2021 Yulong Guo "Chamber Concert" SP/IN

Year	2021
Top	Spruce
Back & Sides	Indian Rosewood
Scale Length	650 mm
Nut width	52 mm
Finish	Lacquer
Country	China
Luthier	Yulong Guo

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The back of a 2021 Yulong Guo "Chamber Concert" classical guitar made with spruce top and Indian rosewood back and sides.

The arm support of a 2021 Yulong Guo "Chamber Concert" classical guitar made with spruce top and Indian rosewood back and sides.

The soundport of a 2021 Yulong Guo "Chamber Concert" classical guitar made with spruce top and Indian rosewood back and sides.

The bridge of a 2021 Yulong Guo "Chamber Concert" classical guitar made with spruce top and Indian rosewood back and sides.

The machine heads of a 2021 Yulong Guo "Chamber Concert" classical guitar made with spruce top and Indian rosewood back and sides.

Two dings behind the bridge of a 2021 Yulong Guo "Chamber Concert" classical guitar made with spruce top and Indian rosewood back and sides.

The front of a 2021 Yulong Guo "Chamber Concert" classical guitar made with spruce top and Indian rosewood back and sides.

The side of a 2021 Yulong Guo "Chamber Concert" classical guitar made with spruce top and Indian rosewood back and sides.

The rosette of a 2021 Yulong Guo "Chamber Concert" classical guitar made with spruce top and Indian rosewood back and sides.

The headstock of a 2021 Yulong Guo "Chamber Concert" classical guitar made with spruce top and Indian rosewood back and sides.

The label of a 2021 Yulong Guo "Chamber Concert" classical guitar made with spruce top and Indian rosewood back and sides.

Description

A 2021 "Chamber Concert" classical guitar by Yulong Guo, with a lattice-braced double top (spruce outside, cedar inside) and Indian rosewood back and sides – donated to the GSI Foundation.

A Professional Double-Top Model

The "Chamber Concert" is Yulong's professional concert model, with a double-top soundboard of two ultra-thin wood layers with Nomex sandwiched between them, and an arched, unbraced "violin back" for projection and volume. The upper bout is sloped for a raised fingerboard in the style of Thomas Humphrey's Millennium guitars, with a 20th fret for the high C. A rosewood armrest, a side soundport, smooth frets and a low action make it very comfortable.

Sound and Condition

The sound is velvety, smooth and balanced, powerful and fast, with warm trebles and deep basses that jump out at the slightest touch. Pre-owned, it is in excellent condition apart from two small dings behind the bridge (see the gallery).

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GSI Foundation

This guitar was generously donated to our non-profit charitable organization, the GSI Foundation. Guitar sales through the GSI Foundation raise money to directly benefit music education in public schools.

Background

Yulong Guo: Classical Guitar Maker in Guangzhou

Yulong Guo has been building guitars since 1983 and works in Guangzhou, in China's Guangdong province. He made his name with high-quality double-top guitars – student models as well as concert models such as the "Chamber Concert" and "Philharmonic", based on the soundboard designs of Antonius Müller.

Back to Tradition: The "Granada" Model

At the 2018 Musikmesse in Frankfurt he was able to examine an authentic Antonio de Torres guitar, and after playing a guitar by his friend Gabriele Lodi he returned to traditional building. His new "Granada" model won second prize at the 2nd Antonio Marín Montero Guitar Building Competition in Granada, Spain, in 2018 (see the results), and in 2025 he followed it with a model after the 1888 Torres SE 124.