Small body classical
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SFIV1967
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That guitar Carmen Ros is using was made by Lourdes Uncilla and Angel Benito Aguado in 1995.
It is a copy of a French Petitjean l'Aîné instrument from about 1790-1800.
"Petitjean was one of five luthier workshops in Mirecourt/France, known for high quality craftmanship. The workshop was established in Mirecourt in 1780s by two brothers who with their three sons, and some workers, and they made guitars for some 60 years--passing from baroque guitars with five courses to six-string romantic guitars, from guitars with pegs to guitars with machine tuners. They exported many guitars to Spain and also England. The elder Petitjean (l'aine) usually signed his instruments with "Petitjean L'aine a Paris" or "Petitjean a Paris", despite being a Mirecourt luthier, probably to enhance his prestige."
Ralf
It is a copy of a French Petitjean l'Aîné instrument from about 1790-1800.
"Petitjean was one of five luthier workshops in Mirecourt/France, known for high quality craftmanship. The workshop was established in Mirecourt in 1780s by two brothers who with their three sons, and some workers, and they made guitars for some 60 years--passing from baroque guitars with five courses to six-string romantic guitars, from guitars with pegs to guitars with machine tuners. They exported many guitars to Spain and also England. The elder Petitjean (l'aine) usually signed his instruments with "Petitjean L'aine a Paris" or "Petitjean a Paris", despite being a Mirecourt luthier, probably to enhance his prestige."
Ralf
GGJaguar
Reverential Member
Fascinating! So, the design is post-Baroque.