1969 RARE COVETED Di Giorgio Autor 3 Guitar Serie Artistica Hardcase/Free US shipping all redone

1969 DI GIORGIO AUTOR 3 SERIE ARTISTICA EACH DAY HARDER AND HARDER TO FIND LAST SOLD AT $3,200.00
ALL SERIOUS OFFERS WILL BE TAKEN IN CONSIDERATION, DON'T BE SHY JUST CONTACT ME IF ANY QUESTIONS.

THIS IS THE SAME MODEL OF GUITAR GIVEN TO BADEN POWELL BY REINALDO DI GIORGIO TO PLAY IN 1959. MAESTRO BADEN PLAYED FOR 15 YEARS, AND GIFTED THAT TO DIETER HOPF.
Angelo Del Vecchio(Est.1902), Tranquillo Giannini(Est. 1900), and Romeo Di Giorgio(Est. 1908) were all Italian immigrants to Brazil where they established their factories more than a century ago. Their business stand strong still today.

Romeo Di Giorgio was an Italian immigrant to Brazil where in 1908, he opened his guitar shop. During that time he built guitars to Augustin Barrios Mangore(Paraguayan great composer and player) and a young Heitor Villa-Lobos(although,Villa-Lobos's companionship was a french made guitar which resides at the Villa-Lobos museum in Rio de Janeiro today).
Later in the late 50's and during the 60's, under the command of Reinaldo Di Giorgio, the company equipped the bossa nova movement with the best guitars at that time. Baden Powell played a 1959 Di Giorgio Autor 3 for 15 years. Joao Gilberto and Tom Jobim also played the Autor 3. Later, Joao Gilberto made famous the model Tarrrega by playing a 1970 one(contrary of what you read in the net, there's no 1965 Tarrega !). The Brazilian music greats other than Powell, Jobim, and Gilberto who played a Di Giorgio Guitar could fill a full page: Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Nara Leao, Geraldo Vandre, and many others.
Although this was a factory made guitar, it was made by only 1 luthier.
Guitar Specs

Solid Spruce top - Clean and great condition. New finish Back/Sides Solid Jacaranda"Brazilian Rosewood"- Dalbergia Nigra -Back and Sides - New finish. Back of headstock carved " Di Giorgio". Signed label inside Reinaldo Di Giorgio Scale: 640mm Nut: 52mm. Gives great string separation with a  smaller scale.  Tuners: High quality Schaller used by DG in the 80's Hardcase SKB included

Condition The guitar was professionally set and new LaBella 900(Same as Baden Powell used) strings put in The guitar was all redone in Brazil: New Finish, new Schaller tuners, and luthier Glen Perry of Miami revised, and did the set-up. The label is torn by is clear as far as the brand and serie artistica.
The guitar itself
This is a top notch bossa nova guitar with a regular thickness top. The bass and trebles are balanced. The guitar can also sound loud while playing flamenco
Medium projection with stronger basses sound for jazz and bossa nova, and also classics.

SHIPPING

FREE FREIGHT IN THE U.S. -EUROPE $ 150, ASIA $ 150, SINGAPORE $ 500+,AUSTRALIA $ 500, SOUTH AMERICA $ 250 CANADA $ 100. ALTHOUGH THE LISTED COST ON INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT IS $ 150 ON THE AUTION. THE COST IS LISTED ABOVE.

I WELCOME SERIOUS OFFERS FROM ALL COUNTRIES. I CAN'T DO A TRADE OUTSIDE THE U.S. DUE TO FREIGHT COSTS AND DUTIES/TAXES.
LOCAL TRIAL

THIS IS A PROFESSIONAL GRADE INSTRUMENT. I OFFER LOCAL TRIAL IN THE SOUTH FLORIDA AREA IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED.
GUITARS STUDENTS, MYSELF INCLUDED:  PLEASE UNDERSTAND ONLY TRAINING WILL IMPROVE YOUR PLAYING, NOT EXPENSIVE GUITARS. AGAIN, THIS IS A PROFESSIONAL GRADE GUITAR.
PAYMENTS
Reverb payment or paypal(bank account and creditcards) to confirmed address only. 
RETURNS - This is an old guitar completely redone. Sold as is, no returns.