Flamenco guitar Vda. y Sobrinos de Domingo Esteso 1960

This flamenco guitar was built in the landmark workshop Gravina Street No. 7 by the nephews of the master luthier Domingo Esteso, then run by brothers Faustino, Julio and Mariano Conde. Many were the figures who passed through this workshop suing their guitars as Paco de Lucia, Melchor de Marchena, Niño Ricardo, Cepero, Pepe Habichuela… and much more. It is a guitar known as “segunda” regarding the kinds of wood used in its construction, which do not have the same quality as the “primera” guitars or concert guitars. Regardless of this, there were many professionals at that time who used this guitars given the closer sound, sometimes comparable to “primera” guitars but at a more reasonable price.

The chosen woods for this flamenco guitar are German spruce for the top, with a completely straight and even grain, and cypress for back and sides, a very selected woods and a drying process and optimal healing.

The sound of this flamenco guitar is really incredible, even for a “second class” guitar, it gives off a quality of sound and a volume superior to many of other first class guitars of the same firm that we have tried over these years. The basses are very powerful and bright but deep at the same time, the trebles are crystalline and clear, with great projection and sustain.

The tension of this flamenco guitar is medium. The height of the strings in the fingerboard and saddle is very balanced, providing us with a high level of comfort for both hands, as well as simplicity for the performance itself.

The condition of this flamenco guitar is really good and completely original. It only has two small fissures, one in the side and another one in the sound top, almost invisible and perfectly reported on the pictures attached.

• Year: 1960
• Top: German spruce
• Back and sides: Cypress
• Scale length: 650mm
• Finish: French polish
• Tuners: Mechanical tuners
• String height at the 12th fret: 3,1mm
• Saddle height: 7,5mm
• Nut width: 51mm
• Distance between 1st and 6th string at the nut: 43mm
• Distance between 1st and 6th string at the saddle: 58mm
• Case: “Prado” brown or black
• Condition: Very good – original
• Availability: SOLD