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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2024 Batell Cedar double-top, Granada model #127
- Soundboard: Cedar/Nomex
- Back & Sides: Makassar Ebony
- Neck: Mahogany
- Fingerboard: Gabon Ebony
- Tuners: Barnett Brass plates, Snakewood buttons
- Weight: 1615 grams
- Neck width at nut, at 12th fret: 52.5, 62
- String lenght, spacing at nut-bridge: 650, 42.5-59
This instrument is constructed in the Spanish tradition and possesses every aspect of color palette, sustain, balance and harmonic response one expects from the best traditional guitars, but it is augmented by the additional power, projection and speed one expects from double-top construction. Its response is effortless and immediate throughout its wide dynamic range.
This guitar may be heard in the following video:
Video: Samuel Beluzán Rodríguez performing "Lamentos do Morro" by Garoto*
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