Description
Ricardo Sanchis Carpio 1a 1990 – spectacular sounding flamenco guitar – punchy sound
The Spanish guitar maker Ricardo Sanchis Carpio is the head luthier of the Hermanos Sanchis Lopez firm in Valencia that was founded by his grandfather, Ricardo Sanchis Nacher in 1915.
The founder having worked for guitar makers in Valencia for sometime, went to Madrid where he was befriended by Manuel Ramirez and Domingo Esteso. To perfect his craft, he remained in Madrid working for Domingo Esteso on Sundays for three years. As a result, the Sanchis family has had close relationships with Esteso, and with his heirs, the Hermanos Conde, ever since.
Ricardo Sanchis Carpio learned from his grandfather and continued to develop, so that his guitars finally became world famous.
Details about this guitar:
Back and sides: beautiful cypress
Top: alpine spruce
Fingerboard: ebony
Scale length: 660 mm
Nut width: 52 mm
The guitar is perfectly adjusted, is in a good condition (2 repaired cracks on the back) and the action is great – it plays like a dream.
The sound of this flamenco guitar is simply spectacular, due to the volume in particular and the quality in general: The basses are powerful and deep, with an incredible flamenco sound. The highs are well defined, with an amazing range.
It has an exquisite tone which is sweet, beautiful and lyrical while retaining the bite and energy of an excellent flamenco guitar.