2004 Simon Marty SP/CSAR

Year	2004
Top	Spruce
Back & Sides	CSA Rosewood
Scale Length	650 mm
Nut width	52 mm
Finish	French Polish Top
Country	Australia
Luthier	Simon Marty

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The rosette of a 2004 Simon Marty classical guitar made with spruce and CSA rosewood.

The back of a 2004 Simon Marty classical guitar made with spruce and CSA rosewood.

The bridge of a 2004 Simon Marty classical guitar made with spruce and CSA rosewood.

The machine heads of a 2004 Simon Marty classical guitar made with spruce and CSA rosewood.

The soundboard of a 2004 Simon Marty classical guitar made with spruce and CSA rosewood.

The front of a 2004 Simon Marty classical guitar made with spruce and CSA rosewood.

The side of a 2004 Simon Marty classical guitar made with spruce and CSA rosewood.

The headstock of a 2004 Simon Marty classical guitar made with spruce and CSA rosewood.

The label of a 2004 Simon Marty classical guitar made with spruce and CSA rosewood.

Mircea Gogoncea plays Ashley Lucero's "Mariner's Tale: Toccata" on a 2004 Simon Marty guitar

Description

This 2004 Simon Marty is a spruce and CSA rosewood classical guitar with an adjustable truss rod – a workhorse concert guitar for the touring musician.

Built for the Road

Fitted with Gilbert tuners and an adjustable truss rod, and French polished on the soundboard only (the back and sides are lacquered), this is a solid workhorse of a concert guitar for the touring musician on the go.

Condition

This guitar is in excellent condition with barely any signs of playing wear and no damage or repairs. Mircea Gogoncea plays Ashley Lucero’s “Mariner’s Tale: Toccata” on it in the video above.

Background

Simon Marty: Science and Sound

Simon Marty is one of the most sought-after guitar makers to have emerged from the Australian school over the past several decades. Unlike many of the other makers from down under, Marty brings a strong scientific background (he has a doctorate in electrical engineering and science majors in physics and mathematics) to the fore when approaching the art of guitar construction and the production of tone. He has been building since 1982 and works in Sydney.

The Marty Sound

After years of research, some of it paid for by grants from the Australian government, Marty has honed his design so that his instruments produce enormous volume, with solid trebles, huge basses and an otherwise thick, dense sound. Rather than a lattice, his tops are braced radially, fanning out from the bridge. The short list of concert players who play Marty guitars includes Alieksey Vianna, Marco Tamayo, Anabel Montesinos, Karin Schaupp, Irina Kulikova, Jérémy Jouve and Slava Grigoryan.