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1981 Bob Mattingly Classical Guitar , Hauser model , cedar / indian

$ 1320

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Body Type: Flamenco
  • Model: 12
  • Condition: New
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Brand: Alhambra
  • Model Year: 1981
  • Type: Classical Guitar

    Description

    Bob Mattingly , Hauser style
    Built in 1981
    Modeled after Pepe Romeros Hauser II
    5 fan construction
    Red Cedar top
    Indian Rosewood back and sides
    650/52
    Action is 4 and 3 with lots of saddle left
    Lacquer finished , Golpe attached
    Some repaired top cracks along the fingerboard , another on the upper side bout
    The tone is very rich , sweet and punchy with great separation and harmonic frequencies
    Comes with hard shell case
    GSI sold one last month for twice the price im asking
    1980 Robert Mattingly "1943 Hauser" SP/IN
    Sold
    $
    4,000.00
    Specifications
    Year
    1980
    Top
    Spruce
    Back & Sides
    Indian Rosewood
    Scale Length
    650 mm
    Nut width
    52 mm
    Finish
    French polish
    Country
    US
    This is an excellent guitar built by the late Robert Mattingly, who many consider to have been southern California’s top builder for several decades. It’s in excellent shape for a guitar that is over 40 years old – it recently had fingerboard crack repaired, as well as a couple of repaired cracks on the back and a fresh re-fret by GV Rubio. It has beautiful materials including a very dramatic set of Indian rosewood for the back and sides (which almost looks like CSA rosewood). The top is a beautiful piece of spruce with a generous amount of bearclaw in the grain. This guitar is modeled on a 1943 Hermann Hauser I instrument, and although almost all aesthetic details are Mattingly’s, he did build a headstock in the classic Hauser I style. Soundwise, it has a bold and even sound up and down the register with thick (but fast responding) trebles and rich, warm basses. It’s very easy to play with concert-ready action and setup thanks to the recent re-fret. Excellent value for the price.