GARCIA Classical No.

3 All Solid Timbers 1970 Japan Very RARE gr8 cond w/H'case
Garcia guitars—like Hernandis, Barbero, and perhaps other guitars of the period--were made for and
distributed by Sherry-Brener (“Antigua Casa”) of Chicago and Madrid. The first guitars were apparently
built by Federico Garcia in Spain, based heavily on the designs of the famed Ramirez guitars, of which
Sherry-Brenner was for a while the sole U.S. distributor. The guitars were graded and priced to be a mid-
range alternative to the very expensive Spanish-made classical guitars of the time, just as virtually every
major American manufacturer (Gibson, Martin, Guild, etc.) has created less expensive versions of their
top models, most of them made in Asia. As agreed by virtually everyone who plays these instruments,
the quality of these early Japanese classical guitars is exceptionally high, and the tone and sound of the
higher-grade instruments have always been considered comparable in almost every respect to the
higher-priced Spanish guitars of the time.
This vintage 1970 Garcia Classical Guitar Grade 1A was handcrafted in Japan with premium materials,
featuring a solid Spanish Pine (Cedar) top, with gorgeously figured Walnut back and sides. The 12-fret
neck is Cedar, with a Granadillo (Ebony) 19-fret fingerboard, and Rosewood headstock, heel-cap, and
bridge. There is wood purfling around both top and bottom of the body, with distinctive matching inlays
on the bridge, rosette, and headstock. The tuners are the originals, still smooth and accurate with just
the buttons being replaced from the old cracked white to a brown pearl,The scale is 660 mm with a 52
mm nut.