Flamenco Guitars: 1965 Manuel Reyes (1934-2014)

Provenance: Diego del Gastor played this guitar as shown in the book

$10,000

This is a consignment.

657 mm scale, 54 mm Nut. Spruce Soundboard and Spanish Cypress back and sides. French polish. 7 Fan Braces. This guitar is very lightweight 1,184 grams = 41.25 ozs. = 2 lbs. 9 ozs. Purchased by the late owner in the Manuel Reyes workshop.

This guitar belonged to David George, the author of the groundbreaking hardbound book, "The Flamenco Guitar" published in 1969, and due to popularity, reprinted at least twice. This book had the very first translated wide ranging interview with Manuel Reyes.

Provenance: Diego del Gastor played this guitar as shown in the book, "The Flamenco Guitar" published in 1969, as well as others such as Juan del Gastor, including the maker Manuel Reyes, that were on the scene in Spain at the time.