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Adjusting String Action on a Classical or Flamenco Guitar

It is not hard to adjust the action on a nylon strung guitar. The important thing is to know what the pros and cons are before... (Full Article...)

Alhambra 9P Reviewed in Acoustic Guitar January 2010

6. $2,000–$2,499 Alhambra 9P SPECS: Solid cedar top. Solid Indian rosewood back and sides. 21/32-inch nut... (Full Article...)

Alhambra Acoustic Steel String Guitars

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Alhambra Guitar Strings

If you have an Alhambra guitar - an Alhambra classical guitar, flamenco guitar, or a steel string guitar - it is... (Full Article...)

Alhambra W-3

An uncommon fusion of dreadnought and Spanish elements in a rich-sounding, smooth-playing flattop

Reviewed by by Patrick Francis in ACOUSTIC GUITAR May 2007 Alhambra has been renowned for classical guitars... (Full Article...)

An Alternative Method of Tying Off Strings at the Bridge

The traditional method of tying the string off at the bridge is to thread the string through the bridge hole and loop it... (Full Article...)

Aquila Classical and Period Guitar Strings

Aquila is a very special Italian company, making strings for classical and period instruments in both traditional and modern... (Full Article...)

Aquila Gut and Silk Strings - tips to avoid breakage

Aquila Gut and Silk strings are made in the historical way and are suitable for period instruments and playing. They are... (Full Article...)

Armin & Mario Gropp

Makers of Classical Guitars and Lutes

The father and son luthiers Armin and Mario Gropp work in a corner of Eastern Germany near the Czech border where there is a... (Full Article...)

Assisted Instrument Purchase Scheme helps save VAT when buying for school pupils

The Assisted Instrument Purchase Scheme is a UK governement programme which allows children at school to obtain musical... (Full Article...)

Augustine Classical Guitar Strings - an Overview

Augustine strings were made famous by Andre Segovia (on Ramirez guitars I believe). There are 12 different sets to... (Full Article...)

Binding, Purfling, and Kerfing

The top, back and rim of a classical guitar body are very thin (1-2 mm), so a flexible piece of wood called kerfing (because... (Full Article...)

Bridge Bone Beads - Instructions

Rosette Guitar Products These notes are written by Rosette Guitar Products and are included with each set of... (Full Article...)

Can Electronics - Pickup, Built-In Microphone, Controls, Tuner - be fitted retrospectively to a Classical Guitar, and What is Involved?

Really the title of this... (Full Article...)

Can I Play Classical / Classical Style Music on a Flamenco Guitar?

I have been asked this question several times and so thought I would publish a summary of my answer here. My simple... (Full Article...)

Care of your Guitar

Your New Guitar from Classical Guitars PLUS

When you receive your guitar put the guitar still in its hard case (or box if there is no case supplied) in the... (Full Article...)

Caring for a French Polished Guitar

Most luthiers would say that French Polish is acoustically the best finish to apply to a quality guitar. It looks good. It... (Full Article...)

Classical Guitar Technique

from Wikepedia

The following notes are taken from a Wikepedia article on... (Full Article...)

Classical Guitars and Flamenco Guitars

Classical guitars and flamenco guitars are different instruments both in terms of construction and materials. These differences... (Full Article...)

Customers write...

"Feel free to publish the following on your website. Having recently bought a relatively expensive guitar unseen via... (Full Article...)

Customs Duties and Other Import Costs

When a guitar from us is sent to a customer in a country outside the EU then the customer is responsbile for import duties and... (Full Article...)

Does Drilling and Cutting a Classical Guitar to fit Electronics Spoil its Sound?

A customer of ours wanted a... (Full Article...)

Fishman Classic 4 Deluxe

Fitted to Alhambra guitars with the code "E1"

Extracts from the User Guide. The Fishman Classic 4 Deluxe features the premium Fishman Acoustic Matrix(TM) advanced... (Full Article...)

Fishman Prefix Premium Blend Acoustic Guitar System, Onboard Blender with Chromatic Tuner and Adjustable Microphone

Fitted to Alhambra Guitars with the code "E5"

The Fishman Prefix Premium Blend Acoustic Guitar system is an optional extra on (Full Article...)

