2024 Henner Hagenlocher "640" SP/CSAR

This 2024 Henner Hagenlocher "640" is a classical guitar with a spruce top and CSA rosewood back and sides, built in Eutingen, Germany, with a shorter scale and a top from the late Rolf Eichinger's stock.

A Tribute to Rolf Eichinger

As can be seen in the photos, the guitar is breathtaking. Henner used some of his top materials, including a silky spruce top obtained from his good friend, the late Rolf Eichinger - in fact, this instrument is loosely based on a 640 mm Eichinger guitar that Henner was very fond of. Henner and Rolf were not only close friends; they both moved to Granada at around the same time, when Henner established his workshop there.

Granada School, Built in Eutingen

Even though Henner now lives and works in Eutingen, Germany (around 50 km from Stuttgart), we still consider him one of the makers of the Granada school. His guitars blend the unique qualities of Antonio Marín Montero's guitars with those of the old, traditional Spanish guitars of Torres, Santos Hernández and Manuel Ramírez. It is fitted with a limited-edition set of tuners from Fustero, who has "retired" but still makes a very few tuners for some select clients.

Sound and Playability

Like most of Henner's guitars, it has a slightly smaller body and is quite powerful, with a rich, textured tone - thick basses and lyrical trebles. The action is easy and the neck slender and comfortable, so playability is superb, and the light build gives an immediate attack: a very responsive, satisfying instrument. A top choice for the concert or recording artist - highly recommended.

Photos of this guitar during construction

Henner Hagenlocher and the Granada School

German guitar maker Henner Hagenlocher is considered one of the great makers of the Granada school. He began building guitars in 1993, while living in London, where he studied Music Technology at London Guildhall University and was introduced to modern design concepts aimed largely at increasing volume. He found that these resulted in instruments that were too heavy and clumsy for his taste. His guitar teacher at the time owned a guitar by Antonio Marín Montero, and Henner liked it so much that he decided to learn more about the Granada school: in 1996 he visited Marín's workshop, was immediately captivated by the Granada style, and soon settled in Granada, opening his own workshop close by.

From Granada to Eutingen

Since then his guitars have blended the Marín influence with qualities of the old, traditional Spanish guitars, discovered through his extensive study of great masters such as Torres, Santos Hernández and Manuel Ramírez. His instruments are therefore lightweight, with an immediate, explosive attack - and although he builds in a largely traditional style, they have great power and projection. After some twenty years in Granada, Henner moved back to his native Germany in 2018, and today he works in Eutingen, about 50 km from Stuttgart. GSI is his exclusive dealer in the USA.