Available Pre-owned Guitars

Please ring for more info and detailed descriptions. 01273 882862. Visit by appointment. 

A full set of pictures and sound file can be sent upon request.............

COMING SOON -  Jochen Roethal 2011, Brian Cohen 1998 We buy guitars.

Some kind words.....

'All I can say is the guitar is wonderful! We’ve bonded. I’m so pleased I happened upon your website and discovered an instrument that perfectly meets my needs! It has been a pleasure to do business with you and thanks once again for all your care.' Peter from London

'Dealing with Paul at Maestoso Music was a pleasure; nothing was too much trouble and indeed it was set up perfectly to accomodate my requirements. The only problem is, the guitar needs a friend and I will definately be using Maestoso again!  Stuart -from Hants

'I would just like to thank you very much for everything — your hospitality, the amazing service and most of all: the guitar. The guitar is just unbelievable to my ears! I absolutely love it and I can barely stop playing it, bar for food and water.' M from London

Marin Monetero (2007)

Marín Montero was born in Granada in 1933. He has been making guitars in Granada near the Alhambra Palace all his life. Montero is justly recognised as one very best modern luthiers. His guitars are light weight with an explosive, exciting sound, yet amazingly sweet trebles. This guitar is typical and a joy to play.

This guitar comes with provenance from the last (second) owner since 2010. This includes an insurance valuation at that time and a full appraisal from Earl Marsh wi...

£5595.00

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Juan (Alberto) Hernandez (2021)

JUST SOLD Juan Hernandez guitars are actually now made and signed by Juan's son Alberto, without doubt a very talented luthier. The whole family are well known makers of fine guitars from Valencia. www.guitars-maestosomusic.com/p-juan-hernandez

This guitar is the 'Concierto' model, large bodied in the Madrid school with fan bracing. All woods are of the highest quality. This guitar is particularly powerful with a dark round bass and a brilliant fast treble. It has a won...

£1395.00

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Jose Ramirez 2CWE (2004)

JUST SOLD Ramirez, perhaps the most famous name in guitar lutherie, from Madrid Spain. This is their crossover model with a cutaway and Fishman Pro-Blend Prefix built in pic-up. The result - an easy to play, amplified quality classical nylon string tone. These guitars are also popular with jazz and pop players.

This guitar is in good condition with only minor blemishes as expected from a 2004 model. We have a set of detailed pictures. There are no major marks or cracks. Light use ove...

£895.00

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Paulino Bernabé M30 (2005)

This guitar is made by Paulino Bernabé junior born 1960. He was taught by his famous father in the family workshop in Madrid and has since become recognised in his own right.

The M30 is a beautifully built top end professional model now costing over £5000 new. Only the 'PB' signed guitars are superior. The musical concept is typical of the Bernabé tradition, generous round open sound capable of filling any concert hall. The instrument is very sensitive to...

£2495.00

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Manuel Contreras Double Top (1983)

JUST SOLD Manuel Contreras began making guitars in Madrid in 1959. He rapidly became one of the most famous Spanish luthiers by the 1970's and his guitars have been played by many top concert players including the Romero family.

Contreras is now recognised as one of the most progressive of makers, developing new concepts in guitar construction. In 1974 he made his first 'Double Top' guitar and the results are legendary. Of all the many efforts to make a traditional soun...

£2995.00

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Loriente Marieta (2005)

Loriente guitars were the brain child of German master luthier Ed Blochinger. He designed a range of guitars in 2003 to be built in Valencia in homage to past luthiers. The guitars were sold in the US by Guitar Salon and in the UK distributed by Maestoso Music. The aim was to make professional sounding guitars at a student price. The woods are AAA quality.


The 'Marieta' model is based on the 2nd epoch of Jose Antonio de Torres with the larger plantia. The sound is bold...

£1250.00

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Rohan Lowe (2000)

Originally born is Malta, Rohan built his first guitar in 1993. He began playing guitar age 19 and 'fell in love with it' according to his full biography https://www.loweguitars.co.uk/biography/

In 1995 Rohan shared a workshop with Stephen Hill in Lewes, East Sussex. It is here that this beautiful sounding guitar was built. It is a model 10 based on the Antonio de Torres SE 83 (1885).

The attention to detail in the construction is exceptional, with stunning woods...

£2250.00

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Manuel Lopez Bellido (1974)

'The man who works the wood sees in the guitar the ultimate goal of his work'- says Manuel Lopez Bellido.

Bellido is considered by many professionals as one of the main names of the Spanish Guitar. The great 'Tomitito' played one of his guitars in the same era as this flamenco guitar.

You can see more of this maker and his sons in the Granada workshop.
http://www.guitarreriabellido.com/en/manuel-bellido.html


You can hear a 1982 fl<...

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Pablo Requena (2003)

A very fine sounding flamenco guitar by the Spanish luthier from Malaga. This one owner guitar was actually built from his English workshop in Plumpton Sussex. A maker who commands respect from his superb woodcraft and attention to details (see his luthier tutorials on YouTube!) The rosette in itself is work of art and one of the prettiest I have seen. The sound is typical of a light weight solid cypress backed flamenco - brilliant and quick. This guitar is has now matured and so has depth as we...

£1750.00

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Nick Branwell (2020)

A fine guitar built in homage to the Antonio de Torres 1864 model, FE 19. The tone woods are of the highest quality, the top having bearclaw markings. The sound is exceptionally even, open and responsive with fine projection. The herringbone woodworking is stunningly attractive. This instrument has been a demonstrator model from new (January 2020) and is now fully played in. Maestoso Music has had the pleasure of showing the guitar and has gained orders on commission from it. A new model is now...

£2350.00

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