2014 Enrico Bottelli SP/CSAR

A 2014 classical guitar by Italian luthier Enrico Bottelli, with a spruce top and CSA rosewood back and sides.

A Lightweight Traditional Guitar

Enrico builds in the tradition of the great Spanish masters he studied through José Luis Romanillos, and this guitar is light in the hands and very quick to respond. Its musicality shows in a wide palette of tone colors and a balanced blend of deep basses, a warm middle and clear, round, well-defined singing trebles; it has ample power to carry in a hall, alone or with an ensemble.

Rare Woods and Refined Detail

Rare, select materials and precise craftsmanship make it visually striking, especially the elegant rosette and the purfling throughout.

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.