the guitars made by the Fleta son's, Gabriel & Francisco, were cedar, this is spruce, which is rare. It comes with a beautiful Protoge Humi case.

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1971 Daniel Friederich, Fr.

Spruce / Indian Rosewood

Excellent Condition

Sold

I've seen & heard many great guitars in my many years of buying & selling but this Friederich moved me to tears. The unexpected, explosive sound, the warmth & beauty of the many colors, the purity of the sound, the love of one of the greatest builders of our time, all come through in this extraordinary instrument. This is a one person guitar, bought in 1971.

Friederich

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2019 Jose Fuentes, Spain

Spruce/Pau Ferro

Mint Condition

Sold

Fuentes is a Barcelona builder, working for 20 years building classical & flamenco guitars. He uses a matte finish to enhance the brightness & balance. This is a very playable & well defined guitar.

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1995 Joaquin García, Spain

Spruce / Indian Rosewood

Very Good Condition

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$5,500

He was born in Argentina, moved to Spain, very underrated. Impressively bright clear, singing quality to this guitar.

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1978 John Gilbert #23, U.S.

Spruce/Brazilian, Alessi Tuners

Excellent Condition

Sold

One of the most revered sought after makers, one of the best years & one of his best guitars. Full rich tonal projection like only the late, great JG has produced.

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1980 John Gilbert

Spruce/Brazilian Rosewood

Very Good Condition

Sold

Not John Gilbert the famous actor but John Gilbert the famous luthier. Although Gilbert was formerly an engineer for Hewlett Packard, he became one of the most esteemed builders who's guitars were played worldwide. The condition is very good with just a repaired hairline crack at the lower bout end. Gilbert had a knack for creating a surround sound with his innovative construction. That's why his guitars were in such demand & still are. The rich, tonal fullness is unmistakeable.

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1971 Hermann Hauser II, Germany

Spruce/Brazilian Rosewood

Mint Condition

Sold

I'm told by Kathrin Hauser, "the top comes from the Tegersee area in Bavaria. It looks like very old stock from Josef Hauser & Hermann Hauser l. Also the beautiful, rare, sides & back are from the stock of HH l. (1930-1935) With woods this old, it can only sound as glorious as it looks !!

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1975 Hermann Hauser II

Spruce/Brazilian Rosewood 

Excellant Condition

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Hermann Hauser II (1911-1988)

He began working in his father's workshop in 1930 & all guitars were signed by HH I until he took over in 1952 & began signing HH ll until 1983. The last one was # 1050. HH II developed his guitars through the input of his relationships with Segovia & Bream & other notable players. This guitar is in excellent condition except for a repaired hairline crack below the bridge. The sound is bright, brilliant & beautiful with excellent playability & response.

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2000 Herman Hauser III

Spruce, Indian Rosewood

Excellent Condition

Sold

What a surprisingly eloquent & elegant Hauser this is. It's bold, not brash with warm sweet tones & is remarkably melodic. One of Herman's best.

Herman Hauser III and Bevery Maher.

 

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2019 Kathrin Hauser IV #34 De

Spruce / Indian Rosewood

Sold! Order for Next Year!

Taking orders for next year.

Order here! OMG, SHE'S OUTDONE HERSELF AGAIN! What a beautiful work of art & a sound so bright, clear, balanced, sweet, lyrical — there are't enough adjectives. THIS IS A STUNNER!

The woods are from a very old stock, the saddle & tuners are pearl & notice the strip on the headstock. It's a copy of a 1940 Segovia model & comes with an authentication card With a gold seal. Kathrin is the 4th in the Hauser Dynasty of great luthiers. Her guitars possess a long lasting sound, characteristic of the Hauser's unique acoustic quality. In a word, marvelous! They take a long time coming but if you order now you'll be on my priority list. One is available now. With mother of pearl tie block & bridge dots.

