Classical Guitar Luthiers

$$$ Cedar and spruce top classical guitars, ten string laudarra, maple and Koa resonator guitar, two cutaway steel strings, small body steel string and eight string bouzouki.

Custom classical guitars built with customer input. Base woods include cuban mahogany, plain madagascar rosewood, and spanish rosewood.

$$$$ Fine manufacturer of classical and flamenco guitars

$$ Brazilian, cocobolo and Indian rosewood classical guitars; Flamenco guitars with spruce top and cypress backs. Studio guitars with palo escrito backs and cedar tops. Avant-garde series include 7-string, crossover and soprano guitars.

$$$ Custom classical and flamenco guitars with strong trembles and rich bases. Offers a variety of models including a small Torres and Ramirez design. Woods include European, Sitka and Engelmann Spruce for top woods. Indian rosewood, cocobolo, american cherry, curly or quitted maple, mahogany, palo escrito, wenge, brazillian rosewood, cypress, alaskan yellow cedar, imbuia, figured walnut, bubinga, pau ferro and zebrawood for the back and side woods.

Fine classical guitars that deliver outstanding power and projection while offering clarity. Offers many different models which include: the angel romero special edition, the brazilian rosewood model, the madacascar rosewood model, the indian rosewood model, the cypress rosewood model, the maple/koa model and multi- string custom models. Uses spruce and cedar woods for the sound boards and rosewood, cypress, maple and koa woods for the back and sides. Specializes in customizing tone, scale length, body size, string spacing and more.

Nine separate models available. Three standard models, one 8-string model, one cut- away model, one flamenco model, one French baroque model and two 35th anniversary series models. Uses many different types of woods such as: European and Engelmann spruce, red cedar, Brazilian and Honduras rosewood, and Spanish cypress. His standard model dimensions are 485mm for body length, 97mm for upper bout depth, 101mm for lower bout depth, 53mm for neck width, 22.5mm for neck thickness at first fret and 44mm for string spacing. Most of these dimensions can be altered to better fit clients needs.

$$$$ Offers three different types of guitars: the flamenco blanca, the flamenco negra and the classical. Woods include Spanish spruce, European spruce, cypress, Indian rosewood and western red cedar. Also offers a humidity meter.

$$$$ Classical guitars that are based on the Torres/Hauser tradition in design, and tailored to the individual. Offers standard models, multi-string models and cut-away models. The basic model has either a spruce (European or Engelmann) or cedar top; East Indian rosewood, cocobolo, European maple or mahogany back and sides; Spanish cedar or Honduras mahogany neck; ebony fingerboard; Brazilian rosewood bridge; and a mosaic or natural wood rosette. Necks are Spanish heel construction and are shaped according to the customer’s preference. Also has alternate woods like African black wood, European maple, cocobolo rosewood and Mediterranean cypress.

$$$$ Fine hand-built flamenco and classical guitars. They are built using a Romanillos body shape and size and a Miguel Rodriguez bracing pattern of five fans and a bridge patch. Uses spruce, cedar, rosewood and ebony wood, which is stickered and air dried for years in a climate-controlled shop. Classical guitars are built with Indian or Madagascar rosewood, while flamencos are built with American or Spanish cypress, maple or rosewood. Rosettes are made from scratch and guitar necks are built with a double graphite rod enforcement.

Hand-made classical guitars with possible custom features. All woods are seasoned and aged. Top woods include western red cedar or Engelmann spruce, while back and side woods include Indian rosewood. Neck woods include Spanish cedar, mahogany or ebony. The scale is 650mm and the neck width at nut is 52mm. Sound samples of Fontanilla guitars.

$$ Variety of classical and flamenco guitars made from Torres, Contreras and Romanillos design. Four different models include student, concert, grand concert and special grand concert. All the models together consist of eleven different classical guitars and four different flamencos. The types of top woods include different cedars and spruces. The back and side woods include solid rosewood, Spanish cypress, Brazilian rosewood and solid cocobolo.

$$$ Fine handcrafted concert-quality guitars based on a Fleta body shape. Made with a balanced combination of traditional and new methods with great attention placed on the aesthetic aspect of the instrument. Four different models which include the traditional, double top, flamenco and conservatorio. The models are inspired by the masters of Spanish, German and French lathery. East Indian rosewood or cypress is used for the back and sides and spruce or western cedar is used for the tops.

