Classical & Flamenco Guitars
Michael Batell, Instrument Maker
Introduction
Michael Batell classical guitars are concert instruments designed for the demands of professional performing and recording guitarists, students at conservatory level, and serious amateurs and collectors. They are constructed according to a considered integration of traditional aesthetics and design with modern and often innovative methods and techniques. My guitars have always been constructed in the traditional Spanish method, with tonality and aesthetics influenced by the greatest guitar makers of Spain - Manuel Ramirez, Santos Hernandez, Antonio de Torres, and many more.
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Selected Offer
Available:
2024 Batell Cedar, Granada model #128
- Soundboard: Cedar
- Back & Sides: Makassar Ebony
- Neck: Spanish Cedar
- Fingerboard: Gabon Ebony
- Tuners: Barnett brass engraved w/ Snakewood
- Weight: 1615 grams
- Neck width at nut, at 12th fret: 52.5, 62
- String lenght, spacing at nut-bridge: 650, 42.5, 59.5
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This instrument, constructed in the Spanish tradition, is based on my own "Granada" model, approximately comparable to the Santos Hernandez in size but deeper. It has a very low fundamental frequency response which gives it very profound basses as well as reinforced trebles and harmonic respononse. It has exceptional power, clarity, and ease of playing.
This guitar will be exhibited at the Paganini Guitar Festivel and Expo in Parma, 22-24 November, 2024 - see exhibition page for details.
The guitar may also be heard on the following video:
Video: Ivan Petricevic performing "Prelude in E-major" by Manuel María Ponce Video: Valeria Galimova performing Koyunbaba by Carlo Domeniconi
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