Ventura 1588F

This is one awesome guitar! The paper label inside the soundhole says: Venture, Bruno, Model 1588F, Serial C36939. Probably made during the 1960's or 1970's. Standrad classical guitar size and shape BUT this is a much lighter guitar because it was especially deigned and built for passionate Gypsy Flamenco music. It top seems to be solid Cedar with natural/blonde solid Cypress or Sycamore. Rosewood fingerboard, mahogany neck and rosewood veneer headstock with gold tuners and pearl-colored plastic keys. This guitar has factory-installed clear-vinyl tap plates on the top, above and below the soundhole. The entire guitar features a clear high-gloss finish.

This lightweight guitar really ROARS! It has a beautiful tone, powerful, loud, resonant and responsive. The sound projects like a high-powered rifle! Simply awesome! I own several high-dollar Flamenco guitars, such as a Pintel Fllamenco guitar and an Aria AC-100F Flamenco guitar but w=even these high-dollar Flamenco guitars cannot hold a candle to the voulme, tone and projection of this monster Ventura 1588F Flamecno guitar! As any guitarist who has played hundreds of guitars can tell you, even among the same make and model guitar, one will stand out as head and shoulders above the rest. So it is with this Ventura 1588F Flamenco guitar! Whether it was the one-of-a-kind woods used in this particular guitar, or the unqiue attention to detail that the luthier put into this guitar, or perhaps it was simply the 20+ years of aging on this guitar, but I have never found any other Flamenco guitar at any price that sounds so magnificent! It is a joy to play. with a nice easy fingerboard and even when played poutdoors, a concerts in the park, at picnics or while camping, this guitar can be heard for a mile! Simply wonderful!

The action, fit and finish on this guitar are as nice as any classical or flamenco guitar you will find in any music store. Over the years, it has accumulated its share of dents and dings...but perhaps that is one of the reasons it sounds so good! I bought this guitar used and it is obviously a players guitar. This guitar has character!

Because Flamenco guitars are very light compared to standard classical guitars, it should be handled with care, kept n a case and protected from extremes in temperature to protect the finish and the woods from cracking. It should last for years and improve with age givem reasonable care.

If you ever need customer support for a guitar that you purchasedyou're either very finickly or your have a really bad guitar. I have never needed cusytoemr support on any of the hundreds of guitars that I have owned during my 50 years of playing professionally. Any professional guitarist should be able to perform nominal guitar set-up and normal maintenance...or knows a luthier who can make any adjustments for the player's personal preference. There is no reason to go to the expense of shipping a guitar back to the distributor for set-up or minor adjustments...UNLESS you got a real lemon to start with.

On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate this Ventura 1588F Flamenco guitar at 15! Words simply cannot express how wonderfl this guitar sounds! It roars like a lion one minute and purrs like a kitten the next. It is simply the finest sounding Flamenco guitar I have ever had the honor of playing. Simply awesome! It's a one-in-a-million Flamenco guitar. It is my favorite guitar in my collections of fifty guitars or all sizes, shapes and prices. I value this guitar the most!