This is a vintage 1960s Prudencio Saez Spanish classical guitar made in Spain. It features a solid spruce top, and mahogany back and sides. It has fan bracing, rosewood fingerboard, and brass frets. The guitar is all original, and comes with the original label inside. The tuners and nut are in very good condition. A new soft-shell bag is included.
Some restoration work has been done to it, which includes:
- Re-glued bridge.
- Crack repair on top board.
- Crack stabilization inside the guitar.
Overall, the guitar is in fair to good condition cosmetically, and in good to very good condition structurally. Although there are cracks on the top board adjacent to the neck, these do not pose any concern for the structural integrity of the neck or body. The cracks are supported by braces inside. The long repaired crack (on the top board from the sound hole to the bottom edge) and other surface cracks is due to improper storage in very dry environments for extended time. At this point in the guitar's age, more cracks are unlikely.
The top board has various wear marks and scratches in the lacquer, and shows signs of it being well played. The back is in remarkably very good condition.
The neck is very straight and the action is excellent. The guitar sounds and plays beautifully. It is rich and warm. I have it set up with a brand new set of nylon D'Addario Folk strings.
Size and specs:
- Overall length: 39 1/2"
- Scale length: 25 5/8"
- Nut width: 2 1/32"
- Lower bout width: 14 1/4"
- Body depth: 3 7/8"
- Weight: 3lb 2oz.
- String action at 12th fret Low E: 1.75mm / 0.07"
- String action at 12th fret High E: 1.75mm / 0.07"
Please feel free to message me with any questions. Free shipping to the lower 48 States.