Englemann Spruce

Martin 000C Steve Miller Pegasus, 2005

On February 15, 2023 /

Here is a fairly rare item – a Martin 000C Steve Miller Pegasus Signature Edition, in great shape and with a very good, rich voice and minimal wear. This example has been lightly played, with corresponding light fret and finish wear. Offered during 2005 in a run of 383 instruments, the Martin 000C Steve Miller Pegasus Signature Edition featured a venetian-cutaway body of Englemann Spruce top with lightly scalloped hybrid bracing, lightly quilted Mahogany for the sides and back, OM-width bound Ebony fingerboard on a Mahogany neck, and an alternative Torch inlay from 1902 at the peghead.

Used

This instrument has sold

Cordoba Torres Master Series Classical Guitar Natural, 2022

On March 21, 2022 /

Next we are looking at a nearly-new Cordoba Torres Master Series guitar, built in early 2022 in Oxnard, California.

Used

This instrument has sold

Jerry Farrell Maple Classical Guitar, 2017

On December 16, 2021 /

This Jerry Farrell Maple Classical guitar follows a traditional Spanish construction pattern, but with a lovely Curly Maple set for the sides and back in place of Rosewood, and an Engelmann Spruce top. The neck appears to be Cedrilla or Spanish Cedar as used on traditional classicals, and with what looks like Pau Ferro for the fingerboard and bridge.

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This instrument has sold

Tony Duggan Smith Mystic Short Scale Archtop Blonde, 1995

On June 9, 2020 /

Here is a treat – a Tony Duggan Smith Mystic, a short scale (21.89 inch, 556mm) cutaway archtop built during 1995 at Duggan-Smith’s Toronto shop. Tony Duggan-Smith has been around the Canadian arts music and film scene for decades. He was a member of the Pukka Orchestra and Neotone after apprenticing with Jean Larrivee and leading the repair department at Ring Music, then run by Bill Wagner and Michael McLuhan (yes that McLuhan.), and has also over a decade of work in the film industry. One of his current projects is the Apprehension Engine, an instrument specifically designed for use in horror films.

Used

This instrument has sold

Gerald Farrell 630mm Classical Guitar, 2012

On February 27, 2020 /

Here is a very interesting Gerald Farrell 630mm Classical Guitar, built during 2012 at Jerry Farrell’s shop in Hamilton, Ontario where he has constructed classical guitars since 1972. Based on the proven, traditional Hauser design, this Gerald Farrell 630mm Classical features a Spruce top with Indian Rosewood for the sides and back, with Central American Mahogany for the body blocks and neck.

Used

This instrument has sold

Bruce Haines Classical Guitar, Ziricote 2019

On January 29, 2020 /

After our brief break, we’ll start off with a new Bruce Haines classical guitar, using an AAA grade Englemann Spruce top and a lovely Ziricote set for the back and sides. This lovely Bruce Haines classical guitar is built in the traditional Spanish style. The sides and neck integrated via the ‘slipper heel’. With this method, the sides slot into the the heel for unified construction and greater transmission of vibration. The top is AAA grade Engelmann Spruce. The neck and solid, non-kerfed linings are Honduran Mahogany. The body bindings are Ebony with Alaskan Cedar purflings.

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This instrument has sold

Englemann Spruce

Martin 000C Steve Miller Pegasus, 2005

Cordoba Torres Master Series Classical Guitar Natural, 2022

Jerry Farrell Maple Classical Guitar, 2017

Tony Duggan Smith Mystic Short Scale Archtop Blonde, 1995

Gerald Farrell 630mm Classical Guitar, 2012

Bruce Haines Classical Guitar, Ziricote 2019

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