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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

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£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

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£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

Price includes international shipping. 

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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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Payment accepted in GBP £, USD$, Euro and Bitcoinâ‚¿

La Senorita III 2023