Description

Altamira, 2018 Sor III Lacote Classical Guitar

• TOP: Solid Spruce
• BACK AND SIDES: Laminated Flamed Maple Back & Sides
• FINGERBOARD: Ebony
• NECK: Lacquered Mahogany Neck
• FINISH: Hand French-polished Finish
• SCALE LENGTH: 642mm
• WIDTH AT NUT: 50mm
• CASE: Altamira Standard Gig Bag
• BRAND NEW

• Altamira’s Sor model is an intimate 19th century guitar honouring the great René François Lacôte (1785–1855). Lacote was a Romantic guitar luthier from Paris, France and his guitars were played by guitarists such as Fernando Sor, Ferdinando Carulli, Dionisio Aguado, Napoléon Coste, and Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti. Musicologist René Vannes referred to Lacôte as the “Stradivarius of the guitar” in his book Universal Dictionary of Luthiers. The great Fernando Sor, who this model is named after, mentioned in his book Méthode pour la Guitare that “M. Lacote, a French maker, the only person who, besides his talents, has proved to me that he possesses the quality of not being inflexible to reasoning”.

• The Altamira Brand, Altamira guitar luthiers strive to follow in the footsteps of the great Spanish luthiers, obeying traditional Spanish construction methods to produce consistently high quality instruments at great value.

• Includes Altamira’s lightweight Standard Molded Foam Case which provides moderate protection.