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2025 Concert ES
Just finished this guitar was made using the classical patron of Enrique Sanfeliu (ES) the woods used are a beautiful combination and represent some of my oldest timber collection, the top is some 40+ years and the Cocobolo was purchased in the year 1999, all timbers have been air dried in a regular humidity for at least 20 years, including the neck cedar and all the bracewood etc. The rosette is inlayed using Ebony and Boxwood and the bindings to are a mix of the same woods. The back also has a centre piece of flamed ebony with box and brazilian cedar purfling. The combination of woods is very beautiful and the sound does not dissapoint. A typical Spanishesque sound loud and strong, plenty of power and room to drive the strings but without being brutal. There is plenty of sustain but not enough to swamp or over-power the player.
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Soundboard - Western Red Cedar
Back & Sides - Cocobolo
Neck - Spanish Cedar
Fingerboard - Indian Ebony
Head Plate - Indian Ebony w/Cedar Strip
Bindings - Ebony
Rosette - Spining Motif
Tuners - Waverly w/ebony buttons
Finish -French Polish
Case - Hiscox Pro II
£6000.00
Price includes international shipping.
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2025 Concert RE
This guitar just completed is nothing short of stunning, the bolder Realejo patron based on ​the guitars of Granada leaves a strong and asertive sound. The aged european spruce top combined with the Mexican bocote is a joy to behold. The honeyed colours and vibrant grain pattern are beautiful. The spinning motif rosette is made using ebony and boxwood and this is matched with the ebony and boxwood bindings and purfling. The centre strip in the back is also ebony. A beautiful tone with great separation and eveness accross the soundboard, easy on the right hand and plenty of room to explore; this guitar is a joy to play.​​
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Soundboard - European spruce
Back & Sides - Mexican bocote
Neck - Spanish Cedar
Fingerboard - Indian Ebony
Head Plate - Indian Ebony
Bindings - Ebony
Rosette - Spining Motif
Tuners - Waverly w/ebony buttons
Finish -French Polish
Case - Hiscox Pro II
£6000.00
Price includes international shipping.
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2024 La Gitana ES
Continuing with the series of guitars using less conventional woods I am happy to present the first in the flamenco series: La Gitana. Keeping as close to tradition as I can I have selected European spruce for the top, this spruce is the usual timber employed in the manufacture of flamenco guitars. For the back and sides I have chosen English yew replacing the more usual selection of cypress. Like cypress yew is a softwood which is a relatively unique choice for back and sides, the norm being to use a hardwood such as rosewood. Yew is an interesting timber, it is the densest of the softwoods and displays a characterful grain and a beautiful golden colour, perfect in many ways for the guitar and very much in-keeping with the flamenco. The sound is rich and raspy with beautiful colour and punchy attack.
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Soundboard - European Spruce
Back & Sides - English Yew w/Amazon Rosewood
Neck - Spanish Cedar
Fingerboard - Indian Ebony
Head Plate - Indian Ebony
Bindings - Amazon Rosewood
Rosette - Triangles
Tuners - Waverly/Sloane
Finish -Shellac
Case - Hiscox Pro II
£6000.00
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2022 RE Concert
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Soundboard - European Spruce
Back & Sides - Indian Rosewood
Neck - Spanish Cedar
Fingerboard - Indian Ebony
Head Plate - Indian Ebony w/Cedar Strip
Bindings - Indian Rosewood
Rosette - Crown of Thorns
Tuners - Waverly/Sloane
Finish -Oil
Case - Hiscox Pro II
This elegant spruce top concert guitar is now available for sale. This guitar started its life on a short term loan to guitarist Ian Watt, you can here him play it here in this transcription of Edvard Grieg's Arietta:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWxPByDmpCA
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It can also be heard here as part of Ian's tutorial videos which I highly recommend.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYG8B1uMgzg
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To register interest in this guitar drop me an email at: info@michaelritchie.co.uk
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£6000.00 now £5000.00
Price includes international shipping.
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