The Final Year of Hermann Hauser I: A Rare 1952 Guitar | Feat. Drew Henderson
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A Closer Look at a remarkable 1952 Hermann Hauser I, built in the final year of the master's life.
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From Drew Henderson
This was my first time playing a Hauser I, after hearing about these legendary instruments since I first began playing classical guitar many years ago. In fact, Evan had two Hauser I guitars in his shop when I visited, and both were stunning instruments.
Given everything I had heard about the clarity and transparency of Hauser guitars, I expected an instrument that might be somewhat unforgiving—or perhaps a little too bright for my taste. Instead, I felt remarkably supported by this guitar and had a wonderful time exploring its wide palette of colours.
As I played, I sometimes sensed that the instrument still had more to offer musically. In that sense, it encourages a sensitive player to dig deeper and bring out as much as possible from the music.
It was also fascinating to compare this guitar with other great, historically important instruments, such as those by Simplicio and Bouchet. Each had its own unmistakable sound signature, yet all shared an extraordinary degree of refinement.
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This short series is dedicated to the details and the quiet beauty of extraordinary guitars.
This 1952 Hauser I is one of the most historically significant instruments we have ever had the honor of representing. It was made for Sophocles Papas, the lifelong friend and collaborator of Andrés Segovia, and it features a spruce seven-fan top, Brazilian rosewood back and sides, a 650 mm scale, a 52 mm nut width, and its original Landstorfer tuners. It remains in astonishingly original condition, with no cracks and no repairs and only a professional refret, and its voice is unmistakably Hauser: dark and rounded yet strikingly articulate, with a warm bass and bell-like trebles that sustain beautifully.