Raspagni Carlo-Liutaio Via V Veneto, 7 1971 - Gloss

Our listings are different from the rest, because here at Delgado guitars every instrument we sell has been hand selected by Manuel Delgado himself.  With over 95 years in business, you can trust that the instruments we sell are a cut above the rest.  Like all of our instruments, this one has been professionally set up and tuned at Delgado Guitars to meet our standards of intonation and playability.

This is a rare guitar that we have the privilege of finding a new home for. This Italian classical guitar has Brazilian Rosewood bridge, back, and sides, a Spruce top, a bone nut and saddle, and some intricate rosette and bridge inlays.

This guitar is structurally sound, although a noticeable top repair had been done on it in the past. The neck is straight, and the bridge has slight signs that it could be lifting. It sounds and plays great, and the tone is amazing.

Comes with used hard case

Specs:

• Size: 4/4
• Top: Spruce
• Back, sides, and bridge: Brazilian Rosewood
• Neck: Honduras Mahogany
• Fingerboard: African Ebony
• Bone nut (53 mm) and saddle
• Nickel frets
• Scale: 664 mm (the same that Andres Segovia played)
  

Here is some info about the builder taken from Wikipedia:
"Raspagni began working as a luthier at the end of the Second World War in his uncle's workshop, Erminio Travi. He later travelled to Milan to learn instrument building techniques. He was hired by the Monzino industry and began to work on assembly lines, developing as a luthier. In 1960, after ten years of working in Milan, he set up his own shop.

Raspagni became close friends with renowned luthiers of the time, including Giulietti, Naldi and his teacher Gallinotti.

Giorgio Gaber played Raspagni guitars designed especially for him. Luigi Tenco has also played a guitar built by Raspagni for his entire career.

Other artists that have commissioned guitars from him include Enzo Jannacci, Cochi e Renato, Adriano Celentano, Fabrizio De André, Lino Patruno, Caterina Valente, Tony Renis, Franco Mussida, and many others.

In 1984 he donated a guitar, built with a maple case and a spruce top, to Pope John Paul II.

With the assistance of the Milanese government and Vignate Municipality, Raspagni opened a luthier school where he taught his techniques on building acoustic and classical guitars.[3][4]"