5-course Italinan baroque guitar - 'la guitarra Spagnuola', based on the original guitar from the workshop of the Sellas familly of makers, Venice, c.1640

Ebony sides, yew back, two-layer wood and parchment rose with parchment, powder-gilded decorations. String Length 71cm

The main idea behind this project was to make a close acoustical reproduction of the original Sellas guitar that I restored in 2016*.

*The original guitar can be heard on a CD recording by Bernhard Hofstoetter Campion: Music for Baroque Guitar

The instrument featured on this page was made for Sylvain Bergeron

5-course Italian baroque guitar, based on the original Sellas guitar model, Venice c.1640

5-course Italian baroque guitar, based on the original Sellas guitar model, Venice c.1640: soundboard and close-up of the rose

5-course Italian baroque guitar, based on the original Sellas guitar model, Venice c.1640: end view in perspective

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