It is always a pleasure to get a good look at wonderful old guitars. Sometimes they come through for a restoration or an appraisal but on this occasion it was just a client who wanted to show me this gem. This guitar is typical of what we like so much from the Madrid school in the first half of the 20th century; lightly built, comfortable to play and with a great esthetic. I love this rosette! The consensus seems to be that Santos was the better woodworker but the sound of the Estesos I have tried has been top-notch. This guitar was certainly built with flamenco players in mind with its cypress body, low action and tap plates. However, my client is a classical player and finds this guitar perfectly suited to his needs.

The top seems to have a uniform thickness of 1.5mm and the bracing is the typical Torres 7 strut configuration with closing struts and nothing under the bridge.