1925 Francisco Simplicio Spruce/Fan Braced
Top: Spruce Fan Braced
Back and sides: Rosewood
Scale: 645
Origin: Spain
Price: $29,950
Back and sides: Rosewood
Scale: 645
Origin: Spain
Price: $29,950
Ah Simplicio’s. Some of the sweetest most romantic sounding guitars I have ever heard have been Simplicio’s. I love them. You see them listed generally in the $40,000-$55,000 range give or take. Yet here is one for $29,950!
This is a lovely sweet sounding Simplicio. The guitar has the lovely elaborately carved Ebony headstock, beautiful Rosewood back and sides, responsive Spruce top, and is imbued with the classic Simplicio voice. The guitar was repolished By GV Rubio in LA who did a nice job, though it of course no longer has that old aged patina. The guitar has had, not surprisingly, a number of repairs for several cracks on the top and back, some cleated, some not, all have been stable according to the owner.
This is a lovely sweet sounding Simplicio. The guitar has the lovely elaborately carved Ebony headstock, beautiful Rosewood back and sides, responsive Spruce top, and is imbued with the classic Simplicio voice. The guitar was repolished By GV Rubio in LA who did a nice job, though it of course no longer has that old aged patina. The guitar has had, not surprisingly, a number of repairs for several cracks on the top and back, some cleated, some not, all have been stable according to the owner.
Structurally it appears sound, tonally it is lovely, the 645 scale is super comfortable to play, so if the repairs and glossy finish are a non issue for you, and you always wanted a Simplicio but did not want to break the bank, well this is the one for you.