Custom hand-built classical and multi-string guitars. Several different body styles, scale lengths, and design concepts. Five distinct models: Original, special, the babe, concert and the Ganz Romanillos tribute.

$$$ Fine classical and flamenco guitars. Seven different models. Woods include Spanish cedar, Indian and Brazilian rosewood, flamed maple, Palo escrito, German spruce and Canadian western red cedar. All guitars have African ebony fingerboards and are finished in French polish. They also have standard specs, which are a 650mm scale length and a 53mm width at nut.

$$$ Maker of classical, nylon stringed guitars. They have been played on many motion picture soundtracks including "Goodfellas," "The Straight Story," "Blade Runner," "Field of Dreams," "Godfather 3," "Seabiscuit," and "The Mexican." Each guitar is built one at a time with wood that has been air dried for years. His standard guitars have Indian rosewood back and sides with European spruce or western red cedar tops. They have ebony fingerboards and mahogany necks. He uses gold plated tuning machines and finishes up with a gloss lacquer finish. The scale length is 650mm and the nut width is 52mm. Audio samples.

$$$ Maker of fine classical guitars and inventor of the Harbinger design. This design has a perfect balance between bass and tremble strings, which creates a guitar that is sensitive and responsive to the touch of the player. The soundboard woods include German spruce and western red cedar. The back and side woods include Indian rosewood and cocobolo rosewood. The neck is made from Spanish cedar with cocobolo bars. The fingerboard is made with fine ebony and the guitar is finished with a French polish.

Designs for clients that are searching for a classical concert guitar. Builds his instruments with heavy and extremely stiff back and sides, allowing greater freedom in soundboard construction. His classical guitars have Brazilian or Indian rosewood back and sides with cedar or spruce tops. The neck is made with Honduras mahogany and the fingerboard is made with African or Indian ebony. Finishes guitars with a Nitrocellulose Lacquer (gloss). Also makes the lattice bracing model, the double fan bracing model and the cutaway model.

$$$$ Classical and flamenco guitars based on the designs and principles of Torres, Hauser, Santos Hernandez, Fleta and other great masters. Make two different models of classical guitars: Santos Hernandez model and the Hauser model. Also makes two different models of flamenco guitars: the flamenco negra model and the flamenco blanca model. He uses many different types of woods. For the top, he uses cedar, European and Engelmann spruce and rosewood. For the back and sides, he uses Brazilian rosewood, cocobolo, ziricote, walnut, Indian rosewood, wenge, padauk. mahogany, santos rosewood, bubinga, Tasmanian black wood and jarrah.

$$$$ Hand built classical guitars made with light constructions, fairly shallow bodies and thin finishes. Types of woods include European spruce, Brazilian rosewood, Honduras rosewood, Indian rosewood and Madagascar rosewood. Also makes student classical guitars that are clear, balanced and mechanically correct instruments capable of producing the quality of sound and variety of tonal colors needed by the serious beginning classical student.

$$$$ Fine handcrafted concert classical guitars based on Hauser II body shape. Full, rich sound with great balance, clarity and separation.  Guitars built and priced for players. One model of classical guitar offered. Standard configuration is Indian rosewood with either spruce or cedar. Choice of 3 additional back and side woods,  Brazilian rosewood, Maple, or Macassar ebony and assortment of options. 

$$$ These classical and flamenco guitars feature solid wood construction from some of the finest woods the world has to offer. Has several classical models after the works of Torres/Hauser, Robert Bouchet, Miguel Rodriquez Sr. and Ignacio Fleta. His flamenco model is after the works of Marcelo Barbero. His woods consist of a wide variety of spruces, rosewoods, blackwoods, maples, mahoganies, and cypresses.

$$ Classical guitars that are built no more than two at a time, by hand, using traditional Spanish construction methods in a humidity controlled shop to insure stability. Uses a bracing pattern called radial lattice bracing, which uses carbon fiber lattice. This preserves the sweetness and refinement of tone that is emblematic of the Spanish guitar, but with more power, bass, and separation of trebles that stand up to basses. All classical guitars have a 650mm scale length and a 52mm nut width, but can be changed with no additional charge. The top woods are either German spruce or western red cedar and the sides and backs are Indian redwood. Additional woods can be used upon request.

$$$ Fine, light and powerful flamenco guitars. Has many models: el rojo grande, Indian rosewood, Brazilian rosewood, la tigra blanca, smoky flame, angel azul and contessa.

