Manouk Papazian classical guitar

I just purchased a 1976 Manouk Papazian classical guitar from Rudy's in New York. I have been looking for one since I tried a fantastic, but overpriced one a few years ago. Papazian, a contemporary of Velazquez, Eugene Clark and Del Pilar in New York in the 50s through 80s, produced about 900 guitars in his one-man shop. Like my purchase, he worked exclusively with gorgeous Brazilian Rosewood and European Spruce.
The necks are very flat for classicals, which make playability easy and fast. The guitars are also physically gorgeous, especially the rosettes which bear Papazian's name. Workmanship is great and the guitar has a tight feel yet a loose, lush sound.

The Brazilian Rosewood and Spruce produce a warm, yet bright sound. There is an evenness and separation across the register. The sound is sweet. I would give it a "10" for its sweetness and clarity, except that it's not as loud as other, more modern classical guitars in its price range. That said, I gravitate to this guitar among my many classicals. I'm not a performer, so volume is not the top criteria.

Action is nice and low and workmanship is of old-world quality. This is a used guitar, so I will not incorporate its finish in my rating. There is one noticeable ding, but generally this guitar is in excellent condition for its 30+ years.

This is a tightly built guitar, but all classicals are fragile and vulnerable to the effects of low humidity. My rating covers only the issue of its construction.

Manouk Papazian passed on in the early-90s, so there is no service experience and therefore no rating. I give high marks to Rudy's (where I bought the guitar)for their patience, especially allowing me to loiter and try their guitars for all these years. Kudos to Gordon, who is indulgent of a customer's playing time and is straight-forward in his appraisals. I was also cut a nice discount from the marked price.

I've been playing guitar for about 20 years, excluding about 15 years when my guitar was in the closet due to the demands of family and career.
I have way too many guitars, which I think is typical of us baby boomers who return to playing with a vengeance and have the money to spend.
Most of my repertoire is now Brazilian and nylon jazz and there is something of this guitar that speaks to that, perhaps in its fast action and punchy, yet warm sound. For example, Bucky Pizzarelli and Tony Mattola have owned them (excuse my possibly wrong spellings, but I don't want to risk losing this page to check).
Yes, I would try and replace this guitar if it was lost or stolen. I have been on a quest to find this one for years.
I own three other pure classicals: a 2005 Bernabe Concierto, a 1958 Del Pilar and a 1976 Alvarez-Yairi beater for travelling. I also have three crossovers: a 2000 Buscarino Cabaret, a Goodall Nylon Crossover and a Ramirez 2CWE.
Yes, I have too many guitars. Let me know if you want to buy any!