The Instruments we build are based on the designs of Antonio de Torres, Hermann Hauser I, and Miguel Rodriguez Jr.

Hauser and Rodriguez instruments have a reputation for being among the finest concert classical guitars in existence. The two styles are an excellent complement to each other, in both aesthetic and tonal qualities. These differences are due to the different timbers, designs and construction methods that each style incorporates.

Rodriguez guitars are large Spanish Instruments, they have a beautiful dark look and a quick powerful sound. We use Both Western Red Cedar and European Spruce for the soundboards of our Rodriguez style instruments. 

Hauser style guitars are known for their clear balanced sound and clean, well proportioned look. Part of the  intrinsic beauty of the sound of Hauser guitars comes from the European Spruce soundboard, which is braced using a simple pattern of seven radiating fans, similar to that which Antonio De Torres used on his original classical guitars. 

We build Hauser style guitars in two sizes, the larger has approximately the same dimensions as the famous 1937 Hauser I that Segovia owned and played. Our guitars built in this size have excellent string separation and balance with smooth basses and clear, fundamental trebles. The smaller plantilla Hauser that we build is taken from a 1949 Hauser I, our guitars in this size are very beautiful to look at, with a more rounded body profile than the larger Hauser. They have a more compressed sound than the larger model, however, volume and balance and tone are otherwise similar.

Our typical Torres classicals are based on SE 129, a beautiful European Maple and European Spruce instrument with fine and understated appointments.  However, we will occasionally build one off instruments like our reproduction of the FE 17 ‘Tarrega’ Torres, a very ornate and time consuming guitar to build.  We also build an instrument based on the 1859 ‘Llobet’ Torres.  For the back and sides we utilise either Indian Rosewood or Brazilian Rosewood, as used in the original FE 09 Torres.  Our Torres style guitars have a beautiful, fundamental sonority with a surprising amount of volume for a smaller bodied guitar.

Our smallest classical is a Torres style guitar, based on the SE 117 guitar. It has a long slender body and a short scale. These guitars are very light and very attractive to look at. Their sound is substantial, but not overpowering.

Lastly we build a nylon seven string ‘Brazilian Guitar’.  We base these instruments on a Spruce top Rodriguez design, with subtle adjustments to accommodate a seventh bass string which can be tuned to C, B or A.  This instrument essentially sounds like one of our typical Rodriguez concert classical guitars with the addition of an extra lower pitch bass string.

Our instruments are played and endorsed by some of Australia’s best guitarists.  Famous Australian guitarist Doug de Vries plays a Brazilian seven string and a Torres style classical from us.  Jim Kelly who is head of guitar studies at Southern Cross University plays our Torres and Rodriguez style classical guitars.  Ken Murray is professional concert classical guitarists and teacher at Melbourne University, he plays a German spruce and maple Torres style instruments.

We are the exclusive agent for Reischl Machine Heads in Australia.  We are also proud to use Reischl machine heads on our finest instruments. We also have limited quantities of Rodgers Machine Heads in stock.

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