Classical Guitars: 1902 Estruch Hermanos 20 Fret Model

Estruch Hermanos

$3,000

635 mm Scale, 50 mm Nut. Very Thin Pine Soundboard and Brazilian Rosewood back and sides. 5 Fan Braces. Original French polish. Original Gears, New Bone Saddle and Original Bone Nut. Separate kerfing pieces attaching the sides to the top and back, making the most powerful sonoral result. When this arrives the restoration will be performed. If you look close, one can see this guitar originally had pegs, and the quality tuners were added later, that could be what the glossy Estruch Hermanos label means that mentions they did the restoration on this instrument.

The guitar weighs: 1,140 grams=2 lbs, 7.72 ozs.

This has a soundpost, usually found in a violin, it needed to be placed to lift the top, to correct the action on the treble side of the fingerboard. This is reflected in the price.

The workshop of Juan Estruch Rosell, labelled Estruch Hermanos began in 1880 at calle Ancha 50, they expanded and were at calle Ancha 30 from 1902-1912. The workshop is now in its 140 year plus reign as reputable guitar makers in Barcelona. Enrique Sanfeliu was trained and worked here and then later met Enrique Garcia Castillo, who gave him some advice and encouragement.

Juan Estruch and Jose Serratosa shared a workshop at calle Ancha 54, in Barcelona, probably before the turn of the 20th century. See the label provided at the end of the listing.