

Inventory 2022

1980 John F. Mello
Very good condition, Old European spruce (cut in mid 1950’s), East Indian rosewood, smooth Alessi tuners. 650mm scale. Deep, articulate basses, clear, warm trebles.
$ 6900

1981 Manuel Contreras
Very good condition. Spruce, Brazilian rosewood, Barbera pickup. 664 scale. Small, stable ding in top. Classic, full Madrid school sound.
$ 5500

2015 Alastair Fordyce
Excellent condition. European spruce, Malaysian Blackwood. 650mm scale. Well balanced with a sweet, singing treble.
$ 3950

Alastair Fordyce, after Louis Panorama, 1837
Excellent condition. Spruce, Macaccauba. 626mm scale. Alastair’s sweet-sounding tribute to a guitar he owned when he first started playing.
$ 3950

2000 Alastair Fordyce Classical
Excellent condition Engleman spruce, Zircote. 646mm scale. Crisp and clear.
$ 3500

2015 Christian Schwarzer
Excellent condition. Sitka spruce, East Indian rosewood. 650mm scale. Superior value in a nuanced, easy playing guitar at a modest price.
$ 1750

2015 Christian Schwarzer - 2
Excellent condition. Sitka spruce, East Indian rosewood. 650mm scale. Superior value in a nuanced, easy playing guitar at a modest price.
$ 1750

1984 Sumio Kurosawa
Very good condition. European spruce, Wenge. Label in Japanese; made for specific client. 650mm scale. Concert guitar from a respected maker.
$ 3300

2018 Casa Ferrer Flamenca Superior
Mint condition. European spruce, Grenadillo. 650mm scale. Fine for classical repertoire as well as Flamenco.
$ 3200

2008 J Farre Requinto Cutaway
Very good condition. Solid spruce, laminate East Indian rosewood. 600mm scale ebony fingerboard, Clear, crisp treble. A great compact travel companion.
$ 700

2022 John F. Mello, summer 2022
Western red cedar (link), old growth quarter sawn Brazilian. 650mm scale. (link is lecture form UC botanicals spruce tree reference see cedar doc - put on website)
$ 14000

2022 John F. Mello, fall 2022
European spruce, old growth quarter sawn Brazilian. 650mm scale.
$ 14000

2022 John F. Mello, winter 2022
Western red cedar (link), Quarter sawn East Indian rosewood. 650mm scale.
$ 12900

2022 John F. Mello, Classic Steel, winter 2022
European spruce, old growth quarter sawn Brazilian. 638mm scale. After the first guitar I made professionally. (link to current track of the month
$ 14000