Antonio Fernández - C-III - - Classical guitar - Spain

This guitar bears the label of Guitarras Artesanas Antonio Fernández (Model C-III). It was manufactured in the early 2000s in Spain, in the Levante region (Valencian Community), an area with a long tradition in the making of classical and Spanish guitars.

The Antonio Fernández firm was created to offer study and conservatory guitars within the Spanish guitar-making tradition. Its catalogs were structured into numbered series (such as lines C-I, C-II or C-III) with the aim of providing students and enthusiasts an instrument with the aesthetics, proportions, and warmth of the traditional Andalusian design.

Wood and Construction

Resonant top: Made from fine-grained, straight fir spruce, accompanied by an artisanal decorative mosaic rosette around the soundhole.

Sides and back: Made from rosewood (palisander), which gives it a dark, elegant grain very characteristic, finished with a central profile on the back.

Finish: Gloss finish that highlights the natural tones of the wood and protects the body from environmental changes.

State of Preservation

Structure: The resonator box, bridge, and top remain firm, with no cracks or warping in the wood.

Aesthetic details: It shows small signs of use and minor lacquer chips at the heel area (base of the neck) on the edges of the rim and the headstock, due to time, but they do not affect sound or its structure.

Sound

Its timbre stands out as very bright, clear, and well defined. The choice of spruce for the soundboard provides a sharp, clean attack with great clarity in the notes, allowing each melody to resonate directly and projected.

String height:
String height at saddle: 10mm
String height at 12th fret: 3.1mm
Scale length: 650mm