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Add to Compare1978 Banchetti Concert Brazilian/Cedar
Here is a wonderful kept Paris Banchetti guitar crafted in 1978 in Miami, FL. Banchetti builds in the Spanish tradition and this Brazilian Rosewood and Cedar guitar is dark, warm and lush. It has not been played much in it’s life so the condition is nearly mint, but the wood and finish have dried and aged beautifully giving it a mature and powerful voice. Here’s a rare chance at a concert guitar that is over 30 years old but pristine and full of life.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 26 in Nut Width 2.09 in String Spacing 2.31 in Woods xx, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare1894 Beitel, Brazilian Rosewood/Adirondack Spruce
When you listen carefully, a little piece of history can be heard crackling in the voice of vintage instruments such as this 1894 Parlor guitar from C.T. Beitel (1869-1916), one of the only examples existent today. Beitel, who worked with Martin at the end of the nineteenth century, has been identified by some as the first American-born apprentice at Martin. Clemence was the cousin of C.A. Zoebisch, Martin’s distributer in those days. This instrument was completed and signed by Beitel in June of 1894, and you can still see his signature on the underside of the top (“C.T. Beitel, 6/94, Easton”).
Understandably, this Parlor is similar to Martin’s instruments at the time in many ways, but it doesn’t fit neatly into any of Martin’s appointment packages. The top is X braced and features a Pearl rosette and Herringbone purflings. The body and neck is bound in actual Ivory (which was also used to make the oval-shaped tuner buttons). The Maple bridge plate is to all appearances original, as is bridge, the Brazilian Rosewood back and sides, and the Adirondack Spruce top. The tuners are original as well: German-built Jerome tuners engraved with flowers. These tuners were only found on Martin’s most decadent models from this period.
The voice is creamy smooth and tinged with warm overtones, and plays very easily. Weighing under three pounds, this Beitel is a true featherweight, but still manages to pack a lot of sound into a small package. We’d expect no less from an instrument that precedes us by over 117 years!
Here’s an additional demo with Steve Newbrough: https://youtu.be/_VCF1IEdWfE
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.56 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.41 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare1983 Bernabe Classical Indian/Bearclaw
We’ve got an excellent piece of Classical guitar history in the shop today: a 1983 Paulino Bernabe Sr. in Indian Rosewood and Bearclaw Spruce. After learning the art of Classical lutherie from none other than José Ramirez III, Bernabe Sr. opened his own shop in 1969, where he pioneered a new bracing system.This particular instrument has opened up fabulously over the past three decades, and now has a clean and articulate voice to match its fierce projection. The trebles are crisp and focused; bass notes warm but articulate! Setup to play smoother than butter, this Bernabe Sr. Classical is in stellar shape with many more years under its belt. Wrapped up in a Mark Leaf flight case, this guitar is ready to travel anywhere, at any time, for any gig.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.98 in Nut Width 2.13 in String Spacing 2.24 in Woods xx, Rosewood - Indian 
Add to Compare1981-82 Chapman, Alan Classical Indian/Spruce
This a vintage Alan Chapman Concert guitar in Indian Rosewood and Spruce. This is a Concert model of high quality with superb tone. Classic woods include Indian Rosewood and a lovely tight grained Spruce top. The rosette is sublime and elegant. This Chapman guitar recorded very well and has impressed us here at the shop.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 26 in Nut Width 2 in String Spacing 2.31 in Woods Spruce, Rosewood - Indian 
Add to Compare1962 Conde Hermanos Flamenco Cypress/Spruce
Here we have a super lightweight and fast vintage Conde Hermanos Flamenco guitar from 1962. This one was sold by Locker’s in Philadelphia and has their lable atop the original Conde Hermanos label. This one plays beautifully and it’s fast. Aside from an old headstock repair it’s a solid performing guitar. Perfect for the serious student of Flamenco music. It has the authentic sound.