Fishman Prefix Pro Blend Acoustic Guitar System

Fitted to Alhambra guitars with the code "E2"

Fishman writes "Featured for the Pro Blend is the acclaimed Acoustic Matrix under-saddle pickup. It delivers a clear,... (Full Article...)

Fixing brittle fingernails

This is a completely mad tip that comes with a government health warning. I picked this one up from an American guitar site... (Full Article...)

Fixing Stiff Machine Heads

This is one of those "tips" I dread giving for fear that those of you with expensive finishes are going to sue me for... (Full Article...)

Free Set Up On All Guitars

All guitars we sell are checked when they arrive here from the makers and again before they leave. We do this because we want... (Full Article...)

Gideon Weigert

Original Hand Built Guitars Made in England

This article features and highlights some of the work of a talented UK guitar maker, Gideon Weigert. At the moment we do not... (Full Article...)

Gropp "Artist" Model Classical Guitar - Some First Impressions

Stephen Yates spent a couple of hours in our "studio" (a mid-sized room with a quite firm acoustic) playing a... (Full Article...)

Gropp Artist Model Concert Classical Guitar - Cocobolo and Cedar Serial 855

The Artist model featured... (Full Article...)

Gropp Concert Model Classical Guitar in Curled Maple and Spruce Serial 881

The Concert model featured... (Full Article...)

Gropp guitars - choice of strings

Customer Dave Paul writes - ...I have been playing a Mario Gropp guitar bought in 2004 which is a very fine instrument. He... (Full Article...)

Guitarist Magazine March 2008 reviews the Alhambra Crossover CS-3 CW E5

Is it a steel-string, is it a nylon? Alhambra’s Crossover is genuinely confused – but this high performance electro shouldn’t be overlooked by Dave Burrluck

Reproduced by kind permission of Guitarist Magazine

Gypsy Jazz and the Gypsy Jazz Guitars

From articles in Wikepedia

Gypsy jazz (also known as "Gypsy Swing") is an idiom sometimes said to have been started by the Ferré... (Full Article...)

Hanika Customised Classical Guitars

I like Hanika guitars because - They sound good by any standards, They are well-built and... (Full Article...)

Hanika Guitars on the Internet

Your can hear Hanika guitars and read comments by Hankia owners and others at (Full Article...)

Hannabach Classical Guitar Strings

Hannabach hand-made guitar strings offer an extremely attractive alternative to better-known brands from the larger string... (Full Article...)

Hannabach Goldin Strings on my Legend Classical Guitar

My Legend Classical was handmade in Canada with the finest ingredients, by Jeff Sigurdson. The guitar is a Nylon string... (Full Article...)

Hannabach String Tensions

Hannabach make a wonderful range of hand-made... (Full Article...)

How to Raise the Action of your Strings

Are your strings buzzing against your frets when you play? Do you think you could get more volume out of your guitar if only... (Full Article...)

I Play Steel String Guitar and Want to Take Up the Classical Guitar...

I often have conversations about what is involved in making the transition from playing a steel string guitar to playing a... (Full Article...)

Instructions for the care and maintenance of Alhambra guitars and the Alhambra 3 year Guarantee

Atmospheric Agents Extreme humidity or dryness is harmful. Suddent changes of environmental conditions from dryness... (Full Article...)

International Guitar Sales

We are very happy to sell guitars to countries outside the UK and to do so on more or less the same terms that we supply within... (Full Article...)

Intonation on the Classical Guitar

Intonation basically means playing in tune. (It should not be confused with the quality of the guitar's sound - its... (Full Article...)

Kantare Guitar Reviews and Comments on the Internet

Kantare guitars have not been around long enough to have attracted a lot of reviews. In this piece - created January 2007 - I... (Full Article...)

Kantare Guitars Recommended by the European Guitar Teachers Association, 2007

The European Guitar Teachers Association (EGTA) strongly recommended Liikanen's Kantare smaller-sized / "childrens'"... (Full Article...)

Liikanen H Model Reviewed by Stephen Yates...

...and a reply by the luthier Kauko Liikanen

Stephen Yates kindly spent a couple of days for us living with a Liikanen H Model. We were very grateful for... (Full Article...)

