2021 Henner Hagenlocher CD/CSAR

This 2021 Henner Hagenlocher is a classical guitar with a cedar top and CSA rosewood back and sides, built in Eutingen, Germany, the cedar-top companion to his 2021 spruce guitar for GSI.

Quartersawn Cedar and CSA Rosewood

As can be seen in the photos, this classical guitar is breathtaking. Henner used some of his top materials, including a quartersawn cedar top and some colorful and beautiful rosewood for the back and sides. 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, Playability and Condition

Henner's typical slightly smaller body gives a quite powerful guitar with a rich, textured quality of tone - thick in the basses, lyrical in the trebles. Superb playability comes from the easy action and slender, comfortable neck, and the light build makes the attack immediate and the guitar wonderfully responsive. Although used, this guitar is in excellent condition with only modest wear in the finish. Highly recommended for the concert stage or the recording studio.

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.