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1941 Santos Hernandez, Spain

Spruce/Brazilian Rosewood

Very Good Condition

Sold

One of Spain's greatest luthier's. 1874-1943 One amongst Santos' many accomplishments on the guitar, was his 1st string bracing solution which equalized the troublesome 1st string, making it equally resonant to the 2nd & 3rd. Santos worked in the shop of Manuel Ramirez & is believed to have made the famous 1912 Manuel Ramirez guitar, owned by Segovia & donated to the Met Museum. (which I appraised).

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1989 Jonathan Hinves, Spain

Spruce/Indian Rosewood

Excellent Condition

Sold

Hinves was from the UK, then moved to Granada, to study & build guitars under Marin Monterro. Unfortunately, he's no longer building guitars, so this is one of the few remaining prizes. Granada guitars are immediately open & sweet sounding, because of the humidity & the woods used. This one, also bursting with brightness of sound, which because of it's age, is better than ever.

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1990 Jonathan Hinves, Spain

Spruce/Indian Rosewood

Mint Condition

Sold

With Rodgers Tuner. Formerly from UK Hinves moved to Granada to study & build guitars under José Marin Montero the head master of the Granada School of lutherie. As with all Granada guitars the beauty sweetness and brilliance shines through unfortunately he is no longer building guitars so this is one of his older jewels.

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2018 Richard Howell, Australia

Cedar/Brazilian Rosewood

Mint Condition

Sold

He is one of the outstanding , Fleta influenced builders. He has used cedar with the warmth & precision that only an experienced maker can create. A serious concert guitar with power, warmth & great sustain.

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2002 Rafael Mandones, Chile

Cedar/Brazilian Rosewood

Excellent Condition

Sold

This guitar was hardly played & it was made when the most beautiful Brazilian rosewood was available to export. His woods are some of the most elegant I've ever seen & his sounds are as clear & defined as possible.

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2008 Simon Marty, Australia

Spruce, Brazilian Rosewood

Excelllent Condition

Sold

Marty was formerly a research scientist who through a grant from his government , devoted all his time to developing non traditional, innovative guitars which are loud, responsive & well balanced.

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2003 Stefano Moccetti, Swiss/Italian

Spruce/Brazilian

Excelllent Condition

Sold

This student of Jose Romanillos makes completely handcrafted guitars with fine old woods & a distinct sound, similar to Romanillos but with an Italian twist: bright, warm, balanced. This is a gem of a guitar & comes with a strong Humi case, humidified with an inside hygrometer, so your guitar will always be safe in all weather.

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1969 Marcelino Lopez Nieto, Spain

Cedar, Brazilian Rosewood 

Excellant Condition

Sold

Lopez is one of the most underrated, experienced, Madrid builders.The Summerfield book names him as one of the finest. This is Marin' s "Bouchet model, it is named after the esteemed. French builder Robert Bouchet, the luthier with whom Marin worked closely with at one period of his career. Many builders name their guitars after those that they admire, such as,"Hauser model" or "Fleta model" etc., not having worked with them but admiring their work &/or their bracing patterns.

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2013 Antonio Marin Monterro, Spain

Spruce/Brazilian

Very Good Condition

Sold

Marin is the father of the Famous Granada School of Luthiers. His guitars are always, open, sweet & mellow but this is one of the loudest Marin's I've heard. There's one street in Granada, lined with guitar builders in small shops, leading to the Alhambra, the jewel of Granada. This is his “Bouchet”model named after the great French luthier Robert Bouchet, whom Marin worked with at one period in his life.

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1985 José Marín Plazuelo, Spain

Spruce / Indian Rosewood

Excellent Condition

$5,500

An early gem from one of the great Granada builders: close, easy action, warm brisk sound, very alive.

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2020 J. Marin Plazuelo, Spain

Spruce/Brazilian

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$9,500

Plazuelo is the nephew of the great Granada builder, Jose Marin Montero. As all Granada guitars, they are very open, clear & balanced, with considerable warmth.

