Amalio Burguet Model "Maestro" guitar 2007

Presented here is a beautiful Amalio Burguet guitar.

Some work on this one but nothing serious. I will explain

the damages later here. Model "Maestro" which isn't

in the collection offered today. It was two models above 

the model 1A and with a retail price what would be

3500 euro's nowadays, the price is much more 

agreeable. Now 1800 Euro's with case.

In fact very little damages apart from the sometimes inevitable

dings behind the bridge caused by strings that sometimes

jump loose and that counts for the highest strings. This problem

can be avoided by making a knot at the end of the string.

This guitar has been built in the month September in the 

year 2007. Signed by the luthier himself. It is just under

their premium concert guitar (but sometimes might even 

sound better.) Comparing prices with their 2021 pricelist

the amount for the more expensive guitars went up to

about 33 %!

A nicely shaped head with good tuners and 

a newly made topnut as I'm always opting

for a bit more room from the first string to

the edge of the neck. Width topnut: 53 mm.

The rosette and the narrow grained cedar top can be 

studied here and a closer look at the rosette as well.

This is what happens when the strings jump loose.

Always the two tor three highest strings because 

they are more slippery. The result is almost always

a kind of scratch behind the bridge. Not deep but

deep enough to expose the bare wood. Moisture

now has a chance to get into the soundboard but

filling the small gap with lacquer always results 

in a very dark (ugly spot) I always try to match the

color of the soundboard with oil paint and  I fill the

small gap with super glue that really hardens out 

well. Therefore the spot will be more resistant in 

near future for this unlucky accidents. Depending 

on how the light reflects it is more or less visible.

Another worry for guitarists are the condition of the frets

on the guitar. I will always make a picture of the frets,

especially at the beginning of the fingerboard and under

the second string as that place most of the time has been 

played a lot. With wear as a result. No wear here.

The back is in a pristine condition as is the back of the neck.

Beautifully inlayed and where these guitars shine is their sound

of course. Really Spanish and most of the time at a reasonable

price. Also the 1A models can be very surprising!

A closer look is even possible here.

And no damages on the head caused by placing the guitar

against a wall. No cracks or other vital imperfections. 

Visible here is the reinforcement of the neck that in fact

is identical to the 1A model.