2026 Wolfgang Jellinghaus "Torres SE 43" SP/MP

The Wolfgang Jellinghaus "Torres SE 43" is a spruce and flamed maple classical guitar with an antiqued finish, made in China as a replica of the ornate guitar that Antonio de Torres built in 1883, numbered SE 43.

Wolfgang Jellinghaus and the Guitars of Torres

Wolfgang's exploration of the work of Antonio de Torres led him to design a series of high-quality models based on original Torres instruments of different sizes and eras. For this one he chose one of Torres' more ornate guitars, and attention has been paid to virtually every detail of the original: the intricate full-herringbone purfling around both the spruce soundboard and the four-piece flamed maple back, the mother-of-pearl inlays in the bridge, and even the period-style tuning machines, replicas in themselves.

An Antiqued Torres SE 43

The finish on this version is "antiqued", meant to represent an aged, played-in guitar. Like every guitar from the Jellinghaus workshop in China, it is a small-production, concert-level instrument made with select, beautiful materials and French polished entirely by hand.

Sound and Playability

Its smaller size and lightweight build are a bit deceptive at first – once you pluck the first note, there is a huge sound, very full and robust, with great lyrical charm in the trebles and fat basses, rich in overtones across the entire register. Startlingly easy to play, with a comfortable neck shape and fast response, it is a true player's guitar and another very charming replica from this fine workshop.

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A Guitar Maker's Son from Dortmund

Wolfgang Jellinghaus (1951–2024) was born in Dortmund, Germany. His father, Walter Jellinghaus, was himself a guitar maker and naturally introduced the craft to Wolfgang at a young age. In 1978, Wolfgang began managing his family's retail music shop, Musik Jellinghaus GmbH, and in 1983 he created Martinez Guitars, designing their first line of guitars.

Replicas of Torres, Lacote, Hauser and Ramírez

In 2013, he set up an independent workshop in China, building guitars under the name "Milestones of Music": a small, traditional boutique workshop that specialized in making high-quality guitars in the style of such great historical makers as Lacote, Antonio de Torres, Hauser and Ramírez, among others. He later developed a new line of instruments under his own name, and with Edmund Blöchinger he refined many of his replicas and established the La Cañada line.

Exclusive to GSI in the USA

GSI is proud to be the exclusive U.S. dealer for Wolfgang Jellinghaus guitars, one of the most popular lines we've ever carried. Since Wolfgang's passing in 2024, the successors of his business have carried on the work he established (read our tribute).