2019 Kathrin Hauser RW/CSAR

Kathrin Hauser is the fifth generation builder of the Hauser workshop which has maintained the tradition of guitarmaking that captures the sound and aesthetic of the "teutonic" style, as initially established by her great-grandfather, Hermann Hauser I and transmitted through her grandfather, Hermann Hauser II and father Hermann Hauser III. Although it is one of the most iconic (and copied) styles since its inception, it should be no surprise that this "Segovia" model has been so faithfully preserved by this workshop - indeed Kathrin and her father work in the same location as both Hermann Hauser I and II, using many of the same tools, and even woods that were acquired by their paternal predecessors. This guitar features a redwood top that was joined (and rosette inlayed) by Hermann Hauser II when he himself built one instrument from this same wood in 1973. Kathrin mentioned that her father has also built an instrument with this wood, so as far as we can tell there are only 3 such instruments in existence - one from each of the last 3 generations of this workshop. Although bearing a 2019 label, it was completed in 2020 and kept in literally pristine, mint condition. Soundwise, it has all the classic Hauser qualities - great balance, evenness of sustain and supreme clarity, with a touch of added warmth and overtone presence thanks to the redwood.

Orfeo article on Hauser III, Blochinger and Ober