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Call (510) 548-7538: Sound Clips of our guitars

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My customer Patrick Smits was so enthusiastic about the guitars he got from me that he sent me some sound clips of what they sound like. It's very hard to describe musical sounds with words. I hope this page grows with examples from many of my customers' sound clips.
    I'm jazzed about this project. I meet a lot of players and they all seem to want to share their music. I'm hoping this page will become a forum for sharing.
    I'm soliciting sound clips. The only criterion are that they be on my guitars (Montalvo or Superior); that I know what model guitar is being used, and that they be of fairly good sound quality.
                                            George Katechis Montalvo

The first link is to Patrick Smits' Page Jorge Montalvo Guitar examples . He has examples of a Cypress and Engelmann Concert Cut-away Flamenco guitar, and a Concert Classic made with Cocobolo and Engelmann Spruce, with a Cut-away

John Scofield bought one of our Cut Away Flamenco Concert guitars and featured it in a Jazz CD he made called "Quiet". You can go to the Amazon.com site where it is sold and hear some sound clips. Amazon.com: buying info: Quiet

There are other sound clips coming! Patrick found out about my guitars from Estebanwho has many CDs out with a Montalvo Flamenco. Click here Index (http://www.estebanmusic.com) to visit his site to hear sound clips of him playing a Montalvo Cut Away Flamenco.

Jason McGuire a monster Flamenco Guitarist and teacher from the Bay Area uses our Hauser Sr. model Select Flamenco Negra with Pegs on his new CD

"Distancias". Click to hear the clips.

To know more about Jason and his dance troupe
and performances Click Here.

Richard Spross, a Bay Area teacher and performer demonstrates a MONTALVO,Miguel Rodriguez Model Classic with Cedar top and Cocobolo back and sides . Click!
Richard's phone number is: (510) 444-3145

Andrew Ohren showed up at our shop recently and started testing guitars. We were amazed by his

playing. He told us he has been using one of our Negra Flamenco guitars with a Cedar top and cut away for years. He made a couple of CDs using it and here are a couple of exerps:Mozart, variations on a theme by Fernado Sor, andChoros #1 by Heitor Villa-Lobos. Andrew Ohren's web site is
http://www.andrewohren.com may be reached at: P.O. Box 335, Portola , Ca 96122. (530) 832-1738. ohren@cellmail.com

Mr. Ohren recently sent me a video clip of him playing on one of our cut-away Negra Flamencos; Andrew Ohren plays Isaac Albéniz's Leyenda. Click to go to videos at (http://winny.com/index.php/ohren/1/). Unfortunately guitar was run over by a truck soon after the video was made.

Roberto is eight years old. Click on his photo to get to a page of videos of him demonstrating some of our Montalvo guitars

I first heard him plaing in the shop when he came in looking for a guitar.

Jorge Strunz of Strunz and Farah uses a Montalvo Guitar, but at this time I don't know which model or on what cuts he is using it. You can get to their site by clicking on their photo.

Hawaiian guitar clip:

Here's a little ditty that Mathias Hagenah (Matzy)
sent us from Germany. It's called 12th September (click)
This is the note that came with it:

I just recorded a song I found on You Tube
with the new Superior.
It´s originally by Xavier Rudd and I didn´t
play it 100 % good.
Though I had no Didgeridoo (like in the Original)
I tried my self in a kind of Hosoo Singing.  :) 
Nice Guitar.

MPEGS; These videos are large files, so they take some time to load.; Jason McGuire at play in our shop, choosing the guitar of his dreams, our; Hauser Sr. model Flamenco.; click picture to download video; Stephen Bell playing our Hauser Model Classic with Engelmann Spruce top and Cocobolo back and sides. Click picture.; Stephen has a web site at: www.bellarts.com; Below are links to 2 MP3 clips with Stephen playing our Fleta model:

Besame Mucho

Peregrina

Jack Gates playing some Jazz on our Concert cut away Flamenco with pegs. Click!

Jack Gates playing our concert classical with Cocobolo back and sides and Engelmann Spruce top. Click!

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