Add to Compare1973 Contreras I 1A Brazilian/Cedar
Here we have a classic Brazilian rosewood and cedar top Contreras concert guitar signed by Manuel Contreras I and dated 1973. Structurally stable with great playability and upgraded with Schaller tuners, this guitar does have a lot of play wear and finish checking. So it is a player condition Contreras offering Brazilian rosewood and all of the tone that Manuel was known for, at a reasonable price.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.75 in Nut Width 2 in String Spacing 2.13 in Woods Cedar, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare1969 Contreras I Concert Brazilian/Spruce
An excellent concert guitar from Manuel Contreras (1928-1994). This one features a set of dramatic and beautiful Brazilian Rosewood and Spruce top. Built in 1969 this is a wonderful vintage Contreras guitar and has the mature tone you would expect. A solid playing instrument with great tone. Truly a classic.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 26 in Nut Width 2.08 in String Spacing 2.36 in Woods Spruce, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare1971 Contreras Concert Brazilian/Spruce
The guitars of Manuel Contreras from the ’60s and ’70s are legendary and for good reason. They offer that deep, warm and powerful spanish sound. As a bonus this one also plays beautiful over the entire fingerboard, all you get is clear, articulate notes. The sustain and projection are wonderful and expected since the Brazilian Rosewood is top notch. A rare find indeed.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 26 in Nut Width 2.06 in String Spacing 2.36 in Woods Spruce, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare1984 Manuel Contreras Sr. 1a Especial Double Top Brazilian Rswd/Cedar
Here’s a 1984 1a Double Top (Tapa) from Manuel Contreras Sr. With dark Brazilian Rosewood sides and back and a deep and rich-looking Red Cedar top. The Double Top design by Manuel Contreras I incorporates a Cedar lining on the back to add project and volume. This one is in extremely good condition for it’s age, clearly loved and cared for. Her sound is warm and rich, yet clear as a bell. A new one from Manuel Contreras II is $15,000 making this rare find from his father very special.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 2.05 in String Spacing 2.24 in Woods Cedar - Red, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare1965 Contreras Class 2 Indian Rswd/Spruce Needs work, priced to move!
Here is a rare vintage Contreras Class 2 guitar purchased on Jan. 3 1966 in Madrid and offered here by the original owner. As a special treat this guitar comes with the original case and paperwork, including a receipt for the hotel stay in Madrid. Rosewood and Spruce, this guitar is loud and clear with beautiful character. The action is high, but the owner has allowed for setup work in the price which is very reasonable.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.79 in Nut Width 2.13 in String Spacing 2.44 in Woods Spruce, Rosewood - Indian 
Add to Compare1982 D’Aquisto Nylon Euro Maple/Spruce Serial #1
From Wikipedia about Jimmy D’Aquisto: “James L. D’Aquisto (1935-1995) was an American guitar maker best known as one of the premier makers of custom archtop guitars.[1] He served as an apprentice to John D’Angelico in the early 1950s and was considered his successor after the latter’s death in 1964. From his shop in Farmingdale, New York, D’Aquisto became the top guitar maker from the late 1960s until his death in 1995. Today, his guitars sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars, and some expect that the first guitar in history to sell above the $1,000,000 mark will be a D’Aquisto.” D’Aquisto’s log book indicates 3 nylon string guitars were made, but this is the only nylon string D’Aquisto known to still exist. It was a part of the famous Chinnery Collection. D’Aquisto Archtops sell for over $100,000 this is being the only Nylon string known D’Aquisto to exist make it’s extremely rare and historic. It is crafted from flamed European Maple and topped with European Spruce and features a cutaway and a 1 3/4″ nut width. It was custom made as a crossover nylon string guitar. The design of the guitar very unique and interesting as well, it features an offset X-braced top with 6 fan braces. The back has two long fan braces and bridged struts that do not touch the fan braces. The top and back are both signed James L. D’Aquisto 1/11/82 #1. Clearly indicating this to be the very first D’Aquisto Nylon String guitar ever made. We are very proud to offer a rare chance to own high level collectible of this stature. We give you the only known D’Aquisto Nylon String.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.125 in Woods xx, Maple - European 
Add to Compare1972 Edgar Mönch Concert Brazilian/German
Here we have a wonderful guitar from German luthier Edgar Mönch, built in 1972 in his Frieburg, Germany shop. Later Mönch moved from from Munich to Toronto, Canada in 1965. There, he trained such guitar luminaries as Jean Larrivee who in turn taught Sergei de Jonge. John Williams played a Edgar Monch guitar early in his career. It isn’t very often that these outstanding instruments come up on the market, and when they do, they are usually snatched up quickly.
