F-794, Vda Y Sobrinos De Domingo Esteso

Description

Vda Y Sobrinos De Domingo Esteso

Flamenco Blanca Guitar by the Widow & Nephews of Domingo Esteso

Made in 1962

670 mm scale with 51mm nut width

Spruce top

Spanish cypress back & sides

Cedar neck

Ebony fingerboard

Rosewood bridge & Headstock veneer

Wittner fine tuning mechanical pegs (original pegs available)

All laquer finishing

Original Hard shell case included

 

Guitars weight is 1.25Kg / 2.755 lbs

Total length of the guitar is 99 cm / 38.976 inches

Body length is 49 cm / 19.29 inches

Upper bout is 28.5 cm /11.22 inches

Lower bout is 37 cm / 14.56 inches

Depth of body is 9.5 cm/ 3.740 inches

 

The Spanish luthier Domingo Esteso Lopez was one of the great guitar-makers of the early part of the 20th century

In the 1890′s he began his apprenticeship at the workshop of Manuel Ramirez in Madrid where he also worked together with other famous luthiers like Modesto Borreguero and Santos Hernandez.

After the death of Manuel Ramirez in 1916 he worked for one year for the widow of Manuel Ramirez before he opened his own workshop in 1917 in the Calle Gravina.

He was joined by his 13 year old nephew Faustino Conde in 1926, as did Mariano Conde in 1929.

After his death in the end of 1937, Faustino and his two brothers, Mariano and Julio Conde continued working under the label Vda y Sobrinos de Domingo Esteso.

Domingo Esteso guitars are considered monumental and historical, some of them are shown in the great Museums around the world telling the most important part of the history of the Spanish guitar.