2012 Woonsun Lee SP/IN

A 2012 classical guitar by Korean luthier Woonsun Lee, with a spruce top and Indian rosewood back and sides.

Clear and Full

Spruce gives the guitar clarity and separation between voices, and yet the tone has a full richness more often heard from cedar. Its weight recalls the Madrid makers, its response the guitars of Granada and Córdoba.

Details

The origami-lotus rosette in long-grain wood and the maple lines in the tie block, head and purfling give the guitar its tasteful, unique look. It is easy to play and projects in any room.

Woonsun Lee: Korean Classical Guitar Maker

Woonsun Lee is a South Korean classical guitar maker in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. A guitarist first – he decided to devote his life to the guitar after hearing Kazuhito Yamashita play Rodrigo's "Concierto de Aranjuez" – he apprenticed in Paju, building hundreds of student and concert guitars, restoring historical instruments and studying the models of Torres and Bouchet. In 2009 he set up his own workshop, building only concert guitars.

Exclusively at GSI in the USA

His style is understated, elegant and flawlessly executed, recognizable by the origami-lotus motif in the rosette and fine maple accents in the tie block, head and purfling. His "Limited" guitars are made from woods of limited stock, as the label notes. GSI is Woonsun Lee's exclusive dealer in the USA.