New guitars are arriving weekly, please call
if you are looking for something special. Many guitars sell before
ever hitting the website. Recent offerings include Redgate, Smallman, Ruck, Byers,
Fischer, Velazquez, Rodriguez, Abreu, Dominelli, Fernandez, Traphagen... Prices and availability subject to change without
prior notice.
Byers
2004
U.S.A. Specifications: Spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides,
650 mm scale length, elevated fingerboard. Comments: Greg Byers is one of America's top luthiers.
His guitars have been played by many concert artists including
David Tanenbaum and David Russell. His workmanship
and attention to detail are second to none. This guitar has a
full, yet elegant voice with perfect balance and gorgeous tone.
The sound is clear and lyrical with a smooth attack
and nice bloom to then notes. $9500
Rozas
2a 2006
SPAIN Specifications: Cedar top, Brazilian rosewood back and
sides, 650 mm scale length, Fustero tuners Comments: This is a lovely guitar from the Spanish luthier
Igancio Rozas. It is a signed IIa model indicating construction
by Rozas himself. The sound is very much in the Madrid tradition.
The basses are focused and powerful, the trebles are clear and
bell-like. The guitar had expert repair to a back crack that is
now virtually invisible and is in excellent condition
overall. $4500
Hill
Signature
U.S.A. Specifications: European spruce double top, Brazilian rosewood
back and sides, 650 mm scale length, elevated fingerboard, sound
ports. Comments: Kenny Hill has pulled out all the stops with
this guitar specially made for Rosewood Guitar. The Brazilian
rosewood is just stunning as is the overall workmanship.
The sound...amazing! The Brazilian rosewood adds extra dimension
to the sound enhancing the color, especially the
rich, dark tones. Like all of Hill's double top gutiars, the sustain
and volume are fantastic. This one is a beauty. $9200
Hill
Signature
U.S.A. Specifications: European spruce double top, Indian rosewood
back and sides, lattice bracing, 650 mm scale length, elevated
fingerboard, sound ports. Comments: This double top model from Kenny Hill has been
our best selling guitar for serious students and concert performers.
The sound is powerful dynamic and loud. The sustain
is exceptional with excellent balance.
$7200
Hill
Signature 2007
U.S.A. Specifications: European spruce double top, Brazilian rosewood
back and sides, 650 mm scale length, elevated fingerboard, Alesis
tuners, sound ports. Comments: This Hill Signature model was specially made
for Rosewood Guitar's own Michael Partington. This guitar was Michael's main concert and recording instrument until
just recently (when he got another Hill Signature!) The guitar
has a number of non-standard special features
including gorgeous Brazilian rosewood, Alesis tuners, and a 12
hole bridge. The sound, of course, is fantastic! $7000
Hill
Performance
U.S.A Specifications: Spruce double top, Indian rosewood back
and sides, 650 mm scale length, sound ports. Comments: The Performance model is Kenny Hill's newest
double top model. It is very similar to the popular Signature
model but without the eleveated fingerboard. The
sound is loud with great sustain. $5500
Gilbert
2001
U.S.A. Specifications: Cedar top, Indian rosewood back and sides,
650 mm scale length, Gilbert tuners. Comments: Gilbert guitars are prized by their owners for
their volume and power. This guitar is no exception. The trebles
ring out with tremendous clarity and the basses
are bold and piano-like. The combination of volume and sustain
make it easy to project and easy to sound great. This
guitar is in excellent overall condition. Neither John or Bill
Gilbert are building any longer so these guitars are
becoming increasingly hard to come by.
Sold
Contreras
1980
SPAIN. Specifications: Spruce top, Brazilian rosewood back and
sides, 650 mm scale length, Fustero tuners Comments: This is a beautiful concert instrument from Manuel
Contreras I. This guitar was purchased in the Contreras workshop
and came to us from the original owner who kept
it in immaculate condition. The European spruce top is lovely
and teh Brazilian rosewood back and sides are of a quality that
is no longer available. The sound is big and full
with wonderful color. A great guitar for a performer or collector.
$6000
Kohno
Maestro 1984
JAPAN. Specifications: Solid spruce top, Solid Brazilian rosewood
back and sides, 660 mm scale length. Comments: This Kohno Maestro model is absolutely gorgeous.
The material selection is first rate and the mosaic purfling detail matching the rosette is lovely. The sound is perfectly
balanced, warm and full. Very nice!
$7000
Howell
1989
AUSTRALIA. Specifications: Solid cedar top, Solid Indian rosewood
back and sides, 650 mm scale length, French polish. Comments: Richard Howell is one of the top builders in
Australia, known throughout the world for his lovely Fleta-style
guitars. This guitar is easy to play and has a
full, warm sound with lyrical trebles and big basses. $5800
Howell
1993
AUSTRALIA. Specifications: Solid cedar top, Solid Indian rosewood
back and sides, 650 mm scale length, French polish. Comments: This is another great guitar from Australian
luthier Richard Howell. This guitar is a bit newer and has a slightly darker more complex sound than our other Howell. $6000
M.
Tezanos Perez 1998
SPAIN. Specifications: Spruce top, Brazilian rosewood back and
sides, 650 mm scale length, French polish top, Fustero tuners. Comments: Mariano Tezanos and Gregorio Perez were veteran
luthiers of Jose Ramirez III and IV until they split off to open
their own shop in the 1990s. The Maestro model is one
of their top concert instruments featuring fine European spruce,
outstanding Brazilian rosewood and wonderful inlay work. The sound
is bold and powerful.
