2006 Conde Hermanos Felipe V No. 2 EF3 Flamenco Guitar w/ Case

Up for sale, a 2006 Conde Hermanos Felipe V No. 2 EF3 in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. The Madrid-based Conde dynasty began in 1915 with master luthier Domingo Esteso, and was passed on to his nephews (and pupils), Mariano Sr., Faustino and Julio Conde. Eventually Mariano’s sons Felipe and Mariano Jr. took over the business, and these masterfully crafted flamenco and classical guitars are still produced in Madrid to this day, played by luminaries including Pacco De Lucia, Mario Escudero, Sabicas, Al Di Meola, and John Williams.

This Felipe V No. 2 EF3 flamenco guitar boasts a fan-braced spruce top, cypress back and sides, mahogany neck, and ebony fingerboard. Warm, dark, and full-bodied, this Felipe V No. 2 EF3 toes the line between flamenco and modern Madrid classical styles, retaining plenty of taut crispness for the more percussive, rhythmic applications of the flamenco style, be it blistering rasgueados and snappy picados. The dark, warm breadth at the wound strings is very open and harmonically rich, ensuring melodic lines have a pensive, smooth character. Weighing 3lbs 1oz, this Felipe V No. 2 EF3 has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with normal tension strings and ideal flamenco action.

Neck Specs:

-Wood: Mahogany
-Shape: Classical D, measuring .915” 1st fret, .930” 9th fret
-Fretboard: Ebony
-Frets: Slender, no wear
-Scale Length: 665mm
-Nut: 52mm, bone
-Tuners: Fustero

Body Specs:

-Wood: Spruce, cypress
-Bracing: Fan
-Bridge: Rosewood, bone saddle
-Plastics: Large transparent pickguard
-Marquetry: Stacked-ring rosette, multi-ply purfling, rosewood binding
-Label: Dated to 2006

There is one small, professionally-addressed split on the rim at the treble-side lower bout, and cosmetic wear on the gloss French Polish finish is limited to some small dings on top across the soundhole and just a few faint finish scratches on the back and sides. The gloss on the neck profile is flawless.

A hardshell case is included.