TRADITIONAL SPRUCE TOP GUITARS ARE ALL BASIC HAUSER/TORRES 7 FAN BRACING.

To say this is to advertise ones total ignorance of guitar design and its history. It is an insult to the work of Antonio Torres and great efforts by Herman Hauser Sr. There is nothing basic about the work of Torres or Hauser. In addition,the differences between their approaches run deeper than similarities.

CEDAR SOUND BOARDS CONTRIBUTE TO THE MYSTIQUE OF THE “SPANISH SOUND”

A misconception. The use of cedar as a sound board material has opened a new epoch in classical guitar design all over the world. And yes, we must thank Jose Ramirez for taking the first leap of faith.