This fine guitar was built in 1972, and overall is in great shape. The body is Brazilian Rosewood and German Spruce and together the woods combine for a strong projection and clear ‘German’ tone. It’s easy to be articulate and accurate on this guitar. See what John Williams discovered in the magnificent voice of this suberb guitar from Edgar Monch!
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 2.08 in String Spacing 2.2 in Woods Spruce - German, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to Compare1962 Fleta Concert East Indian/European
One of the miracles of classical guitar building in the twentieth century, Ignacio Fleta has contributed immensely to his field. In the world of nylon-stringed instruments, Fleta is a mythic figure, and his guitars are certifiably legendary. We are proud to here offer you the chance to own a part of that legend with our 1962 Fleta Concert Classical. Over 54 years old, the European Spruce top and East Indian Rosewood back and sides have completely opened up, rendering the voice immense and rich, with a flawless degree of articulation from string to string. Possessing a unique ability to completely absorb the player’s attention, this Fleta is captivating: long hours will pass in what feels like only minutes as you explore the multitude of registers, voices, and modes which are hidden in the Ebony fretboard.
Considering its age, this guitar has the typical play wear of more than five decades’ worth of music, but is in otherwise excellent condition, and plays as smoothly as it must have felt when Ignacio Fleta finished the guitar in 1962. The low-end hangs in the air as though it were never to leave, so rich is the sustain, and the trebles cut with almost surgical precision; delicate overtones lending ghostly color to your Classical arrangements. A piece of guitar history, this Fleta is kind of instrument that many luthiers strive to create, and almost none achieve. Thankfully, Fleta was more than an ordinary luthier, and this Concert is more than an ordinary Classical.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.59 in Nut Width 1.93 in String Spacing 2.24 in Woods Spruce - European, Rosewood - Indian 
Add to Compare1964 Fleta Concert East Indian/Spruce
There are few guitar makers who are as legendary as Ignacio Fleta, His guitars were so well regarded that the great master Andres Segovia chose a Fleta as his personal guitar for years. Along with Segovia, John Williams is a champion of the Fleta guitar. Fleta Classicals are prized for the clarity and power, they are able to fill up a concert hall better than the more delicate Torres style of guitar. This particular Fleta in East Indian Rosewood and Spruce has some of the most powerful treble strings we have heard, playing a tremelo sounds out full and clear, that is a real feat for a classical. The bass and mids are well represented here as well, they are rich and focused, never out playing the beautiful trebles, but complementing perfectly. The Fleta guitar is about as rare as they come, expecially built by Ignacio himself, even now in the third generation of builders there is a twenty year wait list for a Fleta.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.59 in Nut Width 2.05 in String Spacing 2.31 in Woods Spruce, Rosewood - Indian 
Add to Compare1971 Friederich Concert Classical, Indian Rosewood/French Spruce
A gorgeous example of Daniel Friederich’s Concert model from 1971, this Classical is adorned with French Spruce on top from the Juras Mountains (the first log that Friederich purchased for himself) and Indian Rosewood back and sides. A shorter scale setup of 640mm scale adds warmth and color; Spanish Cedar neck keeps the build weight down at 3lbs 9oz. French Polish throughout.
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SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.25 in Nut Width 1.98 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce, Rosewood - Indian