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2002 Borges Hayride Maple/Adirondack Red
Julius Borges has made very few of his Jumbo Hayride model and this Maple bodied one is quite rare. If you’ve always loved the sound of those great Gibson J-185 and J-200 guitars, you’ll love this one. Julius is known for his beautifully crafted modern classics and this one is timeless.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.75 in Nut Width 1.72 in String Spacing 2.38 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Maple 
Borges OM-28 Mahogany/Adirondack Red
Here we have a powerhouse OM crafted from Mahogany and Adirondack by Julius Borges. The wide grain top has power to spare and the Mahogany body is immediate and punchy with a nice throaty growl. This is a modern guitar for those seeking the vintage voice without the vintage headaches.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.25 in Nut Width 1.72 in String Spacing 2.38 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Mahogany 
2000 Borges Barndance Slope D Indian/Adirondack Red
Some guitars are born out of direct callaboration between a great player and a great builder. Such is the case with the Borges Barndance. Blues legend Paul Geremia asked Julius Borges to look over two 1930’s Gibson J-35s he had and to create his own take on the Slope D design. Anyone who knows Julius’ work knows that he is one of the very best at recreating the finest guitars of the past while adding his own personal touches as well. The result is an outstanding Slope D that is powerful and brilliant with the energy of an old guitar, but the soundness and accuracy of a new guitar. A few minutes on this guitar and it’s easy to see why players like Buddy Miller and Paul Asbell own Borges guitars. We are thrilled to offer you this Indian Rosewood Borges Barndance.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.75 in Nut Width 1.72 in String Spacing 2.38 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Indian 
2007 Borges 000-40 Brazilian/Adirondack Red
Julius Borges is all about tradition and traditional guitars. This guitar is a great example of what he does which is to make guitars based on traditional designs but with today’s precision, knowledge, materials and of course Julius innate abilities. A Borges guitar exemplifies clean workmanship and attention to detail which also help to make the tone so special. The power is tremendous and it has that 000 bite and push. The trebles are huge sounding and put the melody right out front. The bass is focused and has a bit of growl perfect for the blues. Julius makes very few guitars and we are thrilled to have this top notch example to offer you.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.81 in String Spacing 2.38 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian 
2004 Borges OM-28 Sunburst Indian/Adirondack Red
Very few new Borges are being built so we are pleased to have found this lovely OM from Julius. The sunburst and the cutaway gives this guitar an eye-catching appeal, but it’s the tone that will amaze you. The style harks back to yesteryear, but the quality is all today. Excellent fit & finish throughout and the voice is clear and strong.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.38 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Indian 
2001 Borges Barndance J-35 Mahogany/Adirondack Red
Julius Borges is a master craftsman known for his versions of classic instruments. The Barndance is his Mahogany/Adirondack slope D design that boasts amazing power and projection. If you love the sound of an old Gibson J but long for a top quality build by a premier luthier, this is for you.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.75 in Nut Width 1.72 in String Spacing 2.31 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Mahogany 
2018 Borghino Mirragio 7 String, European Maple/Italian Spruce
We’re no strangers to Mirko Borghino’s work here at Dream Guitars. Not only is he the maker of John McLaughlin’s Shakti (here we’ve got one of his McLaughlin Signature Series in right now, check it out: https://www.dreamguitars.com/shop/builders/borghino-guitars.html), he also builds a wide range of steel and nylon string instruments. And then there’s creatures like the Mirragio 7. An archtop engineered for the veteren 7-string player, but also accessible and appealing to the 7-string-curious-6-string player. Effortless is the experience of playing this beauty from 2018. We currently have it set up with roundwounds, and it would also be a beast with flats–but currently it’s got a bit extra bite in the voice, which the custom I-Spira Replica Vintage pickup takes to handsomely. The body is figured European Maple with Ziricote bindings and appointments throughout; Italian Spruce top; and a flame Maple neck that manages to retain a C profile even as wide as it is with the added seventh string. That in itself is a feat.
Hands down, this 2018 Borghino Mirragio 7 is a complete instrument, designed for extended range while maintaining playability and comfort. Sky’s the limit.
Other keywords: lutherie, borghino guitars, miragio, 7 string, duane simpson
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 2.031 in String Spacing 2.438 in Woods Spruce - Italian, Maple - Flame 
Brand New Borghino Shakti Deluxe, Ziricote/Alpine Spruce
A work of art in quite its own category, and one which engages with the player and audience to create new sonic experience—the Borghino Shakti Deluxe. Designed in collaboration with John McLaughlin, this instrument couples a Jumbo flattop body with a fast neck and seven sympathetic strings strung diagonally across the soundhole. The fretboard is scalloped and set up with light strings to facilitate frictionless runs and added latitude for bending vertically and horizontally.
