MATEO CRESPI, Argentina
Cedar top 2009

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Top: Cedar
Back and Sides : Rosewood
Neck : Cedar Fretboard : Ebony
Tuners : Gotoh Hiscox Case
Year : 2009

Mateo Crespi is one of Argentina's top luthiers. A fine concert guitarist in his own right, Mateo began his studies at age five with lessons from Santiago Gomez and then took private lessons with guitarist Juanjo Domínguez. After graduating from the Municipal Music Institute of Avellaneda, he took the post of Music Professor there. For the first ten years of hisperforming and teaching career, he always had an interest in guitar construction, searching for that special Spanish sound. He then decided to go full time as a luthier and can now count on such renowned players as Victor Villadangos and Ernesto Bitetti as his clients.