1907 ENRIQUE GARCIA (1868-1922) TORRES MODEL WITH TORNAVOZ NUMBER 81

652 mm Scale, 50 mm Nut. Medium to wide to thin grain Spruce Soundboard and Brazilian Rosewood Back and Sides. French Polish, Original Frets, Original Pearl Tuners with the additional bone “pips” added to the rollers. The center section of the rosette is similar to the rosette on one made in 1914 and numbered 155. It has a cut kerfing liner attaching the top to the sides. As it arrived, it has Flamenco action as we know it today: 3/32″ at the 12th fret on string 1, and 4/32″ on the 6th string, and without any buzzes. It weighs 1,272.3 grams, or just under 45.5 ozs.=2.84 lbs, pretty light for having a metal tornavoz installed since its fabrication. It has 8 fan braces, the top being so thin on the treble side, you can see 4 of them in the silhouette. It comes with its Original Case. This guitar was in one family, purchased by the grandfather. who acquired it directly from Enrique Garcia. 

There are repaired cracks on the Brazilian Rosewood back (9), and top (2) and none on the sides.

The distance from Francisco Tarrega’s home to Enrique Garcia’s workshop 1.8 km = 1.12 of a mile, just over a mile.