Manuel Contreras 1985 Brazilian Rosewood Classical Guitar
$ 7,295.00 $ 8,995.00
Manuel Contreras Brazilian Rosewood Classical Guitar (used, 1985)
One of the Best known of the Madrid luthiers
- Striking Brazilian rosewood back & sides - Beautiful and gorgeous colors
- Red Cedar top
- Cedar neck
- Warm, traditional romantic tone, this is a fine, concert level classical guitar from Spain
- Lacquer finish
- Intricate and attractive traditional rosette
- Ebony fretboard & bridge
- Minor "string ding" below the bridge, otherwise the guitar is in fantastic condition, with one small, professionally repaired back fissure
- Hard shell case in very clean condition, appears to be original
Was $8995, NOW $7995, Further Price Reduction $7295 !!
- This is a Contreras double top Classical:
"The Contreras Double-Top is perhaps his best-known and most sought-after design. Several players have performed on this model since the 1980's, including the Romeros. The name "double-top" is actually a slight misnomer: in Spanish "tapa" means "cover" and actually refers to an additional piece of wood that is "covering" the inside of the back. So in reality, the back (not the top) is doubled-up, with the rosewood exterior and tone-wood interior (this spruce top model has a piece of cedar lining the inside of the back). This is in line with the Madrid school of using double sets of wood - Ramirez line the sides of the 1a with cypress and Bernabe of course uses double sides on some of his models." - courtesy of GuitarSalon.com
- Condition: Used, Exc +++
- Frets to body: 12
- Scale Length: 650mm
- Nut Width: 52mm
