1999 Jose Marin Plazuelo SP/CY
| Year | 1999 |
| Top | Spruce |
| Back & Sides | Cypress |
| Scale Length | 650 mm |
| Nut width | 52 mm |
| Finish | French Polish |
| Country | Spain |
| Luthier | Jose Marin Plazuelo |
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Jose Marin Plazuelo is one of our favorite contemporary Spanish builders, and one of the most consistent makers from southern Spain, building flamenco and classical guitars of equally impressive quality, with concert-worthy tone, ease of play and volume. This particular guitar was previously owned by John Dearman of the Grammy award winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (provenance letter from John accompanies the guitar). It is in excellent condition with no prior damage or repairs, only some very minor wear in the finish, frets are in great shape and overall the condition is excellent. The action is perfect, and the sound is huge, open and well-aged, reflecting thousands of hours of play - the kind of tone you just can't find in a new instrument. It has a particularly big bottem end and a brilliant, bitey attack in all registers. It is very lightweight, especially for this luthier and feels/sounds more like a mid-century flamenco than a guitar built in 1999. Overall a fantastic example from this legendary builder in every way.
Derek Gripper performs "'56 / Kaouding Cissoko" by Touré and Diabaté on a 1999 Jose Marin Plazuelo
