Neck：Cedoro
Fingerboard：Ebony
Finish：Shellac
Tuning Machine：Fustero
String height：1string　3.2 mm／6string　4.1mm

[Profile]
Born in Madrid, Spain in 1931. Arcangel Fernandez became friends with Marcelo Barbero I, who was then considered to be the successor to Santos Hernandez, in 1954 and frequently visited Barbero's workshops to learn how to make guitar. Two years later, after Barbello I died at the young age of 52, he took over the workshop, and later, Barbello I's son Marcelo Barbello Hijo joined as a staff member and continued to work together.
The idea of design, selection of materials, and above all, refusal to compromise on timbre has reached an outstanding level. He retired from guitar making in 2011 and is now an increasingly rare brand.


[Description]
Arcangel Fernandez 2003 classic model is now in stock. He is almost the only maker who belongs to the orthodox Madrid lineage, which goes back to his mentor, Barbero I, and even further back to Santos Hernandez. After Santos had developed and explored a spirit of experimentation and diversity, and Barbero I had perfected his acoustics to the height of abstraction, Arcangel condensed his work into an uncompromising approach, as if aiming for the extremity of the guitar instrument.
The Barbero I design still shows several patterns, but the Arcangel design is almost unified (the flamenco design is almost identical, but has one different number of bars than the classical guitar).
The sound is also very suitable for classical music, with its eloquent bass, dignified and refined treble, and the transparency of the Jacaranda wood. Unlike so-called loud guitars, which often sound “amplified,” this guitar has a natural and majestic sound, which is typical of Arcangel. There are some minor scratches and shallow dents around the soundhole that have been partially repaired, but they are minor and do not detract from the appearance of the instrument. There are no cracks or other major repairs.
There is a slit in the surface board just below the 12th to 19th frets of the first string (hidden under the fingerboard and not visible from the front), but this was done intentionally during production to prevent splitting due to wood expansion and contraction in the area where the fingerboard meets the surface board, and did not occur after shipment.


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