$6500
show
room left to right: 1980 Ching, 1993 Contreras, 1986 Murray, 2000
Pina, 1964 Kohno, 2000 Oxrieder, 1998 LoPrinzi, 2000 Pina
Aguilarte
ca. 1990
SPAIN.. Specifications: Solid cedar top, Indian rosewood back and
sides, 640 mm scale length. Comments: This guitar from Granada builder Jose Lopez Aguilarte
is a wonderful sounding, versatile guitar. The tone has the characteristics of Granada builders like Marin, Hinves,
Barslaag and others. The basses are full and the trebles sing.
The action is low and golpeadors make it suitable
for flamenco or classical. The 640mm scale makes this guitar very
easy (and fun!) to play.
$3500
Bellido
Flamenco Negra 1994
SPAIN. Specifications: Spruce top, Coral wood back and sides,
650 mm scale length. Comments: Manuel Bellido is recognized world-wide as one
of the elder statesmen of the "Granada school" of guitar
building. He is most famous for his flamenco guitars
and his instruments are played by some of the top flamenco players
in the world including Tomatito and Vincente Amigo. This
guitar with the beautiful coral wood back and sides is truly unique.
It is a wonderfully versitile guitar with a powerful sound and
a tone that is both focused and lyrical. The action
is very low making this guitar fast, easy to play and just a lot
of fun. A great guitar for a classical, flamenco,
fingerstyle jazz player or discerning collector. Sold
Carlos
Pina Flamenco 1997
MEXICO Specifications: Spruce top, solid cypress back and sides,
elevated ebony fingerboard, 650 mm scale length. Comments: This guitar is from one of our favorite Mexican
builders, Carlos Pina. This is a lively fun to play flamenco guitar that sounds good for just about any style of music.
The rosette is based on the Aztec calendar and very well executed.
$2650
Alhambra
Luthier Madagascar
SPAIN Specifications: Solid cedar top, Solid Madagascar rosewood
back and sides, 650 mm scale length. Comments: Alhambra Luthier models are built by Spanish
luthiers Javier Mengual and Jose Margarit for Alhambra. The
bracing system is very innovative contributing to a sound that
is amazingly powerful with booming basses and piano-like trebles.
This Madagascar rosewood is absolutely gorgeous.
An outstanding value for a great concert instrument $4312 (list price $5073)
Alhambra
Luthier Rio
SPAIN Specifications: Solid German spruce top, Solid Brazilian
rosewood back and sides, 650 mm scale length. Comments: Alhambra Luthier models are built by Spanish
luthiers Javier Mengual and Jose Margarit for Alhambra. The
bracing system is very innovative contributing to a sound that
is amazingly powerful with booming basses and piano-like trebles.
The Brazilian rosewood on this guitar is very
straight and nice. An outstanding value for a great concert instrument $4312 (list price $5073)
Alhambra
Linea Professional
SPAIN Specifications: Solid German spruce or cedar top, Solid
Indian rosewood back and sides, 650 mm scale length. Comments: The Linea Professional models are built by Spanish
luthiers Javier Mengual and Jose Margarit for Alhambra. They
use an innovative bracing system similar to the Luthier series
guitars. The sound is very loud and lively, especially for
an instrument in this price range. The workmanship is top-rate. $2815 (list price $3312)
Oxrieder
U.S.A. Specifications: Solid spruce top, Solid Indian rosewood
back and sides, 650 mm scale length. Comments: Greg Oxrieder has been building guitar for Rosewood
Guitar since the mid-70s. He works full time as
a violin and stringed instrument restorer and his skills are evident
in his classical guitars. This guitar was originally
built in 1984 and was fitted with a new soundboard in 2010. The
condition is now like new. $3000
Oxrieder
U.S.A. Specifications: Solid spruce top, Solid Indian rosewood
back and sides, 650 mm scale length. Comments: This is a new guitar from Greg Oxrieder. The
sound is honest, clear and well-balanced. All
of the details are what you would expect from a highly skilled
luthier.
$4000
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Concert Cervantes Rodriguez PE Cervantes
Hauser PE Alhambra 8P Alhambra 8FP Alhambra 9PA 640 mm scale Alhambra
7FC Alhambra 5PCWE2 Alhambra 5P Alhambra 5P 640 mm scale Alhambra 6P and more!
Guitars
Under $1000
Alhambra 1c, Alhambra 1c 640 mm scale, Alhambra
2c, Alhambra 3F, Alhambra 4P New World 90C, Orpheus
Valley Fiesta, Kremona S56C2, Strunal 1/2, 3/4, Jasmine 4/4, 3/4,
1/2, 1/4 Valencia VG30R, Valencia VG35R, Valencia
NC41, Valencia NC61, Montama CL80 and more!
A small sampling from our showroom. This
case features some beautiful Brazilian rosewood guitars from
Ramirez and Marin.
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GUITARS!!
Other
guitars under $2000 currently or recently in stock include Alhambra,
Conde Hermanos, Contreras, Osterby, Hirade, Cervantes, New World
Guitars, and many more.
New
instruments are coming in all the time. Many never make it to
the sales floor, let alone our webpage. Recently sold guitars
include instruments by Smallman, Byers, Ruck, Fischer, Contreras,
Ramirez, and many others. Please email or phone if you are looking
for something special.
Rosewood Guitar has classical guitars starting
under $150. Our instruments are carefully selected for their construction,
sound, and playability so that we can offer the best possible
quality at any given price. Please inquire.
