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White flower Spanish guitar complete

1/27/2016

Scale: 650
Body length: 460
Lower bout: 377
Waist: 236
Upper bout: 377
Body depth upper: 87
Body depth lower: 103
Nut width: 49.5
12th fret width: 58.5

Torrefied spruce top, bird's eye maple sides and back, mahogany neck, bird's eye maple bridge w/ebony saddle, ebony head plate, maple binding.

Very responsive instrument built in the Torres/Romanillos style. Superb tone. For the serious player and collector alike.
, Toreified spruce top, bird's eye maple back and sides, ebony head plate, bird's eye maple bridge, ebony saddle.

Why I do what I do? What drives me?

1/23/2016

For people who don't know or understand. Why does a Stradivari violin sell for $3.6 million dollars? Why would a little cluster of wooden parts be so grossly valuable? A musical instrument is not just a visual work of art. It is not just an audible work of art. It also has to play with ease while being durable enough to withstand the demanding hands of the energetic player and last many years after it's maker. In this case almost 300 years after the maker's death! (Instruments have survived wars, abuse, neglect, and not to mention years of music singing from its magical box) Professionals who play this instruments will tell you that a factory made, or lesser grade instrument will not produce satisfactory results enough to perform on. If you are a race car driver, you cannot bring a KIA to the race track, you bring the Ferrari. To the trained hands, these instruments are God. $3.6 million is a drop in the bucket for such splendor. This is why I sacrificed so much to make musical instruments, and why I consider musical instruments to be the highest of all arts. Of course I also wanted to be a little closer to God.

John Vergara

Luthier's blog for Lord of the Strings

Testimonials:
6/16/20
Simon Shaheen:
"Master luthier"

6/23/16 Ara Dinkjian, NJ:
"I met John Vergara at the Woodstock Invitational Luthier’s Showcase where he was displaying his finely constructed guitars and Arab-style ouds. Recently, I brought him a student’s oud which had developed a crack in its spruce face. Upon seeing John’s workshop, I was taken by how meticulous he is in organizing his tools. He did a wonderful job with the repair. As a result, I brought a couple of my ouds which needed more complicated work. Once again, he did a wonderful job.
It is obvious that John Vergara is passionate about his work. In return, we should be grateful to have him in our lives."

2/22/16 George Ziadeh, NYC:
"John vergara superb Arab oud luthier his ouds are young but they already sound like an old Nahat ."

2/15/15 Faraj Abyad, NYC: "Just wanted to say that I've been playing my "new" instruments non stop lately. Can't get my hands off them. Your work is amazing. They really sound like completely new instruments. The Oud and my violin sound so much better. And my friends violin I can tell will sound awesome once I put the new strings on. I highly recommend buying some good strings for the one you made. I think it'll take it to a whole new level. Even though it sounds amazing already."

White flower Spanish guitar complete

Why I do what I do? What drives me?

John Vergara

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