Fine manufactuer of clasical guitars.

Classical guitars based primarily on the patterns of Torres that are tailored to each individual. Uses a combination of Brazilian rosewood and aged spruce. All the materials are aged in controlled humidity and combined to produce power, richness and beautiful tone. Only builds a few instruments a year, so the materials used are of the highest quality.

$$$$ Custom, handcrafted classical guitars that are built with the highest quality materials and with attention paid to every detail.

$$$ Hand made classical guitars. Maker of the “Red Label” classical, which has walnut back and sides, a peghead plate, a western red cedar soundboard and a northern hard maple bridge. It is entirely French polished, has a bone nut, a saddle and 7 fan bracing and Hannabach strings.

$$$$ Very passionate maker of classical guitars made with woods that have been colleted over the past ten years. Has two different models: 2004 Oberg Indian Rosewood/Cedar #96 and #100 XP2 ‘El Centenario’. The Oberg Indian Rosewood/Cedar is made with Indian rosewood back and sides, western red cedar tops, Spanish cedar necks, ebony fingerboards and Brazilian rosewood bridges. The  XP2 ‘El Centenario’ is made with quarter tulipwood back and sides, Brazilian rosewood tops, Spanish cedar necks and African ebony fingerboards.

Fine maker of classical and flamenco guitars. Uses the TAUT system of bracing which now forms the major part of is work. His works are widely recognized throughout the world and he is known as one of the finest exponents of the craft of the lutheir. He makes over a dozen different models from the oldest of mainstream traditions and uses fine woods such as Brazilian roewood.

Hand-crafted classical guitars available for sale as ready-made or as custom made. Guitars are made with a twelve hole bridge which means it has twelve string holes instead of only six. The extra holes are used to create a fastening loop through the tie block, which makes sure the strings don'tt pull through under tension and damage the soundboard. Ready-made classical guitars have Indian rosewood back and sides, western red cedar soundboards, a 650mm scale length, a built-in nickel-silver C-fret and tuners by David Rogers.

$$$$ Classical guitars that are “beautiful to the eye and rich to the ear.” He is very passionate in his building techniques and design. Makes two types of six string classical guitars and one eleven string baroque.  Uses a wide variety of woods such as: Indian and Brazilian rosewood, Birdseye maple, African blackwood, Honduras mahogany, western red cedar and Spanish cedar. His woods are very old, some up to fifty years in age.

$$$$ Classical guitars that are offered in several different body sizes to fit the needs of the guitarist. The guitars have many unique features to them such as their bridge plate and top arch. Have over 25 different types of wood available, which feature: Alaskan yellow cedar, koa, different rosewoods, cocobolo, zebra wood, Ceylon satinwood, shedua and wenge. Also offers many different models such as: the FS and the crossover.

Classical and flamenco guitars that are easy to play with excellent volume, sustain and tonal quality. All the guitars are hand crafted with great attention to the detail. Wood for the tops are either Engelmann spruce, western red cedar or sitka spruce. All these woods have been in storage for twenty years to give them greater quality. The sides and backs are made with either East Indian rosewood, Brazilian rosewood, Madagascar rosewood or cocobolo.

$$$$ Hand-made concert classical guitars that are custom made for each player. Works one-on-one with each customer so that you can have a string length, fret board, width and neck shape that is customized to fit your hand, which makes playing easier. Can also build a guitar that matches your tonal preference. Each guitar also comes with a seven day trial period and a lifetime warranty.

$$$ Four different models of classical and flamenco guitars available, each with substantive design differences to meet all players’ needs and requirements. The Spanish guitar model is made after the design of the Torres tradition and with a seven fan bracing technique. The grand legacy model is the most powerful of his models. The concert grand model is made from the design of Dr. Michael Kasha, is based in practical acoustic research and has a very piano sound. The santos model is a flamenco guitar based on the design of Santos Hernandez and is made from Spanish cypress and European spruce. He uses different bracing techniques for each of his guitars and offers custom acoustic ports.

