This flamenco guitar has been made by the great luthier Francisco Barba in 2023. He is regarded as one of the best guitar makers ever and his guitars have been (and are) praised and used by some of the best guitarists in the world: Niño de Pura, Manuel Molina, Rafael Riqueni, Pepe Habichuela… and so many others.
This flamenco guitar is built with superior quality woods. The German spruce sound top has a perfect veining: straight, uniform and very marked over its entire surface. The back and sides are made of cypress wood, whose beauty and quality are simply magnificent. The edging work details and finishing are simply perfect.
Specially remarkable has to be the headstock: a traditional one, but with an internal mechanism, making accurate tuning possible, without the disadvantages of the old wooden headstocks, combining thus the beauty of the latter with the accuracy and convenience of the modern mechanical headstock.
The sound quality and craftsmanship that Francisco Barba achieves in each of his instruments is something that will never cease to amaze us. This flamenco guitar is simply perfect; its acoustic projection, unmistakable flamenco timbre, and tonal richness far exceed any expectations. The strumming and perfect balance of the basses in terms of depth and brightness are exceptional, while the trebles are bright, precise, and with an infinite wealth of harmonics.
The action of this flamenco guitar is medium, and the height of strings in saddle and fingerboard is very reduced. The height on the fret 12 is 2.1 mm! The fluidity with which the left hand works across the fingerboard together with the comfort of the touch of the right hand, thanks to a marked ‘rebound effect’, make it one of the most comfortable guitars we have tried over the years.
The condition of this flamenco guitar is brand new.