A rare and beautiful Antonio Sanchez Profesor (means Teacher in Spanish) Handmade Classical Guitar. A 630 mm scale version.
I haven't seen many short scale versions by Sanchez.
It plays incredibly fast and easy. Sounds very nice, balanced high and low end, nice projection and sustain.
Condition
Despite its age of 11+ years, this guitar remains in excellent condition. The top seems to be in mint condition. So is the neck. There is no fret wear or marks on the neck. There are no visible scratches anywhere on the body. Overall the guitar is basically in new old stock condition.
There is some buzzing on the 6th string on the 0 to 5 frets, although the neck has a very slight forward bow. This can be fixed with some saddle/nut tweaking, I am sure.
Specs.
Top High grade Solid Spruce
Finish Urethane
Back & Sides: Indian Rosewood
Body Thickness: 3 3/4''
Neck: Honduras Mahogany, Natural Bone Nut
Fingerboard: Ebony
Bridge: Rosewood, Natural Bone Saddle
Scale Length: 630 mm
Nut width: 51 mm
String width at nut: 42 mm
Action at 12 fret (1st): 2.75 mm
Action at 12 fret (6th): 3.50 mm
Original Semi-hard Case
Luthier Bio
Antonio Sanchez was born in Valencia, Spain, in 1948. He started to build guitars when he was just a child as a hobby. This passion took him to work in different factories and with different luthiers, learning the art of guitar building. In 1984 he ful- filled his dream of create his own workshop, in which he continues working, selecting the woods and supervising every instrument together with 20 more luthiers to whom he has transmitted his knowledge during all these years.
Nowadays Antonio Sanchez Guitars can be found in many countries and are recognized worldwide for their high level of quality, both aesthetic and sonorous.
Every Antonio Sanchez Guitar is handmade in his workshop in Valencia, Spain, and holds the OEC certification that guarantees the Spanish origin of his instruments.