Liikanen Kantare I500C Reviewed by Elizabeth and William Baulch

This is very well made and beautiful to look at: the soundboard on the guitar we played was a lovely quality piece of cedar... (Full Article...)

Liikanen Kantare LO58Cw Reviewed by Elizabeth and William Baulch

My first impression of this guitar wasn?t very favourable: it is very plain in appearance with a satin finish and no proper... (Full Article...)

Liikanen Lens Resonance System(R)

What is LRS? The "Lens Resonance System®" (LRS) is a unique patented soundboard construction for acoustic guitars and other... (Full Article...)

Liikanen Lens Resonance System(R) - Reviews on the Internet

Liikanen's classical guitars built with the Lens Resonance System(R) have not yet been widely reviewed. There are two reviews... (Full Article...)

Low Action - It's not all benefits

We all want low action. Don't we?? If you play both classical and electric guitars then you get used to the fact that the... (Full Article...)

Making Your Strings Last

Every Guitarist knows that their instrument sounds great with new strings but quickly loses its sparkle. There are four main... (Full Article...)

My Nut Falls Out when I Restring my Guitar...

The nut on most quality classical guitars is NOT glued into place. It should be very slightly narrower than the nut slot and so... (Full Article...)

Our Overseas Customers

Over a 15 month period, our overseas customers came from 36 countries... (Full Article...)

Pete Beer Luthier

Pete Beer builds his guitars from what he describes as "idyllic surroundings" in Herefordshire, generally making guitars one... (Full Article...)

Relative Humidity

- and what it means for guitars

Relative humidity is the ratio of the amount of water vapor in air to the maximum amount of water vapor that could be in the... (Full Article...)

Returning a Guitar

If you are returning a guitar to us please follow these suggestions. Please contact us before sending a guitar back so... (Full Article...)

Review of Liikanen Kantare LO58CW and I500C

Stephen Gartshore, a guitar teacher from Hampshire, tried out 2 Liikanen Kantare guitars for us. Stephen has a particular... (Full Article...)

Safety First! when re-stringing your guitar

Have you ever had the knot at the bridge come undone under tension? Have you seen the damage that is caused when the tail of... (Full Article...)

Savarez Classical Guitar Strings

Understanding the range of classical guitar strings offered by Savarez can be a bit of a challenge, even though they have... (Full Article...)

Setting Up Your Gitane Jazz Guitar

The Gitane D-500 and D-255 Jazz guitars usually require some setting up. These are a few quick tips. Bridge... (Full Article...)

Smaller-Sized Classical Guitars for Adults and Children

The most important tip for anyone considering buying a smaller-sized guitar is to talk to other players / a teacher / a shop... (Full Article...)

Some Reviews of the Alhambra 4p Classical Guitar on the Internet

We have brought together here a few of the reviews of the (Full Article...)

Some Reviews of the Alhambra 9C (9P) Classical Guitar on the Internet

We have brought together here a few of the reviews of the (Full Article...)

Spanish Castle Magic Alhambra W-3 Acoustic by Adam Levy

from Guitar World Acoustic (USA) 11/06 p93

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Special Guitars for promising students

Featuring some Special Guitars for promising students ... (Full Article...)

The traditional Spanish hand-crafted guitar building method at Alhambra

The traditional Spanish approach to classical guitar building centres around making the neck a structural starting point for... (Full Article...)

Tone Woods

The influence of the woods used in your guitar upon its sound

The woods used in the construction of musical instruments are called tone woods. The guitar's value and quality are... (Full Article...)

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An uncommon fusion of dreadnought and Spanish elements in a rich-sounding, smooth-playing flattop

Makers of Classical Guitars and Lutes

Your New Guitar from Classical Guitars PLUS

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Fitted to Alhambra guitars with the code "E1"

Fitted to Alhambra Guitars with the code "E5"

Fitted to Alhambra guitars with the code "E2"

Original Hand Built Guitars Made in England

Is it a steel-string, is it a nylon? Alhambra’s Crossover is genuinely confused – but this high performance electro shouldn’t be overlooked by Dave Burrluck

From articles in Wikepedia

...and a reply by the luthier Kauko Liikanen

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from Guitar World Acoustic (USA) 11/06 p93

The influence of the woods used in your guitar upon its sound

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