The sympathetic strings are also also to be strummed, or plucked depending on your attack and use of fingers or picks, in addition to serving to add sympathetic resonance. This latter effect leads to an intensely enveloping voice that is quite honestly a thing unto itself.
Borghino has installed a Barbera Soloist pickup system for both sets of strings to best capture the complexity of the Shakti sound (including several audiophile reference cables for maximum fidelity), and added dramatic arm & rib bevels to the body for added comfort when playing. Additionally, the body has been built with a subtle Manzer Wedge, meaning the bass side is narrower than the treble side, pivoting the top back towards the player and allowing for easier right arm access. Tightly figured Ziricote back and sides pair with Bearclaw Italian Spruce on top, extensive Abalone appointments, and a custom case to house this feat of lutherie.
In collaboration with John McLaughlin, Mirkho Borghino will donate $3000 of the sale of Shakti Deluxe #1 to the Cancer Institute of Miano, Italy: https://www.istitutotumori.mi.it/en/home.Other keywords: fingerstyle, luthier, 1 of 10, modern guitar, indian jazz, indian classical, carnatic, 2019
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.125 in Woods Spruce - Alpine, Ziricote 
2019 Borghino BB1, Italian Walnut/Italian Spruce
Italy’s Mirko Borghino has collaborated with Italy’s Francesco Buzzurro for this boutique hybrid archtop nylon string 2019 BB1 equally at home for jazz and the classical repertoire. An arched Italian Walnut body is paired with a carved Italian Spruce top from the Val di Fiemme, Alessi tuners, and the dynamite Graph Tech Ghost nylon string pickup system. This offers both 1/4” and MIDI outputs plus volume knobs for both outputs, and bass, treble, mid, and mid sweep tone. So many options! The Borghino BB1 is immensely fun to play, hands down. It handles a wide range of styles and attacks with aplomb, plays effortlessly, and has a lively and quick response that translates perfectly from an acoustic setting into amplified territory.
Other keywords: crossover guitar, fingerstyle, cutaway, andy jurik, hiscox
SOLD Sale! Read moreScale Length 25.625 in Nut Width 1.875 in String Spacing 2.313 in Woods Spruce - Italian, Walnut - Italian 
2016 Borghino Shakti Madagascar Rosewood/Italian
What is a musician but one who constantly pushes on against the bleeding edge of sound? What is a luthier but one with that same drive, who challenges convention with their ceaseless experimentation? John McLaughlin (of Shakti fame) is one such musician, just as Mirko Borghino is one such luthier. The brand new Shakti model we have here today stands between these two great men as the very image of experimentation, and the means to achieve it.
McLaughlin’s Indian fusion band from the 1970s, Shakti, offered one of the first tastes of the rich waters spanning the continents of Indian Classical music and Jazz–and at the heart of this group was McLaughlin and the first iteration of this guitar, all scalloped frets and diagonal sympathetic strings. The Borghino Shakti model here is the most recent version, done up in Madagascar Rosewood and Italian Spruce with dual K&K Fantastick undersaddle pickups and a stereo output which allows the player to amplify the regular bridge, the sympathetic strings, or both. The scalloped frets make for a truly featherweight fretting experience (no friction from your fingertips and the fretboard to slow you down), and it’s easy to bend strings far and fast in the fashion of a Sitar. The seven diagonal strings offer complex overtones simply from the energy of the regular strings–but you can pluck or strum these baritone strings as well for a burst of color and volume. Borghino’s attention to detail is surgical: the Abalone trim and rosette are stunning, crisply executed, and the scalloping of the fretboard is smooth and graceful.
