The sound of this instrument is rich and layered. Up front, there is a nice, crisp quality to the attack of every note, which really helps give the instrument great clarity and separation. The "body" of the note that follows the attack is thick, full and "creamy" in character.

This guitar was built by the talented François Leonard who has been making classical guitars for the past 20 years, starting at the age of 22. His workshop is located in Lorient, France. François applies what he has learned from his time spent with English luthiers, building at Lakewood Guitars in Germany, and from his good friend Tobias Berg.

This is a first-rate instrument from one of the 20^th century's most revered workshops. The tone itself is gorgeous - silky, smooth with deep, powerful basses and thick, weighty trebles. The separation between voices is superb and is achieved without the loss of warmth.

GSI is proud to present the second installment of the gorgeous, coffee-table style book housing issues 6-10 of the online publication, Orfeo Magazine, whose featured articles have profiled the lives and work places of a selection the world's finest classical guitar makers - both past and present.

This "special edition" model is based on a Hermann Hauser I "Segovia" model from 1930. At the time of its construction in 2006, the aged spruce top had been stocked for about 80 years and the CSA rosewood had been dried in a natural wood storage space for over 60 years.

The tone of this instrument is sweet, beautiful and lyrical while retaining the bite and energy of flamenco: when playing melodically, it sings like a human voice, but also awakens with a tremendous bark when pushed harder.

The "La Cañada" series of guitars is a collaborative effort between master luthier Edmund Blochinger and Wolfgang Jellinghaus of the "Milestones" guitars which offer a variety of period-style replica guitars of iconic makers from the 18^th and 19^th centuries.