A warm and friendly welcome awaits you at our specialist Centre in the heart of the country. Visit at a time to suit yourself and enjoy the quiet and relaxed atmosphere where instruments may be played at your leisure and without disturbance, in individual studios. We hold Europe's largest stock of fine classical instruments and the choice of concert models is particularly extensive. Also available is an excellent selections of DVDs, CDs, music and accessories.

The Ramirez Collection - History and Romance of the Spanish Guitar

A wonderful new book by Brian Whitehouse, available in either hardback or softback. Illustrates and describes the instruments in the historic collection of the House of Ramirez through many photographs, anecdotes and technical notes. A unique and beautifully-recorded CD of the collection is included.

For an audiovisual demonstration click here.

Hardback Edition: £49.95

Softback Edition £29.95

 

Post Free in the UK.

If you are outside of the UK and wish to purchase The Ramirez Collection, please email or call us for shipping costs.

Jose Ramirez 1a : Tradicional Cedar/Indian

Top Red Cedar
Back and Sides Indian Rosewood
Fingerboard Ebony
Width at nut 52 mm
Scale length 65 cm

The House of Ramirez has for many years (since 1882!) constructed the finest quality classical instruments played by many of the world's top recitalists including the legendary Andres Segovia, Narciso Yepes, Julian Bream, Xuefei Yang, Alexandre Lagoya, Christopher Parkening, Kazuhito Yamashita, Liona Boyd, Laurindo Almeida, Alirio Diaz, Jose Luis Gonzales, Antonio Lauro, Oscar Ghiglia......

The Professional 1a instruments are now subject to limited production. The Tradicional Model was designed some forty years ago by Jose Ramirez III. It has a special interior construction. The projection and playability and warmth of tone of this instrument are exceptional. What more can be said of instruments of this pedigree - the legend continues!

Always on display are the complete ranges of instruments by Jose Ramirez, Manuel Raimundo, Asturias, Almansa and Conde Hermanos,. Also available are instruments by: Alastair McNeill, Teodoro Perez, Mariano Tezanos, Ignacio Rozas,Dieter Hopf, Manuel Contreras, Paul Fischer, Kevin Aram, Sergei de Jonge, Juan Hernandez, Victor Anglada, Paco de Lucia, Wataru Tsuji and Strunal.

We are pleased to announce that we have been specially selected to participate in the Arts Council’s new Take it away scheme, which offers interest free credit* with the minimum of fuss, for instrument purchases between £100 - £2,000.

These loans exclusively designed for musical instrument purchases

Accessories (e.g. cases, strings) can be added to the loan for instrument at time of arrangement

A 10% deposit is payable

The agreement is for a 10 month period

Purchases may be made in-store or by mail order

Please telephone or email for further details.

* Subject to status. Terms and conditions apply. Applicants must be at least 18 years old. The Classical Guitar Centre Ltd is a licensed broker of Take it away loans. Registered Address: The Classical Guitar Centre Ltd, 51a St Mary’s Road, Bearwood, West Midlands, B67 5DH

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