A wide variety of classical and flamenco guitars. Offers five different models of flamenco guitars and eighteen different models of classical guitars. Makers include: Hill New Wood, Thomas Humphrey, Jim Norris, Kim Schwartz, Ignacio Rozas, Ignacio Fleta Sr., Carlos Pina, Ricardo Sanchis and Manuel Contreras Sr. Wood tops for classical guitars are either spruce or cedar and the sides are different rosewoods. Woods for flamenco guitars also have either spruce or cedar tops, but the sides are cypress. Also offers a variety of guitar cases.

$$$$ Classical and flamenco guitars constructed exclusively with hand tools. They are built in a Spanish tradition with necks that are fully bound and custom carved. Ebony finger boards are solely used, but you have a choice of: soundboards, back and sides, binding and body styles. Offers a variety a six string and multi-string guitars. The six strings consist of: four classical guitar models, two flamenco guitar models, and four nylon jazz 24 fret models. The models are differentiated by the types of woods that are used and the type of body style that they have. There are seven different multi-string models: three seven strings, two eight strings, one ten string and one nineteen string. Also has available cutaways. The woods include: Brazilian, Honduran, East Indian and Bolivian Rosewood; Spanish and Canadian cypress; European, Sitka and Engelmann spruce; western red cedar, cocobolo, and maple. Available Specs.

$$$$ Classical and flamenco guitars that feature dome tops, arched backs, carbon fiber reinforced necks and unique asymmetrical lattice bracing. Works very closely with customers to design guitars that fit there needs perfectly. Seven different models are available made from a variety of woods: cedar, cypress, spruce, redwood, Brazilian and Indian rosewood and maple. Makes rosettes out of maple burls surrounded by thin wood strips, and nuts and saddles out of bone. The standard scale length for the guitars are 650mm, but they can be altered from 635mm to 660mm.

$$ Custom classical and flamenco guitars. Offers four different flamenco guitar models and two classical guitar models. Top woods include spruce and cedar, while back and side woods include cocobolo, cypress and Indian rosewood. The wood for the necks are mahogany and the finger boards are ebony. Also accepts specific adaptations such as: longer or shorter string lengths, bigger or smaller bodies, left handed guitars or even carved pictures onto the body.

Hand made classical and flamenco guitars made with a Balsa lattice bracing. Comes with an adjustable neck feature that allows adjustment without having to replace the saddle. Soundboard woods include: redwood, western red cedar and a variety of spruces. Back and side woods include a variety of rosewoods, black woods, cypresses and maples. Neck woods include: Spanish cedar and mahogany. The guitars include hand-crafted rosettes from Tula, Russia that are made from wooden cubes of various colors. Each guitar is also finished with lacquer, varnish, or French polish.

$$$$ A variety of classical guitars. All the rosettes are made and hand dried by Thames, which makes everyone slightly different. The sides of the guitars are laminated with rosewood and mahogany, and are 4 mm thick. He offers seven different models: the Joaquin Ruiz Student model, the Antonio de Torres Fe09 model, the Rene Francois Lacote Model, the Luis Panormo model, the maple model, the cedar model and the Brazilian model.

$$$$ Fine classical guitars that are made from a variety of woods: Brazilian rosewood, Honduras rosewood, Indian rosewood, cedar and European Spruce. Uses a French polish finish and even offers sound ports for various guitars.

Spanish constructed classical and flamenco guitars. Uses methods of fine tuning to produce guitars that have a sound from Spain.

$$$ Classical guitars that are built from only the finest wood and material available. They are built after the traditional Spanish method, with the sides let into the neck at the heel, which produces a much stronger and stable instrument. Video

$$$$ Classical guitars that are made to order according to the individual specifications of the artist. They are uniquely constructed by Woodley using the finest craftsmanship and best materials. However, he offers a standard model that is based on the 1943 Hauser design, which has the following characteristics: seven fan braces, 65 centimeter scale, a one-piece neck of mahogany or Spanish cedar, a spruce or cedar top, ebony fret board, ramped string slots, 35 mm roller spacing for the machine heads, a rosewood body that tapers from 97.5 mm to 92.5mm, 43 mm string spacing at the nut and 57 mm at the saddle, a decorative wood or mosaic rosette, wood bindings, Brazilian rosewood bridge and a French-polish finish. Gallery.