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2003 Kolya Panhuyzen, Germany

Cedar/Brazilian Rosewood

Excellant Condition

He has been building guitars for over 40 years & chosen by many musicians for the playability, projection & range of colors produced by these instruments.

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1967 Manouk Papazian, NY

Spruce/Brazilian

Excellent Condition

Sold

Rare old guitar in mint condition with Rogers tuners the neck is very flat and easy to to play.

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2003 Darryl Perry, Canada

Spruce/Brazilian

Excellent Condition

Sold

Another beautifully balanced, across the spectrum sound, that Perry is so famous for Evenness & brilliance throughout. One of his best & in remarkable condition. “One of his best & in dead mint condition, hardly played.”

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2014 Daryl Perry, Canada

Spruce/Indian Rosewood

Excellent Condition

Sold

This guitar was hardly played. It’s balanced tonality & ease of playing makes for an exceptional sound & price.

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1999 John Price, Australia

Spruce/Blackwood

Excellant Condition

His workmanship & big bright sound make him one of the outstanding Austalian builders. His newer guitars are over $12,000. This is the best deal in town.

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1921 Julian Gomez Ramirez, Spain

Spruce/Mahogany

Very Good Condition

It's very much like a Torres in body size & sound. A little jewel!

Born in Spain in 1879 and studied under the two great Ramirez brothers, Jose and Manuel .He moved to Paris in 1920 and set up his own shop. There he met Robert Bouchet the painter, who was an accomplished flamenco player. He introduced Bouchet to the Spanish art of lutherie which Bouchet incorporated in some of his own French style  Guitars & bought a guitar in 1938 from JGR which is in a museum in Paris.  The famous guitar duo Presti and Lagoya also played guitars by JGR.

This guitar has a 640 mm length, 49 mm at the nut & small body size built in the Torres style but what a shock when you play it.  It’s just bursting with bass & treble surprise sounds. The illustrious guitarist Ida Presti also played a JGR in addition to playing a Robert Bouchet guitar. Its very much like a Torres. This is a jewel.

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1981 Jose Ramirez Centenario

Spruce/Brazilian Rosewood

Excellent Condition

Sold

The limited edition Centenario guitars, were built to commemorate the first centennial of the Ramirez factory founded in 1882. Only the finest, most beautiful woods were chosen, along with the exquisite headstock & tuning machines. The sound is typically Ramirez: full & lush, only more of both. Segovia said,“Jose Ramirez has built the most sonorous & beautifully timbered guitars in the whole world”

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2000 José Ramirez, Spain

Cedar/Brazilian Rosewood

Repaired

Sold

Except for the repaired back crack,the condition is excellent. This is a 650 scale Ramirez and one of the last ones made of Brazilian Rosewood. It’s an easy to play Ramirez with a bright Spanish flavor & a good price.

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1968 Ramirez, Flamenco, Spain

Excellent Condition

Sold

This is a rare old true flamenco guitar with pegs, golpeador & amazing condition & sound.

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2001 Jose Ramirez “Elite,” Spain

Spruce & Brazilian Rosewood

Excellent Condition

Sold

The most famous & most prolific of all Spanish guitar builders, has made a limited edition of guitars called. “Elite.” This beautiful quartered dark Brazilian back & the elegant white spruce top and Rogers tuners is one of the loudest 650 Ramirez's I've heard. This is a prize & one of the last

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2015 Jose Ramirez “Elite,” Spain

Spruce / Brazilian Rosewood

Mint Condition

Inquire

This is a commemorative , special edition ,made by Amelia Ramirez, with her signed letter. It is 650 string length has Alessi tuners & made with the finest of woods.

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Mikhail Robert, 1991, Canada

Cedar/Indian

Used

Mikhail is one of the most important & revered Canadian builders. This is old and has been played it is bright, clear & a great deal.

