Casa Gonzalez ~1935 - when you look at this guitar, you already know that it sounds good. How else can a guitar have such a beautiful vintage patina if it hasn't been loved and played a lot over the years?
The history of Casa Gonzalez begins with the famous Francisco Gonzalez, who was a contemporary of Antonio de Torres and built in his own particular style. Gonzalez was very famous in his time - he won several prizes and medals at various exhibitions during his lifetime and is known to have been the teacher of Jose Ramirez I and his brother Manuel Ramirez.
After Francisco Gonzalez's death, his son-in-law Enrique Romans Papell initially continued to run the store under the name Viuda e Hijos de Francisco González. He too was an outstanding guitar maker who had learned from Francisco Gonzalez.
In 1901 he renamed the store Casa Gonzalez and built guitars under this name until the 1940s.
This wonderful guitar is finely handcrafted. The body is made of beautiful cypress wood and the top of fine spruce. The scale length is 645 mm and the nut width is 52 mm.
The sound of the guitar is an absolute delight ... there are guitars like this where you immediately feel an inner connection and quickly take them to your heart. This is exactly the case with this guitar.
The sound is very touching and this guitar evokes deep emotions. The basses are round and precise, with a very special and enchanting quality. The singing and crystalline trebles offer a fantastic palette of timbres.
You can tell from the exterior that this guitar has been played and loved for countless hours over the years.
Some may be put off by the external condition - but experienced players know the quality that lies within such characterful guitars.
Apart from the countless traces of use, the condition is quite good ... it has been lightly restored.
The guitar is easy to play with a flat string action, a straight neck and easily playable frets.
If you are looking for a guitar with character in sound and appearance, as well as historical significance, at an affordable price, you should seriously consider this guitar.
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