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, Juan Habichuela… and much more.
This guitar is made of excellent woods, impossible to obtain nowadays. Straight-grained cypress with breathtakingly beautiful shades, as well as German spruce top, also with a straight and even grain endorse the quality of this guitar with plenty of quality and character, typical of Hermanos Conde in that time.
The sound emerging from this guitar possesses some special features and nuances, where the flamenco touch from this signature can be definitely found. The basses are very strong, with a very particular percussive sound. The trebles is just crystalline and well-defined and with an amazing scope, all of which makes quite a balanced set of features.
This flamenco guitar has got medium tension, and a perfectly balanced height of strings in the saddle and fingerboard, providing the guitarist with a high degree of comfort for both hands, as well as an easy performance.
The condition of this flamenco guitar is excellent, being completely original and without any single kind of crack or repair whatsoever.
Price 7,200.00€ - SOLD
Out of stock
Year | 1964 |
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Top | German spruce |
Back and sides | Cypress |
Scale length | 670 mm |
Finish | Nitro-laquer |
Tuners | Mechanic |
String height 12th fret | 3.0 mm |
Saddle height | 7.6 mm |
Nut width | 53 mm |
Dist. between 1st-6th string at the nut | 43 mm |
Dist. between 1st-6th string at the saddle | 57 mm |
Weight | 1370 gr |
Condition | Excellent – original |
Included case | Prado brown or black |
Optional case ( plus 650 € ) | |
Video recorded with strings | Luthier Set 20 (nylon trebles) |
Availability | SOLD |