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JUAN OROZCO - Th e Grand Spanish Luthier Tradition

Th e son of a world-renowned luthier, Juan Orozco grew up in Madrid. Already as a child, he started helping his father and thus learned what his dad had learned from his own father: the art of building fi ne concert guitars. Th e Orozco family estate has always been a gathering point of choice for world-famous guitarists and luthiers.

At the age of 23, Juan Orozco started his own workshop, and before long, began selling his guitars to US-based customers. His fi rst visit to New York in the early 1960s yielded enough commissions to keep him and his team

busy for months on end. With the revenue from a custom order by Los Índios Tabajaras, one of the fi nest guitar duos of the day, Juan Orozco set up shop in New York in 1964, with a new workshop, a showroom and a concert hall. In 1968, he started manufacturing his own strings under the famous ARANJUEZ brand.In no time, Orozco’s premises again became a cherished meeting point for the fi nest musicians of the classical guitar scene. It therefore seemed only logical that Juan Orozco should also take to organizing concerts so as to present the world’s greatest guitar maestros to the New York audience.

In the 1980s, he set a bold new quality standard for master guitars.Th e “Model 15” was his top instrument.

With his experience spanning several generations, Juan Orozco is proud to present the new Artesano concert guitar range.

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ARTESANO - Inspiración de Juan Orozco

All instruments of the current ARTESANO range are based on the main features of Juan Orozco’s instruments from the 1980s, which are famous for their unique design and sound and have become collector’s items among professional guitarists.Juan Orozco’s design elements, like the headstock, the shape of the bridge, the sound hole inlays, etc., have been painstakingly recreated for the new ARTESANO guitars.

ARTESANO – Inspiración de Juan Orozco – a new classical guitar generation built for guitarists of present and future generations.

Spanish luthier expertise at its fi nest for the demanding musician:A faithful copy of Juan Orozco’s famous master piece – the Model 15.

A guitar that will set your blood racing with its ultimate Mediterranean response and lust for life!

Whether in an acoustic setting or for professional live applications:the all-round Sonata models have what it takes to cater to your personal preferences!

Small hands need small guitars – both students and teachers will be delighted!

All models of the Sonata series, the fl amenco guitar as well as the solid Maestro, come with the original Spanish heel construction.

“� anks to the new ARTESANO range, concert guitars of the � nest quality have � nally become a� ordable for the general public.I am certain that countless guitar players will enjoy playing these instruments. If there is one thing that you can count on, it’s the exceptional quality of ARTESANO concert guitars.”

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Standard features of all ARTESANO guitars:

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The flagship of the ARTESANO concert guitar range, the Maestro S is an instrument of exceptional beauty and sonority for the demanding guitarist. It is ARTESANO’s tribute to Juan Orozco’s world-famous Model 15.

Not just the headstock, soundhole inlay and bridge shape are perfect recreations of the famous original – other features, like the solid-wood construction with the original Spanish heel, the fingerboard made of real ebony and the colored edge inlays on the top, at the bottom and on the sides, have also been implemented. This accomplished guitar has everything to please even the most demanding conservatory student. Even for those with no professional ambitions the ARTESANO Maestro S, with its expertly balanced tone, its powerful bass and its sweet treble range, may prove the ultimate instrument for countless hours of guitar enjoyment.

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· Top:solidspruce· Back&sides:solidrosewood· Scalelength:65cm· Nutwidth:52mm· Fingerboard:ebony· Bridge:rosewoodwithwoodmosaicinlays· Bindings:rosewood· Nutandbridgesaddle:bone· Finish:highgloss· OriginalSpanishneckheel

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The ARTESANO Flamenco S will set your life ablaze with a tone that will immediately remind you of Spain. Castanets, swirling skirts, rhythmic stamping of the heels, hand clapping… this is the music one invariably associates with the Iberian peninsula where flamenco is a way of sensual, hot-blooded Mediterranean life. Thanks to the yellow cedar used for the back and sides whose sonic features are surprisingly similar to the traditional cypress wood, this ARTESANO is as explosive and titillating as flamenco itself. Other important features of the Flamenco S are its low bridge and the resulting low action for lightning-fast phrases, the transparent golpeador that protects the top and, of course, its fiery orange body. Olé!

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· Top:solidspruce· Back&sides:yellowcedar· Scalelength:65cm· Nutwidth:52mm· Fingerboard:ebony· Bridge:rosewoodwithwoodmosaicinlays· Binding:rosewood· Nutandbridgesaddle:bone· Finish:highgloss· OriginalSpanishneckheel

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More often than not, a guitar is an instrument you play all your life. Those looking for a toneful and reliable all-round concert guitar will quite naturally turn to the Sonata series, for those models are perfect for unbridled musical enjoyment in your spare time. Guitar teachers approve, and studio guitarists use it for all things nylon. Models equipped with an eSonido pickup system, on the other hand, are a live guitarist’s classical dream come true. The Sonata models are available in two time-tested versions: with the classic solid spruce top/rosewood body combination and the student favorite with a solid cedar top and a mahogany body.

