2014 Enrico Bottelli SP/CSAR

A 2014 classical guitar by Enrico Bottelli, with a spruce top and CSA rosewood back and sides – a pre-owned guitar in excellent condition from one of today's leading Italian builders.

Responsive and Full of Color

It is a lightweight, super-responsive guitar inspired by tradition, with a wide range of tone colors: deep basses, a warm mid-range and singing trebles that are clear, round and well defined. There is plenty of power for solo and ensemble playing alike.

An Inlaid Nut

Rare tonewoods, unblemished workmanship and elegant design set it apart – even the nut at the head is subtly and beautifully inlaid. It shows only some very minor wear in the finish.

Read more: Orfeo Magazine No. 13 – Italia Special (with a feature on Enrico Bottelli)

Enrico Bottelli: Classical Guitar Maker of Voghera

Enrico Bottelli was born in Milan, Italy, in 1961. His first experience in lutherie came in 1981 under master luthier Carlo Raspagni; in 1982 he took Ervin Somogyi's steel-string course in Berkeley, California, and in 1988 he studied the Kasha system with Richard Schneider – the year he began to build classical guitars exclusively. Today he works in Voghera, south of Milan.

Learning from Romanillos and the Spanish Masters

The turning point came in 1994 and 1995, when he studied the traditional Spanish approach with José Luis Romanillos. That led him to the guitars of Antonio de Torres, Enrique García, Manuel Ramírez, Hermann Hauser I and David Rubio, which he has examined extensively. His work has been shown at exhibitions in Italy, Europe and the USA, and he was featured in Orfeo Magazine No. 13.