1981 Bob Mattingly Classical Guitar , Hauser model , cedar / indian

Description

Bob Mattingly , Hauser style
Built in 1981
Modeled after Pepe Romeros Hauser II
5 fan construction
Red Cedar top
Indian Rosewood back and sides
650/52
Action is 4 and 3 with lots of saddle left
Lacquer finished , Golpe attached
Some repaired top cracks along the fingerboard , another on the upper side bout
The tone is very rich , sweet and punchy with great separation and harmonic frequencies
Comes with hard shell case
GSI sold one last month for twice the price im asking
1980 Robert Mattingly "1943 Hauser" SP/IN
Sold
$
4,000.00
Specifications
Year
1980
Top
Spruce
Back & Sides
Indian Rosewood
Scale Length
650 mm
Nut width
52 mm
Finish
French polish
Country
US
This is an excellent guitar built by the late Robert Mattingly, who many consider to have been southern California’s top builder for several decades. It’s in excellent shape for a guitar that is over 40 years old – it recently had fingerboard crack repaired, as well as a couple of repaired cracks on the back and a fresh re-fret by GV Rubio. It has beautiful materials including a very dramatic set of Indian rosewood for the back and sides (which almost looks like CSA rosewood). The top is a beautiful piece of spruce with a generous amount of bearclaw in the grain. This guitar is modeled on a 1943 Hermann Hauser I instrument, and although almost all aesthetic details are Mattingly’s, he did build a headstock in the classic Hauser I style. Soundwise, it has a bold and even sound up and down the register with thick (but fast responding) trebles and rich, warm basses. It’s very easy to play with concert-ready action and setup thanks to the recent re-fret. Excellent value for the price.