1978 Lorenzo Alvarez Concert natural

Good condition, 6,5/10, Made in Spain, including modern hardcase (Made in Canada), has been refretted and PLEKed by Guitar Labs in Sweden, according to the label this guitar was buiilt in Madrid in 1978, the top has one repaired crack in the mid-seam and has since been oversprayed lightly with finish, one repair in the upper side from the heel (about 30cm), spruce top and indian rosewood back and sides, spanish cedar neck with ebony fingerboard, spanish heel construction, more info:

This beautiful guitar was built by Lorenzo Alvarez in 1978. It has a spruce top and rosewood back and sides. The scale length is 660 mm and the nut width is 52 mm. Lorenzo Alvarez is a guitar maker of the very highest level. He started building guitars in the 1940s together with his older brother Juan.

Later, the Alvarez brothers became friends with Marcelo Barbero (1904-1956), one of the great guitar makers of the last century. He became their mentor, providing them with advice and support, from which they benefited enormously. Together with Marcelo Barbero, they also had the opportunity to look into the world of the guitars of the great Santos Hernandez, because Marcelo Barbero worked for Santos Hernandez’s widow for some time after his death.

Lorenzo Alvarez founded his own workshop where he worked until shortly before his death and also trained other luthiers.