Classical Guitars: 1955 Harald Petersen (1910–1969)

Harald Petersen

$4,000

650 mm Scale, 52 mm Nut. Domed very Fine to Medium grain Spruce Soundboard and Flamed Maple back and sides. 5 fan Braces, 2 go though the transverse brace below the sound hole, Bridge Strap and 2 bottom Chevrons. Dovetail Neck Joint.

The luthier, Harald Petersen, was born in Denmark, and lived and worked in Cumbria in Great Britain during the 1960s.

The insightful text below is from: Joss Winn

Harald Petersen (1910-1969) moved from Denmark to England in 1950, thinking there were more opportunities for a luthier to sell classical guitars. After a slow start, he benefited from the growing success of Len Williams’ Spanish Guitar Centre in London, which he sold his guitars through from about 1955. Peterson was the first successful self-employed maker of handmade classical guitars in Britain.