Paulino Bernabe Concierto 1999 Classical Guitar by Savage Classical Guitar

Paulino Bernabe

1999 Concierto

Cedar with Brazilian Rosewood

Model	Paulino Bernabe Concierto 1999
Scale	650 mm.
Top	Select Western Red Cedar
Sides/Back	Brazilian Rosewood with gorgeous figuring
Head Plate	Brazilian Rosewood
Bridge	Brazilian Rosewood
Neck	Spanish Mahogany
Fingerboard	Ebony
Tuners	Top of the line Fusteros
Finish	French Polish
Nut Width	51mm

String Spacing	43mm - 50mm - 57mm (1st fret - 12th fret - Bridge)
Body Length	19 1/4"
Total Length	39 1/4" - tip of headstock to base of lower bout
Upper Bout Width	11 1/4"
Lower Bout Width	14 1/2"
Upper Bout Depth	3 3/4"
Lower Bout Depth	4"
Condition	Excellent with just a few marks on the treble side of the soundboard...see description below as well as photographs.
Case	UXL Tweed Arched HSC

Comments

We have a very special guitar here, by one of the great masters. Finish touched up by Rubio in California, with a polishing, dressing and leveling of the frets, the guitar totally deserved the TLC treatment. She looks absolutely fantastic, deep and rich looking in every way.

Upon first playing her I was astounded by her power, then her ease of play, and then her ability to color and treat the music I was playing. Proving that traditional builders can generate power in their instruments, I was again taken by the raw energy generated by this guitar.

This is a gem of a guitar, with just some small finish nail marks on the lower half of the guitar, ones that Rubio felt should be left alone as to not compromise the integrity of the soundboard or really, to not change her in any way. Good choice, great guitar. This is about as good as it gets in a well played, but well cared for master instrument by one of the legends of the business.

Please note that if you save the photos, you can blow them up fairly large. Take a look at the soundboard under the rosette and you'll see that these marks are quite hard to photograph and or see.

Sound File

Prelude #7 - R.F. Sayage - Excerpt - Recording was done completely dry, stereo AKG C1000S mics, no edits, no reverb, just a lead in and a lead out! This is the guitar au naturale. I was a little hard on her with the right hand. I only heard it on playback. Have to be a bit softer with this music. :-)

The sheet music is available here

Rodrigo Tiento Antiguo - played by my assistant Dan

Video File