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Armin HANIKA

Baiersdorf, Germany, 2009
Western Red Cedar Soundboard, Santos Roosewood Back and Sides
Ebony fretboard with 650 string length
$ 4200 SOLD

This Hanika model 59SC has a very fine cedar soundboard and handsome Santos rosewood back and sides. An uncommon hexagonal rosette adorns the soundhole with a stylish flare.

The tone is crisp and deep as is to be expected from the high quality cedar top carefully arched and asymetrically braced to give optimum clarity.

There is also plenty of power, making this an excellent concert instrument

Armin HANIKA

Baiersdorf, Germany, 2010
Cedar or spruce Soundboard, East Indian Rosewood Back and Sides
Ebony fretboard with 650 mm string length
$ 3200

This Hanika handmade classical guitar, model 58PC, is constructed with superb tight grained cedar and with great overall attention to detail. The result is a sonorous instrument with pure tone and perfect balance.

Helmut Hanika became a luthier after serving an apprenticeship with his grandfather, the important violin maker Anton Mayer. He started his own workshop in 1953. His son Armin Hanika joined the workshop in 1980, passed his master craftsman examinations in 1987 and has been running the shop since 1994. His family's goal since the outset has been to make classical guitars of the highest quality at reasonable prices.

In every respect this model is exceptional for the price.

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Armin HANIKA

Baiersdorf, Germany, 2010
Spruce Soundboard, Cocobola Back and Sides
Ebony fretboard with 650mm string length
$ 5000 SOLD

This model 60PF features top grade clear-grained German spruce and gorgeous cocobola back and sides, with ebony barred cedro neck, ebony finger board, rosewood bridge with concave wings and double holes on the string block. The tuners are top quality Reubners with polished ebony knobs. The rosette is beautfully inlaid natural wood.

With high gloss varnish on back and sides and satin French polish on sound board for maximum tone production, this instrument is a great pleasure to see and hear.

Armin HANIKA

Baiersdorf, Germany, 2010
Black Forest Spruce Soundboard, East Indian Rosewood Back and Sides
Ebony fretboard with 650 mm string length
$ 4695 SOLD

This model no. 60 is a new guitar from the Hanika Master Class series and a truly wonderful concert instrument at a modest price. The top is from the best very old spruce from the Hanika storehouse. The sides and back are also selected from the best Indian rosewood in his stock.

The unusual open-work headstock has beautiful rosewood laminations front and back and is mounted with high quality Reubner engraved tuners with ebony buttons. Very solid ebony fingerboard sits on a reinforced Spanish cedar neck.

The tone from the finely French polished top is delightfully clear and bright and the projection is strong, making this a first-class concert guitar.

We also carry this model with identical woods in a satin finish for $4000.