Direct from Milano Italy a brand new La Cardinale model has arrived !!
This model is Andrea’s personal project inspired by the Spanish tradition, featuring a nine-bar soundboard bracing pattern and a traditional bridge plate.
This construction enhances resonance and sustain, producing deep, textured basses, clear and expressive trebles, and a harmonic spectrum full of color. With its natural reverb and balanced projection, the guitar offers both power and nuance.
Stanzione places equal emphasis on ergonomics, ensuring that the refined tonal character is matched by exceptional comfort and responsiveness, making “La Cardinale” a milestone in his artistic and technical evolution.
This new guitar also features a 640mm short scale with a 51mm nut width
A great instrument in every way !!
Description
Direct from Italy !!
New Concert Classical Guitar
“La Cardinale”
Made in 2025
640mm short scale with 51mm nut width
German spruce top
Indian rosewood back and sides (seasoned for 50 years)
Mahogany neck
Ebony fingerboard
Ebony macassar bindings & head stock veneer
12 hole tie block
Alessi tuning machines with ebony knobs
French polish shellac finishing
Hard shell case included
Guitars weight is 1.5 kg / 3.306 lbs
Body length is 48.5 cm / 19.09 inches
Body depth is 9.3 cm / 3.66 inches
Upper bout is 28 cm / 11.02 inches
Lower bout is 36.5 cm / 14.37 inches
From Andrea Stanzione
Becoming a luthier today is often seen as an unconventional choice. I’m frequently asked why I chose this path instead of a “normal” profession. The truth is that some paths aren’t planned—they simply reveal themselves.
In a previous life, many years ago, I was an electrician. Today, officially, my name is Andrea Stanzione, though most people know me as Brugola (or one of its many variations: Bruss, Brugolix, Brughi…). That name has followed me throughout my journey into lutherie.
I am a certified Master Luthier, having completed my studies and examinations at the Civic School of Lutherie in Milan. It was there that I first encountered the world of instrument making, discovering that wood—the material I had known through fine furniture craftsmanship—could also become music. From that moment, lutherie was no longer just a curiosity, but a calling.
My training combined four years of formal study with hands-on experience in repairs, small restorations, and experimental builds. In the years that followed, I worked across both carpentry and lutherie, refining my approach and developing my own voice as a maker.
A defining moment came in April 2009, when I met Enrico Bottelli, a leading figure in contemporary Milanese lutherie. Our collaboration lasted nearly four years and proved fundamental to my growth. Working alongside him, I absorbed essential aspects of his construction method—freely shared, without secrecy—and later reinterpreted them into my own practice. Together we built classical guitars of rare beauty, instruments defined by character, precision, and individuality.
Today, lutherie is my profession and my daily work. I build and restore instruments in my workshop in Villapizzone, Milan, a place that reflects both the tradition and the curiosity that guide my craft.
Additional information
| Weight | 12 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 115 × 51 × 21 cm |
