Item 67 Price: $14,000 Appraised Value 2016: $25,000Appraised Value 2021: $30,000 The slightly domed soundboard is made from halves of European straight-grained spruce with grain spacing varying from 36 to 22 per inch from the center to the sides. The rosette has a square wave in black mastic theme ring. Circles of black, green and […]
José Ramírez II, Flamenco 1926 Read More »
Item 66 Price: $18,000 Appraised Value 2016: $7,500Appraised Value 2021: $20,000 Recently acquired, more information coming soon. Guitar Dimension Key
J. Ramirez II – 1956 Read More »
Item 65 Price: $14,000 Appraised Value 2016: $18,000Appraised Value 2021: $20,000 The soundboard is made of matched halves of spruce with grain spacing of 22 per inch. The pattern ring of the rosette is made from two back-to-back bands of chevrons. The bridge is dyed wood, and its tie-block is edged with two bone strips.
Item 64 Price: $15,000 Appraised Value 2016: $15,000Appraised Value 2021: $15,000 Economical materials, plain head with peg tuners, plain aesthetic, lack of a nineteenth fret, work-saving rosette, and simple soundboard bracing classify this guitar as an inexpensive model for the casual player. However, the nicely matched sides and back halves and the straight-grained neck show
Casa González – c.1927 Read More »
Item 63 Price: $15,000 Appraised Value 2016: $15,000Appraised Value 2021: $15,000 This is a lavish, labor-intensive guitar made of premium woods and designed for visual and musical impact. The soundboard is made from two matched pieces of spruce with grain spacing of 18 per inch. The rosette has a pattern band of small black crosses
Rafael Galán – 1936 Read More »
Item 62 Price: $15,000 Appraised Value 2016: $20,000Appraised Value 2021: $20,000 The three-piece soundboard is spruce with each of the two seams 1cm outboard of each end of the tie-block. Grain spacing ranges from 28 to 18 per inch with the tightest grain being at the outer edges of the lower bout. The soundboard is
Benito Ferrer – 1898 Read More »
Item 61 Price: $20,000 Appraised Value 2016: $20,000Appraised Value 2021: $20,000 The Humphrey Millennium guitar has a rather unorthodox configuration, best seen in its side view. The fingerboard is elevated high above the soundboard, the neck to soundboard angle is increased and the body has a canted top. These features allow the strings to cross
Thomas Humphrey – 1990 Read More »
Item 60 Price: $18,000 Appraised Value 2016: $15,000Appraised Value 2021: $18,000 SOLD The soundboard is made from halves of excellent straight-grained spruce showing lots of medullary ray markings and tight grain spacing of 30 per inch. The rosette has a pattern band of red flowers linked by mosaic vines, surrounded by concentric circles and peripheral
Robert Ruck – 1981 Read More »
Item 59 Price: $22,500 Appraised Value 2016: $30,000Appraised Value 2021: $30,000 SOLD The soundboard is made of unmatched halves of straight- and even-grained spruce. Grain spacing is consistent at 24 per inch, and the soundboard is protected by a clear celluloid golpeador. The complex rosette features a wide mosaic band of floral bunches connected by
Gerundino Fernández, Flamenco Negra – 1975 Read More »
Item 58 Price: $20,000 Appraised Value 2016: $25,000Appraised Value 2021: $25,000 The soundboard of this guitar is made of matched halves of straight-grained spruce. Grain spacing varies from a tight 40 per inch at the center to 18 per inch at the edges. The main design band of the rosette features alternating red and dark
Vda. y Sobrinos de Domingo Esteso, Flamenco – 1942 Read More »
