In today’s market, it is relatively easy to find competent builders who have put together instruments with excellent tonewoods, impressive craftsmanship and detail oriented finish work … really good sounding guitars. You have to dig quite a bit deeper to unearth a really inspired creation like this guitar by Sergei de Jonge!
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Master luthier Sergei de Jonge is one of the few builders in the world who is able to constantly push the boundaries of conventional guitar making. Never shy to try something new, de Jonge’s latest creation is sure to turn a few heads. This Concert body guitar is made entirely from Spruce… top, sides, back, and neck! Yet again, de Jonge has proven his ability to take a bold idea and turn it into a masterpiece.
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MORE →Manuel Ramirez de Galarreta y Planell was born in Alhama of Aragon in 1864. Manuel was the younger brother of Jose Ramirez I and at the age of 27 he decided to open his own shop at 24 Cava Baja Street in Madrid. This move caused bad feelings between the two brothers that were never resolved.
The new NE line is based on this design, the only changes being the mosaics and a few minor details of the internal construction in order to improve the sound quality.” As opposed to the older Model 2E, the new 2N-E has solid Indian rosewood back & sides with a solid bookmatched Western Red cedar top.
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MORE →The negative neck angle, suspended fingerboard extension, offset soundholes, lattice top bracing, armrest bevel, side port and adjustable neck angle … are all contributions to the evolution of the nylon string guitar that have gained respect amongst both luthiers and players alike. Over the last thirty years, Sergei de Jonge has been at the cutting edge of developing & popularizing these innovative additions to the guitar builder’s arsenal.
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