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2018 Sergio Valverde Castillo SP/AR

Year 2018
Top Spruce
Back & Sides African Rosewood
Scale Length 650 mm
Nut width 52 mm
Finish French Polish
Country Spain

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Description

This lovely instrument was carefully built with a keen eye to detail, with exacting craftsmanship and superb materials, particularly the stunning set of African rosewood with its dramatic interplay of dark hartwood with the lighter, more yellow-ish sapwood. It has a solid, sturdy build, with sound that is surprisingly huge with a rich color palette, and a great deal of warmth, even for a spruce top. The tone is textured, with ample overtones yet excellent clarity and balance. The understated and yet very elegant design shows an appreciation for balance and proportion in the dimensions and shapes of the entire instrument. The rosette features a lovely repeated mosaic pattern of a nasrid star design (commonly seen in Andalusian architecture) which has two interlocked squares, one green, one red, enclosed in a black background which gives the instrument a clean, crisp look. Overall a beautifully made instrument by Granada's current top young new builder - as is indicated on the label of this guitar, Sergio Valverde was awarded first-prize at the prestigious Antonio Marin Montero Guitar Making Competition held in Granada, Spain in October, 2017. Although a second-hand guitar it is in excellent condition with only very minor signs of prior use.

Photos of this guitar being built.

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2018 Sergio Valverde Castillo SP/AR

J.S. Bach's "Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a: Gigue" by Francesca Boerio on a 2018 Sergio Valverde

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