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2015 Jean Noël Rohé, France

Spruce / Indian Rosewood

Excellent Condition

Sold

This young French luthier, highly touted by two French greats, Daniel Friederich & Dominique Field has managed to make a guitar with an unusual asymmetrical eight fan bracing system and an unusual bright balanced warm tone.

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2016 Jean Rompre, Canada

Spruce/Indian Rosewood

Mint Condition

Sold

This spectacular guitar with it's raised fingerboard, arm rest, vaulted back, elegant tuning machines, has a huge sound resonating from the unusual bracing system. It would not be overshadowed playing as a duo with the violin or any other instrument.

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2004 David Rouse, U.K.,

Cedar/Indian

Mint Condition

Sold

In the words of the builder: "The craftsmanship is of the highest possible standards. The guitar is powerful & graceful, vivacious & melancholic, subtle & strong." – That says it all!

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1994 David Rubio, U.S

Spruce / Brazilian Rosewood

Excellent Condition

Sold

This gorgeous Guitar was built in 1994 by the late David Rubio himself. It is made of some of the finest materials that I have ever seen. The European spruce soundboard has a tight grain seen rarely seen anymore and the very dark rich old growth Brazilian back and sides is very beautiful. The sound is lush, deep, dark, clear and projects very well. It is very easy to play. This is a fine concert guitar made by one of the best makers of the 20th century. The guitar has the original French polish, is in excellent ++ condition with no cracks or repairs.

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2001 German Vazquez Rubio, U.S.

Spruce/Indian Rosewood

Mint Condition

He studied with some of the great Spanish & American builders & built guitars for some of the top classical & Jazz players. This is his famous "Hauser" model. Originally owned by the famous,"Esteban." The sound is well balanced, romantic, resonant & velvety.

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1967 Jose Rubio - #113

Spruce/Brazilian

Mint Condition

Sold

Flamenco

Rubio at 66 Carmine St in Grenwich Village, Sept 1967.

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1992 Robert Ruck, U.S.

Spruce & Brazilian Rosewood

Mint Condition

Sold

This guitar has portals, Sloane tuners, the works. It doesn't get any better than this.

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2002 Robert Ruck,U.S.

Cedar / Indian Rosewood

Some Wear

Sold

The sound of this guitar is as luscious as a guitar from the master builder can be, with ports. FYI :Ports are holes on the top shoulders. More projection supposedly. Some like them , some don't. It formerly belonged to Manuel Barrueco.

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2014 Robert Ruck with ports, U.S.

Spruce/Brazilian Rosewood

Excellent Condition

Inquire

Robert Ruck – with ports, Spruce Brazilian Rosewood in mint condition. One of the very last of the great Robert Ruck, The sound the woods, the man, the best!

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1972 Kazuo Sato, U.K. Lute

Very Good Condition

$4,500

1972 Renaissance lute. An 8 course Renaissance lute from the Rubio workshop, made by Kazuo Sato. This lute was formerly owned by Frederich Noad. 

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2000 Paul Sheridan, Australia

Cedar, Madagascar

Very Good Condition

Sold

This powerful guitar by the well known Australian builder, is lattice braced, arched back, has Schaller tuners, lots of colors, well balanced & easy to play.

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1931 Francisco Simplicio
with tornavoz #341, Spain

Spruce/ Brazilian

Excellant Condition

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This is a one person owned guitar direct from Argentina, with original case & an interesting provenance. It is truly a jewel in the crown ! Simplicio was one the great Barcelona builders formerly a cabinet maker, as so many luthiers were at first. He worked under the esteemed luthier, Enrique Garcia & was left the shop after Garcia's demise. In 1923 Simplicio won a gold medal in the International Exhibition in Barcelona & soon became the most important Spanish builder. The headstock is pure art nouveau, as seen in Barcelona architecture, the woods are old & supreme & the guitar has a tornavoz, which is a metal resonator to project & improve the sound. This guitar is remarkable not only for it's condition but the sound, which is as beautiful & rich as The city of it's birth. This is one of the most thrilling guitars I have & heard.

