Examining a Torres

It was an honour to be asked to examine a Torres guitar which so far had escaped inclusion in the official (and unofficial) catalogue of his instruments. I hope to be able to share more information soon but so far I can offer these photos and details. I was able to examine the guitar at length and it shows striking similarities to La Invencible and other Torres guitars that I have studied. Among other aspects is the open transverse bar with the fans passing underneath. The typical pencil lines and the joints on the neck are all in the “right” place. The construction details all seem to match as well; re-inforcements, thicknesses and wood species. The age of the instrument seems to be about right although I have no method of solid confirmation for that. Before examining the instrument I was a bit sceptical because of the green colour used in the rosette and the fact that the rosette is exactly like SE 105 but my doubts were greatly lessened after the internal examination. Back and sides are what the guitar-makers here in Granada call sicomoro. One translation is sycamore but what they refer to is basically maple with no figure.  One of the things that makes me think that this could only be Torres is the origin of the guitar and the length of time that it has been in the same hands; possibly since 1962.