Salvador Ibanez - - Classical guitar - Spain - 1880

Spanish classical guitar, made by Salvador Ibáñez, around the 1880s. It is made of rosewood and spruce, decorated with a large rosette, with ebony decorative elements. The guitar is playable, with excellent sound, as it is crafted from solid wood, by one of the greatest Spanish master luthiers. Salvador Ibáñez was born in 1854 in Valencia; he began at age 11 an apprenticeship in lutherie and by 1870, at 16, he already had his first workshop for musical instruments. This guitar has been restored and some traces of repairs are visible; see photos. The scale length is 65 cm, the total length 96 cm. Well packed, shipped with Colissimo, trackable online.