For a guitar experience unlike anything else, this feat of lutherie is worth every penny. Losing yourself in your music is unavoidable with your hands on this Shakti.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.13 in Woods Spruce - Italian, Rosewood - Madagascar 
Brand New Bortolozzo Crossover, Flame Maple/Torrefied Alpine Spruce
The modern player needs a modern instrument to keep up with. Enter: the Bortolozzo Nylon Crossover. This featherweight crossover has the easy string feel and warmth of a classical guitar, but in a contemporary crossover package that offers ergonomic features for an even easier playing experience, as well as a modern aesthetic that sets it apart from the crowd. Marco offers us a very cool bevel cutaway here, flawlessly executed, plus radiused fretboard and a 1 3/4” nut that will feel very familiar for steel string players. Ditto for the slender C profile neck. Finish throughout is a matte oil finish that truly feels like velvet in hand, and no doubt contributes to the overall light build weight—this Bortolozzo Crossover weighs in around 2.5lbs! Flamed Maple back and sides plus a Torrefied Alpine Spruce top, here making for a quick and lively string energy paired with a smooth and colorful bass response.
Ready to strap into a powerhouse nylon crossover that’s only going to get better with age? Sign on with this Bortolozzo and you won’t regret it.Here’s an additional performance video with the amazing Muriel Anderson playing this Bortolozzo Crossover: https://youtu.be/ErJUhIyQSRY
Other keywords: nylon-string, fingerstyle, andy jurik, 101, flame maple, classical crossover
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.625 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.156 in Woods Spruce - Alpine, Maple - Flamed 
Brand New Bortolozzo Crossover, Flame Maple/Torrefied Alpine Spruce
The modern player needs a modern instrument to keep up with. Enter: the Bortolozzo Nylon Crossover. This featherweight crossover has the easy string feel and warmth of a classical guitar, but in a contemporary crossover package that offers ergonomic features for an even easier playing experience, as well as a modern aesthetic that sets it apart from the crowd. Marco offers us a very cool bevel cutaway here, flawlessly executed, plus radiused fretboard and a 1 3/4” nut that will feel very familiar for steel string players. Ditto for the slender C profile neck. Finish throughout is a matte oil finish that truly feels like velvet in hand, and no doubt contributes to the overall light build weight—this Bortolozzo Crossover weighs in around 2.5lbs! Flamed Maple back and sides plus a Torrefied Alpine Spruce top, here making for a quick and lively string energy paired with a smooth and colorful bass response.
Ready to strap into a powerhouse nylon crossover that’s only going to get better with age? Sign on with this Bortolozzo and you won’t regret it.Other keywords: nylon-string, fingerstyle, andy jurik, 97, flame maple, classical crossover
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.6 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.188 in Woods Spruce - Alpine, Maple - Flamed 
2020 Marco Bortolozzo Torres, Maple/Italian Spruce
We’ve landed a 2020 Torres Model from Italy’s Marco Bortolozzo that’s an astonishing piece of work. Weighs in at 2lbs 10oz, has a crisp, lively string energy, and features some gorgeous tonewoods to boot. Figured Maple sides plus four-piece back, Italian Spruce on top, and Spanish Cedar neck. Ziricote bindings pair up handsomely with the Ziricote bridge and fretboard. Shellac finish throughout for maximum resonance.
Other keywords: andy jurik, fingerstyle, nylon string, torris, hiscox, 79
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.625 in Nut Width 2 in String Spacing 2.313 in Woods Spruce - Italian, Maple - Figured 
New Bortolozzo Crossover, Malaysian Blackwood/Italian Spruce
While this 2023 Bortolozzo Crossover, may be as light as a feather its timbre is heavy and powerful. Malaysian Blackwood for its back and sides, it’s topped with Italian Spruce. Not just any spruce, Val Di Fiemme Spruce, you know the timber used by that one guy Antonio Stradivari. The magic of that material is on full display with this guitar. We have been consistently blown away by the work of Marco Bortolozzo, this example continues this pattern. A design that is modern, innovative and follows function. So well in fact it was sold before we could even list it.
Other keywords/misspellings: Luthier, lutherie, jazz, gewa, nylon, 107/2023
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.625 in Nut Width 1.813 in String Spacing 2.281 in Woods Spruce - Italian, Blackwood - Malaysian 
2022 Boswell OM, Brazilian Rosewood/Adirondack Spruce
When Mark Knopfler decides you’re the luthier to build his personal guitar, this immediately places you in the upper echelon of guitar building. This OM from 2022, decked out in some outrageously beautiful Brazilian Rosewood and Adirondack Spruce, sings for days. It’s a classic combination for the classic ‘Do it all’ guitar shape. What more is there to say? Whether it’s fingerstyle, flatpicking, or Travis style, this instrument can handle it all. Equipped with a K&K Mini, it’s ready for the studio or the stage.
Other keywords/misspellings:Lutherie, bespoke, handmade, tkl, 0053
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.719 in String Spacing 2.219 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian