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Jim Redgate 2008 Ana Vidovic model – Australia

I can’t believe that we had 2 preowned Jim Redgatefor sale in a row. After the 2009, here is a 2008 Jim Redgate. For once, a rare classical guitar from Jim Redgate featuring a Master grade cedar top nice South American rosewood, and of course the magical sound of Jim guitars. This 2008 is in excellent good condition. The guitar is similar to the one played by the great Ana Vidovic, at that time Jim’s guitars used to have laminated back and sides and an arched back – today the back and sides are just solid wood. For those who want to play like Ana. We did not have enough time to make the review of this No 290, so I have added some amazing videos of Armen Doneyan – a fantastic French player – playing this particular guitar.

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SKU: 22RED290 Categories: Classical guitar luthiers, Jim Redgate, Previously sold Tags: lattice, sold

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Chosen by Ana Vidovic, Jim Redgate’s lattice guitars are among the best in Australia. This is a unique opportunity to acquire a 2008 classical guitar by a guitar maker at the height of his art. With the following options: armrest, elevated fingerboard ; a Hiscox hard case.

This guitar offers a great cedar top with a huge string separation, sparkling trebles and resounding depth across the lower registers. The sustain is incredibly long with very thick notes.

The guitar is in great condition :

the tuners have been replaced by Exagon tuners
the fret have been changed

Here is some information borrowed from the web on Jim Redgate:

‘Jim Redgate is an Australian classical guitar luthier, who owns Redgate Guitars. As from 2012, he has been making four models, the lattice-braced, the double-top, and the new wave double-top and traditional fan braced. His customers include Pepe Romero, Ana Vidovic, Ralph Towner, Slava Grigoryan, Leonard Grigoryan, Bertrand Thomas, Jeff Young, Gareth Koch, Odair Assad, Wolfgang Muthspeil, Karen Schaupp, Emmanuel Rossfelder, Hucky Eichelman, and Phillipe Mariotti.[1] One author said of him, « Like fellow Australian Greg Smallman, Redgate builds his (lattice braced) guitars with an arched back to improve their volume and projection, and he uses lightweight carbon fibre reinforcements under the soundboard. While not as thin as a Smallman’s, Redgate’s soundboards are much lighter than traditionally braced examples, and his guitars are therefore more responsive, energy efficient, and louder than traditional classical instruments’.