Jose Ramirez 1974 Concert Classical Guitar - Segovia Model

Guitar Gallery is a premium guitar shop in South Africa and we have this beautiful we Jose Ramirez Concert Classical, Segovia Model (1974) in stock.

Jose Ramirez 1974 Concert Classical Guitar, Segovia model (1974). Serial Number - R1319

The inspection was done by Hans van den Berg from Berg guitars.  See the inspection report below.

Jose Ramirez 1974 Concert Classical Guitar Specifications:

• Materials:  Cedar Sound board, Brazilian Rosewood back and sides, Spanish Cedar neck, Ebony fingerboard, Scale 664mm.
• Compensation: 1'st String 665mm, 6'th string 666mm
• Nut Width: 53.7mm
• String Spread: At nut 45mm, At bridge 57mm
• Action Settings: At 1'st fret 0.5mm for 1'st string and 0.6mm stor 6'th string.  At 12'th fret 3.0mm for 1'st string and 5.0mm for 6'th string.
• Structural
  • Soundboard fan strutting and harmonic bars - all good
  • Dome of the top - Good but needs humidifications, show signs of very dryness (currently being humidified at Relative Humidity of 50%)
  • Dome of the back - Perfect
  • Neck joint - All Good
  • Scarf Joint - All Good
  • Cracks in the top - None
  • Cracks in back - One crack in lower bout treble side well repaired
  • Cracks in the side - None (double sides, Cypress inside)
  • Binding and purfling - All good
  • Fingerboard - All good, no wear
  • Frets - All good, no wear
  • Frets - All good, no wear
  • Nut - Bone, all good but not glued
  • Saddle - Bone, all good and stable, thin spacer under saddle to raise action
  • Bridge - Brazilian rosewood, tie block and string holes all good, glue joint perfect.
• Wear and Tear
  • Neck - none
  • Soundboard - no wear, 1 minute ding size of pencil point, near flawless
  • Sides - no wear, near flawless
  • Back - no wear, near flawless, crack repair hardly visible
  • Head - Face of head flawless
  • Lacquer finish - very good condition, some shrinking into rosewood visible
• Tuning Machines
  • Tuning machines functional but not good
• Acoustics
  • Intonation slightly shard at 12'th fret of G string, E and B Good, D, A, and E slightly sharp.  Sound of open strings - clear, nut grooves perfect.
  • Buzzes - None
  • All notes ring well, no wolf tones
• General
  • This guitar has been well taken card o and is in an immaculate condition.  We can strongly recommend this guitar to the potential buyer.  Adjustment to lower action limited.