2015 Luigi Locatto SP/CSAR
| Year | 2015 |
| Top | Spruce |
| Back & Sides | CSA Rosewood |
| Scale Length | 650 mm |
| Nut width | 52 mm |
| Finish | French Polish |
| Country | Italy |
| Luthier | Luigi Locatto |
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This absolutely breathtaking and meticulously built guitar is Locatto's own design. Structurally it is very similar to what he normally calls his "Garcia" model however the decorative elements are inspired by the great Spanish guitar makers of the past - in particular the striking rosette is highly reminiscent of Torres' "Cumbre" guitar (FE 08) built in 1858. Like Luigi's standard model, the dimensions and bracing pattern roughly follow those of an original 1904 Enrique Garcia. It has a very low body resonance (close to E natural) that produces a sound that is powerful, dark and beautiful. It is an expressive instrument, rich with color and sensitive to change of timbre, like the old Spanish guitars he so much loves. His instruments are played by a large number of concert artists, and have been used on several recordings, most notably the Naxos release of Castelnuovo-Tedesco's works by Lorenzo Micheli (winner of GFA 1999), and of Shin-ichi Fukuda's 2007 recording of Barrios and Villa-Lobos for Meister Music. We're very happy to be working with this fine maker and representing his instruments in the US.Photos taken during this guitar's construction.Orfeo Magazine article on Tacchi, Locatto and Frignani