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1937 Miguel Simplicio, Spain

Spruce / Brazilian Rosewood

Condition: Used

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Miguel was the son of Francisco Simplicio, who died in 1932. Francisco was the heir to Enrique Garcia. This guitar was made by Francisco & finished by his son Miguel. The guitars Miguel made have a very different label. As you can see, this one is the same as that of his father & of Enrique Garcia. The back is the same wood used by his predecessors & the deorative, woman with lyre, carved headstock, similar to the architecture of the famous Antoni Gaudi, whose works adorn the city of Barcelona. According to the article by Daniel Friederich in Orfeo magazine, there are only 5 guitars made with this particular headstock. The basses are strong & the trebles are sweet & lyrical.

Orfeo Magazine #1 - English edition - Winter 2013  

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2019 Kim Schwartz, U.S.

Spruce/Brazilian Rosewood

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Building Guitars for over 45 yrs & with an interest in acoustical engineering, knowledge in Violin as well as Arch top Guitar construction & by bending both the soundboard & the  back of the Guitar. Kim has developed an Instrument that is powerful, rich & with incredible sustain. He utilizes 2 Romanillos bracingly patterns, so that the guitar has a combination Romanillos - like sound & lattice braced power.

The scale length is 635MM and 51 MM at the nut, Sloane tuners, an armrest, fret markers, elevated neck & 2 strap pins.

Who could ask for anything more?

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2007 Andrea Tacchi, Italy

Spruce, Brazilian

Mint Condition

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From the hands of the master Italian builder comes this elegant example of the art of Lutherie and the sound most desired by discerning players. The guitar is dedicated to Robert Bouchet, the great French builder. The Rodgers tuners add to the beauty & the condition is as new, hardly played, collector worthy. Tacchi has a 15 year waiting list.

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2008 Andreas Tacchi, Italy

Spruce/Brazilian

Excellant Condition

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Un altra grande chitarra, from Tacchi.

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2010 Alfredo Velazquez, USA

Spruce/Brazilian Rosewood

Mint Condition

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This guitar, by the son of the illustrious Manuel Velazquez, has captured the sweet tone of his father's guitars, with excellent bass, comfort & ease of playing. As a plus, it has Rodgers tuners.

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1958 Manuel Velazquez, U.S.A.

Spruce/Brazilian

Very Good Condition

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The 50's ,the most sought after period of Manuel's guitars. Except for a repaired hairline crack under the bridge, it's in very good shape. The sound is mellow, sweet & yet with tremendous volume. Manuel had the secret. The sound that most guitarist's listen for. Even steel string players like Keith Richards, Paul Simon, etc.chose Manuel's guitars

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1962 Manuel Velazquez, U.S.A.

Spruce/Brazilian Rosewood

Very Good Condition

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This is an exact copy of a 1937 Hauser guitar. Except for some back marks & smudges,it s in good shape.I could hve refinished the back but I prefer to maintain the dignity & provenance of guitars. The one owner, was a professional guitarist, mostly played steel strings. He also has several D Angelicos for sale but just one Velazquez. Steel players usually have one nylon guitar, invariably, Velazquez. I've sold them to several players: Paul Simon, Keith Richards, to name a few. They love the clarity, balance, sweetness of Manuel's guitars. He worked in NY until 1963, when he left for P.R. I love the guitar, the story behind it & the builder.

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1967 Manuel Velazquez, U.S.

Spruce/Brazilian Rosewood

Repaired Condition

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Que lastima, that this guitar from “our Hauser”, with the bear claw top has a replacement piece. Initially it would be 15-20k but as such, it’s only $7,500

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1969 Manuel Velasquez, U.S.

