Description
Manuel Contreras 1a 1988 – amazing classical guitar by one of the best luthiers of all time – truly a revelation with a huge sound!
Born in Madrid in 1926, Manuel Contreras joined the Ramirez workshop as a master luthier in 1959. It was Contreras who made the first José Ramirez guitar Andrés Segovia bought in 1960. After three years with Ramirez, Manuel opened his own guitar workshop in the center of Madrid. He soon earned a reputation as one of the finest and most innovative luthiers in Spain.
His achievement, in this sense, was the design of the model “Double Top”, which Contreras presented in 1974, after a number of experiments in order to improve the tone, volume and projection of the instrument. The great acceptance this model immediately got in the professional guitar world.
This fantastic classical guitar was built by Manuel Contreras Senior in 1988. It is a traditionally built Spanish classical guitar.
Being very lightweight and lively, this guitar is great fun to play, and the sound is pure and bolt. It is focused and snappy with immediate response, although it is very expressive.
The action and setup are comfortable and fast. As is typical of Contreras, the quality of materials is first-class.
The condition is very good for its age – it only shows some small amount of wear from play and use and some 3 very smalll repaired cracks on the lower side of the back.
A great concert-level vintage classical guitar at a very affordable price, which comes with the original case.
Cedar top
Rosewood back and sides
655 mm scale length
52 mm nut width
Action at the 12th fret: 3.5 mm E and 2.8 mm e
