The Granary Collection - 1840 Louis Panormo guitar, made in ...

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£3,500 - £4,500

The Granary Collection - 1840 Louis Panormo guitar, made in England; Back and sides: Brazilian rosewood; Top: spruce; Neck: cedar with open maple head; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: nickel; Tuners: engraved brass tuners with shaped buttons; Case: ebonised wooden case; Nut width: 46mm; Scale length: 620mm

Ivory exemption reference no. 985HFB3S

*From The Granary Collection. This guitar features on track two of Granary Guitars' 'The Sound of Spain' album, played by David Merrin. Listen to The Sound of Spain track here: https://tinyurl.com/LoiusPanormo

This particular guitar has a spruce table with seven fan struts and is unusual in that it has a solid Brazilian rosewood back and sides - many guitars of this era were made entirely of spruce with a rosewood veneer on the back and sides as Brazilian rosewood was expensive to import. He also joined a typically English style maple head with an inward curve to a mahogany neck and fitted what were at the time state of the art Baker tuner machines. This guitar moves away from the ornate French style and looks more towards the Torres pattern of the modern classical guitar

David Merrin “I found this guitar had a lower sounding mid range… which carries and underpins the treble notes resulting in an almost mystical sound”

Condition notes: this guitar was restored by renowned luthier David Merrin. The back and sides have many repaired hairline cracks including to the shoulders. The top has repaired cracks including some sliver in-fills and refinishing carried out. Mild wear can be seen to the rosewood board particularly in the first position and the bar frets are also worn. One of the tuner buttons has been replaced.