2023 Pavel Gavryushov SP/AR

A 2023 classical guitar by Pavel Gavryushov, with a spruce top aged 35–40 years and top-class African rosewood back and sides, made in Granada, Spain.

In the videos above, David Duong plays Albéniz's "Cataluña" on this guitar, and Aniello Desiderio talks about his own Gavryushov guitar.

Pavel's Best Stock

For this guitar Pavel chose old spruce and very old African rosewood from his best stock of materials, with Alessi tuners.

Firm and Refined

The sound is at once firm and refined, clean and stable yet open and charming – full and rich, with lush overtones supporting every note. Even at great volume the bass and treble stay perfectly balanced, and the smooth neck and easy action allow long sessions without tiring the hands. A remarkably mature and elegant instrument.

Pavel Gavryushov: A Russian Luthier in Granada

Pavel Gavryushov was born in Russia in 1969. An engineer from the St. Petersburg Shipbuilding University who worked five years at a nuclear power plant, he was also a guitarist, accompanying at the St. Petersburg Songs Theater. He made his first guitar in 2000 under Sergei Rusakov in St. Petersburg, worked in the Moscow workshop of Timophey Tkach, and studied in Granada with Antonio Marín Montero; in 2014 he moved to Granada and set up his own workshop.

Science and the Spanish Tradition

Pavel builds in the Spanish tradition established by Antonio de Torres and developed by the great 20th-century makers, bringing an engineer's knowledge of physics and acoustics to his work. He also runs a school of guitar making in Granada for students from around the world. His guitars are played by Aniello Desiderio and Dmitry Nilov, among others.