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Antonio Marin Montero, 2023

Spruce / CSA Rosewood

If you're interested in purchasing, please write to me at evan@guitarcollection.com While I've had the fortune of playing several guitars by Antonio Marin Montero, not one has been quite as 'fun' as this one.

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Maker: Antonio Marin Montero
Year: 2023
Top: Spruce
Back & sides: CSA Rosewood
Top construction: Traditional
Scale length: 640 mm
Nut width: 52mm
Condition: Excellent

Description

If you're interested in purchasing, please write to me at evan@guitarcollection.com

While I've had the fortune of playing several guitars by Antonio Marin Montero, not one has been quite as 'fun' as this one. It's huge, open, colorful sound, mixed with it's superb playability (640 scale!!), as well as it's small, Torres style body, make it a dream guitar to play. I have to say, listening back to the recording, I'm even more pleasantly surprised with the sonic qualities of this guitar! On top of all of that - this guitar has So. Much. Volume!!!

Antonio Marin Montero is a living legend of guitar making in Spain, and at over 90 years old, this guitar is amongst the pinnacles of his work, and Spanish guitar making as a whole.

On top of that, this guitar was built with a very high quality spruce top, with beautiful Brazilian Rosewood back and sides. This guitar is based on an 1862 Torres guitar that belonged to the guitarist Manuel Cano from Granada and is now in the Tokyo Guitar Museum, Japan.

In the photographs (and in the video) you will find images of Antonio Marin Montero in the process of building this guitar, and a photo of him holding this exact finished guitar from his workshop in Grenada, Spain.

Here is an opportunity to purchase a near brand new guitar that is amongst some of the last guitars of Antonio Marin Montero (he has slowed/stopped production), at a price that is extremely affordable.

Included is a beautiful case made to fit this guitar. There are hardly any marks anywhere on this guitar (no cracks, repairs, dings, etc). Just light nail touches here and there (note: NOT rasgueado marks).

Below are the specs:

SCALE LENGTH: 640 MM

NUT WIDTH: 52.0MM

12TH FRET WIDTH: 62.0MM

GUITAR LENGTH: 975MM

BODY LENGTH: 460MM

1ST FRET. 6TH STRING TO 1ST STRING: 43.0MM

12TH FRET. 6TH STRING TO 1ST STRING: 50.0MM

BRIDGE. 6TH STRING TO 1ST STRING: 57.5MM

SIDE WIDTH UPPER BODY: 92MM

SIDE WIDTH LOWER BODY: 93MM

WIDTH UPPER BODY: 250MM

WIDTH LOWER BODY: 327MM

12TH FRET TO 6TH STRING HEIGHT: 3.8MM

12TH FRET TO 1ST STRING HEIGHT: 3.0MM

WEIGHT: 1435GRAMS

Authenticity & condition

Every instrument is hand-inspected and verified by our expert team, then professionally set up and play-tested before it ships. Each guitar is photographed and demonstrated on video so you know exactly what you are buying.

Have a question about this instrument’s condition or history? Get in touch and we’re happy to share more detail.

Shipping & delivery

Fully insured worldwide shipping, expertly packed in a quality hard case. Most orders ship within one business day.

Prefer to see it in person? You’re welcome to visit our showroom to try the instrument or pick it up directly. Contact us to arrange a visit.