Built from 1997 to 2000, the Martin Thomas Humphrey C-1R offers a Humphrey element normally found primarily on high-end classicals – an elevated fingerboard. Thomas Humphrey was an American luthier who apprenticed for a year with Michael Gurian around 1970, and then opened his own shop.
Elevated Fingerboard
Built in Montreal PQ during 2010, this Greenfield C1 Classical Guitar features a Red Cedar and Rosewood pairing and plenty of advanced features and options. Some of the features on this Greenfield C1 model are no longer listed as available options. The top is Red Cedar, carrying a Spalted Maple and Paua rosette and is paired with a Lutz Spruce lattice bracing.
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MORE →The Bernhard Kresse Modern Classical guitar blends elements of modern guitar building with traditional practices and techniques, delivering a superior concert grade instrument. This example was built during 2003 at Kresse’s small shop in Köln, Germany and features a Spruce top paired with Indian Rosewood for the sides, back, head plate, backstrap and bridge. Mahogany is used for the body blocks and back braces, Maple for the neck and Ebony for the fingerboard.
It is rare to see a Fritz Mueller classical guitar for sale on the open market, as he builds entirely to order and his instruments are prized. Mueller is a highly respected classical guitar builder working about 770 km north of Vancouver at Tatlayoko Lake in the Central Interior region of British Columbia. Inspired by the music of masters such as Segovia and Bream, Mueller began building guitars while an undergrad at the University of Wisconsin.
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MORE →Robert Ruck has built guitars as his full time profession since 1966, and has become a highly respected luthier. His guitars are very sought after and many other luthiers visit him to learn more about the higher levels of refined guitar construction. Most of his instruments are Classical designs built in the Spanish method, but he does also build Flamenco guitars.
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