Overview: Manuel Velazquez was the U.S.'s first internationally acclaimed master classical guitar maker. He counted among his influences Torres, Hauser I, and Santos Hernandez (to whom he was related). Manuel Velazquez's concert instruments are revered for their unusually elegant tonal beauty, perfect physical symmetry, and superb materials. Clients included Rey de la Torre, Sabicas, and Pepe Romero. (Learn more about this great classical guitar maker).

Materials: Spruce soundboard with extensive bearclaw figure, CSA rosewood sides and back, original Landsdorfer tuning machine heads, French polish of shellac finish; 650mm string length, hard shell case.