A fabulous guitar with true Flamenco spirit and tone. Set up for super low action for fast playing.
The tone is very rich and powerful with great projection and sustain. A joy to play.
About the Luthier
Established in 1966, all Amalio Burguet guitars are handmade in their workshop in Catarroja Spain. The Burguet family's goal is to provide top quality instruments. For this they use the best materials including solid tonewood in all models with a minimum drying time of 7 years. They also use the most innovative glue and the best varnishes on the market today.
Condition
There is a lot of signs of use but but nothing crazy. Has a lot of vintage mojo. No cracks or structural damage. There's multiple dings and scratches mostly at the front. The sides of the neck have some finish chipping along the edges (seen on photos). The front of the headstock and sides of the neck have some cloudiness (Common for polyurethane finish with aging). There is no visible fretwear.
Specs
Top: High grade Solid Red Cedar
Fan bracing
Back and Sides : Indian Rosewood
Neck: Red Cedar reinforced with strips of Rosewood
Fretboard: African Ebony
Scale Length: 650 mm
Nut Width: 52 mm
Action at 12 fret (1st): 1.75 mm
Action at 12 fret (6th): 2.5 mm
Hard Case included
From Valencia, Amalio Burguet has been in charge of his own workshop in Catarroja for more than 50 years. He is tirelessly and constantly in search of a way to make the best possible guitars.
A life dedicated to making guitars.
Amalio Burguet was born in Catarroja, a small village near the sunny city of Valencia in 1951. From a very young age, he developed a great ability to make guitars by working in various workshops. It was in these workshops that he made his first guitar in 1966 and became an expert in series production
However, he admired the guitars that were totally handmade , hand crafted in a one man workshop . Soon he resumed his musical training, years of conservatoire and began to look deeper into the most artisanal aspects.This involved studying the treatment of materials more in depth, especially the treatment of wood and the construction processes
In 1984 he realised his dream, he opened his own workshop in Catarroja. It is here where he applies everything he has learned, making innovative high quality handmade guitars, at the same time affordable for everyone, students and professionals. In short, Amalio is the alma mater of the small family workshop. A whole life dedicated to the artisanal development of the instrument that he is obsessed by, the Spanish guitar.
