San Jose - - Classical guitar - Spain

This instrument houses a piece of the musical history of León, Spain. This guitar was built in the mid-80s or 90s. It bears the original Casa San José label, founded in the late 1950s on the emblematic Pozo Street No. 2. It was the first specialized music shop in the city, a historic meeting point for musicians and students who ordered high-quality instruments from prestigious luthiers.

Although it bears the distributor shop label, it is actually a handcrafted piece built by the excellent luthier Rafael Molina Mervi (Valencia). This luthier is well known for his great high-quality guitars. He has also worked with renowned luthiers such as Ricardo Sanchis, Vicente Sanchis, Hermanos Tatay Vitato, and many other celebrated luthiers.
What gives it a historical and acoustic value far superior to that of a mass-produced guitar.

Guitar materials:

Back and sides: Rosewood, with a clean figuring and beautiful grain that guarantee a deep bass projection and prolonged sustain.
Top: Cedar with fine grain and high acoustic response.
• Fretboard: Dense, hard ebony, ensuring maximum resistance to wear and a very agile feel.

Instrument condition:

In very good aesthetic and functional condition. The wood is preserved in perfect structural condition, showing normal signs of use due to its age and a few superficial scratches in the varnish characteristic of the passage of time.
At the upper right of the soundboard there is a small varnish defect that is purely aesthetic and does not affect the wood’s structure or its sonic quality. Straight neck, very solid construction and comfortable playability along the entire fretboard.
And a very bright and versatile sound.

String action:

Saddle height: 10.1 mm
12th fret height: 3.2 mm
Scale length: 655 mm

Instrument dimensions:

Length: 99 cm
Width: 36 cm
Height: 10 cm