Instrument | Marcelo Barbero hijo |
Category | Imported Classical Guitars 〔Vintage〕 |
Number/Model | Labelled Para Casa Arcangel Fernandez |
Scale length | 655mm |
Country | Spain |
Year | 1982Year |
Top | Solid Spruce |
Side&Back | Solid South American Rosewood |
Condition※ | 8 |
List price | INQUIRE |
Price (tax included) | Please Inquire |
option | Hardcase |
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Fingerboard:Ebony
Finish: top /Shellac back & sides/Shellac
Tuning Machine:GOTOH
String height:1string 2.8mm/6string 4.0mm
[Profile]
Born in Madrid in 1943. His father was Marcelo Barbero I (1904-1956), one of the most famous Spanish master craftsmen of the first half of the 20th century. When he was 13 years old, his father Barbero I passed away, and he was apprenticed in the workshop of Jose Ramirez III. Later, Arcangel Fernandez, an apprentice of Barbero I, opened his own workshop, and Barbero Hijo entered as an apprentice there in 1957.
The guitars that were shipped with the 'Arcangel Fernandez Workshop' label were in fact completely handcrafted by Barbero Hijo himself, and were loved by core guitar fans as having a quality as high as that of his mentor Arcangel.
From the late 1990s, he also produced guitars under his own original label, and was showing increasing refinement and enrichment, until his untimely death in January 2005.
His slightly rigid tone evokes the best traditions of the Spanish guitar, which were passed down to his master, Arcangel, and even to his father, Barbero I. The more he approached the last years of his life, the more his reputation grew.
[Description]
We are pleased to announce the arrival of a 1982 classic model made by Marcelo Barbero Hijo. It has been fully repainted in the past, and the exterior is in very clean condition. There are some scratches around the sound hole. There are also some string marks on the bridge at the 2nd string position and a few other small dents (probably touch-ups that were corrected during the repainting process), but there are no cracks or other major repairs. Tuning machines have been replaced with Gotoh 510s