Admira Alicia

Classical Guitar with Cutaway

Made in Spain

Top: Selected solid Cedar
Sides: Selected solid Rosewood
Back: Selected Rosewood
Neck: African Mahogany
Fingerboard: Ebony
Bridge: Rosewood
Machine Heads: Gold Plated

Equipped with D'Addario 'Pro Arte' strings on arrival

I play mostly Romantic and Modern period pieces, with a little Classical and Baroque for a bit of change every now and then. This guitar suits those styles very well, because of the combination of Cedar and Rosewood, which gives this guitar a very warm sound with a huge bass range. It is a little weaker in the treble, but is overall has a great volume which provides opportunity for great dynamic contrast. Its sound is much more suited to the Classical/Romantic periods in its sound, and does these extremely well. This combination is a little to warm for styles such as Flamenco, but is quite versatile overall.

This guitar arrived from the factory in extremely good condition, no flaws at all. With solid timber, it will mature and improve in sound quality over time, but it was already excellent on arrival. All the parts were the highest quality, no fret problems or anything of the like. Spanish made guitars are notorious for having very high actions and being extremely difficult to play, and while it isn't the absolute easiest playing guitar I've come across, it still has quite a reasonable playability overall.

I haven't had any problems as of yet, and the timbers and hardware still appear to be of the highest quality, with no visible signs of wear and tear. I can see that the timber on top shows slight signs of movement, but this certainly does not detract from the sound, it is just a sign of the cedar maturing. I have used it for performances at uni, and it definately stands up to being transported to and from on public transport.

Haven't had to contact them for this guitar, but I was having troubles with a pickup on another Admira guitar, and they were very helpful and organised to have it looked at for no charge etc.

I am currently doing a Diploma in Classical Guitar at the Elder Conservatorium Of Adelaide, and wanted to get a much higher quality instrument, but one which didn't cost the earth... This one I think is extremely nice guitar for its pricetag, excellent value overall. It is a pleasure to play, and makes me want to practice more because it makes me sound so much better... :D