Spruce / Brazilian

Excellent Condition

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I have seen many of Manuel’s guitars with beautiful Hasselfichte tops but this is spectacular & the aging factor has rendered it breathtakingly beautiful. This is from the most collectible years & the sound is like angels singing

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1969 Manuel Velazquez, U.S.

Spruce/Bocote

Excellent Condition

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The top of this guitar has spectacular bearclaw spruce that Manuel used with special guitars. Although the label says "1969", the inside where he signs his name is marked "1968" - so that's when he began to build the guitar. I would actually consider it a '68. His guitars from this era, with these woods, are so clear throughout the neck, with singing tones that don't stop.Look at those woods! His special bear claw top used on this guitar & the matched Indian back. Noah Wulfe used to go to Yugoslavia, (as it was called) to get these woods for Manuel. I have to say the same thing for all of his guitars from the 60's, they sound heavenly: clear, crisp & collectible. – This is another MV gem.

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1979 Manuel Velazquez, U.S.

Cedar / Indian Rosewood

Excellent Condition

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Manuel made these slightly larger bodied guitars in the 70's but not too many cedars. The sound is rich & balanced, good for classical or other kinds of music. You can always tell a Velazquez by the purity of sound. This has a small mark on the upper bout, otherwise it's in good shape. This is a good buy!!

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1987 Manuel Velazquez, U.S.

Spruce/Brazilian Rosewood

Mint Condition

$14,000

This is one of the best guitars from Manuel's 80's collection. It's lusciously sonorous with velvety tones, both basses & trebles. Another Velazquez gem.

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1989 Manuel Velasquez, U.S.A.

Spruce, Brazilian Rosewood

Mint Condition

There is no end to the beauty of sound & craftsmanship by the great Manuel Velazquez His guitars have become very collectible not to mention that they sound heavenly. This one is more powerful than most. Perhaps because of the very special woods. The sound is Lucious & harmonically outstanding. One of the very best by the master, our Hauser.

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2006 Manuel Velazquez, U.S.

Spruce / Brazilian Rosewood

Excellent Condition

This is one of the last guitars made by Manuel. The woods are extraordinary. The highly figured Spruce top & the dark Brazilian matched back, accent the glorious sound of another gift from our great American builder, our Hauser

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2007 Manuel Velazquez, U.S.

Spruce/Brazilian

Mint Condition

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Another magnificent from Manuel with hand chosen 60 year old woods Rogers tuners and 20th Fret. This guitar was made to order all the woods were hand picked directly from Manuel. And the beauty of sound. Inquire.

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1979 Manuel Velasquez, U.S.

Cedar/Indian Rosewood

Very Good Condition

$14,000

Velazquez made some cedar guitars mostly in the 70’s. The body is slightly bigger than guitars of other years and so is the sound.It has a clarity unlike most cedar Guitars but of course it’s a Velazquez.

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1990 Manuel Velazquez, U.S.A. (in Simplicio style)

Spruce and Indian Rosewood

Excellant Condition

Inquire

Spruce and Indian Rosewood very rare only two of a kind that he made this one is in Cedar incredible sound.

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2002 Manuel Velazquez, U.S.A.

Spruce/ Brazilian Rosewood

Excellent Condition

$16,000

This well cared for guitar joins the ranks of all the other great guitars by, 'OUR HAUSER, Manuel Velazquez. It has, sweetness, clarity, projection. 

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2020 Robert Vincent, Ca

Spruce/Indian Rosewood

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This is a slightly shorter scale and smaller body width. Vincent studied under Kenny Hill in a prison guitar making class & was an exceptional student from the beginning. He became so popular as a builder that he was released earlier from prison where he should not have been in the first place. Harry Belafonte was so impressed with his skills that he commissioned him to build a guitar for Carlos Santana as a gift. This guitar has the characteristics of a guitar maker of prestige.


Manuel Velazquez Documentary

New York Times video and article about Beverly and the Guitar Salon


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