TheSonataRS’sthree-piecenecknotonlylooksstylish–itisalsoextremelystable.

Sonata RSThe Sonata RS’s rosewood body has a powerful bass register. The solid top creates the sweet, singing tone so typical of spruce – and these features promise to become even more intense over the years.

Sonata MCWith its mahogany body, the Sonata MC is a little lighter than its rosewood sibling. The solid cedar top strikes you with its fast response and creates a full-bodied sound from day one.

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· Top:solidspruce· Back&sides:rosewood· Scalelength:65cm· Nutwidth:52mm· Fingerboard:rosewood· Bridge:rosewood· Binding:rosewood· Nutandbridgesaddle:bone· Finish:highgloss· OriginalSpanishneckheel

· Top:solidcedar· Back&sides:Mahogany· Scalelength:65cm· Nutwidth:50mm· Fingerboard:rosewood· Bridge:rosewood· Binding:rosewood· Nutandbridgesaddle:bone· Finish:highgloss· OriginalSpanishneckheel

Ready for the stage: the ARTESANO Sonata models are available as purely acoustic instruments or with a cutaway and eSonido pre-amplifier specially designed for ARTESANO that also includes a built-in tuner. Even when you are not using the pickup, you will be delighted by their high-quality concert sound, which obviously remains intact when you use the pickup in a band or live setup. The ARTESANO Sonata models with an eSonido pickup system are the obvious choice for guitarists who need to play the occasional tune on a nylon-string guitar: the amplified sound is the perfect translation of a fine acoustic concert instrument.

TheeSonidopickupsystemdesignedforARTESANOguitarscomeswithavolumecontrolanda4-bandequalizerforperfectsoundtailoringtotheacousticrequirements.Clearvisibilityandintuitiveoperationwereoneoftheprerequisites for thissystem,aswas theaccessibilityof thebatterycompartmentnext to theoutputsocket.

Anotherimportantfeatureforliveapplicationsistheonboardchromatictuner.Thenotchfilter,finally,canbeusedtoquicklyattenuatethefrequencythatcreatesfeedbackonanoisystage.

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· Top:solidspruce· Back&sides:rosewood· Scalelength:65cm· Nutwidth:50mm· Fingerboard:rosewood· Bridge:rosewood· Binding:rosewood· Nutandbridgesaddle:bone· Pickup:eSonido· Finish:highgloss· OriginalSpanishneckheel

· Top:solidcedar· Back&sides:Mahogany· Scalelength:65cm· Nutwidth:50mm· Fingerboard:rosewood· Bridge:rosewood· Binding:rosewood· Nutandbridgesaddle:bone· Pickup:eSonido· Finish:highgloss· OriginalSpanishneckheel

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· Top:solidcedar· Back&sides:mahogany· Scalelength:53cm· Nutwidth:47mm· Fingerboard:rosewood· Bridge:rosewood· Finish:highgloss

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· Top:solidcedar· Back&sides:mahogany· Scalelength:58cm· Nutwidth:48mm· Fingerboard:rosewood· Bridge:rosewood· Finish:highgloss

Small hands need small guitars! For years, the European Guitar Teachers Association (EGTA), has been demanding that children learn to play the guitar on instruments suitable for their body size. This is of prime importance to ensure that children enjoy playing and keep developing their musical skills to avoid frustration with their instrument and ultimately their musical endeavor. The ARTESANO C-½ and C-¾ models of the Estudiante series belong to the surprisingly small group of guitars with appropriate scale lengths that meet 100% of the EGTA’s recommendations. These recommendations not only focus on scale length and nut width but also on the string distance at the bridge, the so-called “string spacing”. In combination with the mahogany back and sides, the solid cedar tops ensure unbridled musical enjoyment from day one.

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· Top:solidcedar· Back&sides:mahogany· Scalelength:65cm· Nutwidth:50mm· Fingerboard:rosewood· Bridge:rosewood· Finish:highgloss

· Top:solidcedar· Back&sides:mahogany· Scalelength:58cm· Nutwidth:48mm· Fingerboard:rosewood· Bridge:rosewood· Finish:highgloss

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· Top:spruce· Back&sides:mahogany· Scalelength:65cm· Nutwidth:50mm· Fingerboard:rosewood· Bridge:rosewood· Finish:highgloss

Even for its Estudiante series for beginners, ARTESANO has done its utmost with respect to workmanship. After all, beginners need a guitar whose tuning stability and tone encourage them to keep practicing and enjoy playing music. The sturdy Estudiante A model of the ARTESANO range provides just the right feature mix for novice and returning guitar players. The ARTESANO Estudiante A’s exceptional quality belies its price tag. Students and teachers will instantly fall in love with this instrument!

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