Sale: 8th December 2015

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VAT & Import Tax

20% buyers premium only

Description

Spruce soundboard, cypress back and sides, ebony fingerboard, cedar neck, rosewood head facing. Note: The 'Tipo C' model was a regular concert guitar made by Manuel Reyes, however, apparently using less choice materials (conversation with Manuel Reyes August 2014). In a Hiscox case containing the original golpe

Label

Labelled: Manuel Reyes, Constructor of Guittaras, Plaza Del Potro, 2.-Códoba (España), Año 19[65], [Guitarra Tipo C.-]. With the additional Ivor Mairants sellers stamp

Maker

by Manuel Reyes Senior

Dimensions

String length 655mm

Condition

The original golpe has become detached. Light playing wear, with one small workshop repair to the ribs (over the kerfed linings, hence, probably demoting this guitar to Model C, since the materials are of a good standard) - Viewing is recommended: the sound, workmanship *

Footnotes

David 'Gwyn' Davies (1939-2015)

This photograph of Gwyn dates from the early 1970s, some years after he first became involved in flamenco.

He first took up playing in his early teens. Well known as a razor-sharp dealer who was part of the Troubador scene in Earl's court in the sixties and seventies, and possessed of a wickedly roguish streak and a devilish sense of humour, Gwyn was nevertheless a passionate and disciplined player.

After pupilling with the great Paco Pena in 1968, he performed in and around London until his death. Speaking fluent Spanish, Gwyn travelled widely, frequently visiting guitar makers at their workshops in Andalucía and elsewhere in pursuit of the one guitar that gave a perfect 'sound'. This collection is the culmination of a lifetime's search. When not sourcing and dealing in guitars, Gwyn lectured in economics and was a qualified building surveyor.