G-20 solid flame maple, stained 'grey-brown' white bindings r'wood board Grand Concert size G-17 'pure' (solid) mahogany Grand Concert (000 size sort of - anyway, larger than the Concert) rosewood board G-15 'pure' (solid) mahogany, Concert size discontinued in 1959 superceded by the G-17 and G-13. Some years there was a matte finished G-13M. G-13 3-ply mahogany Concert size, 3/8' tuner posts, aka the Sound of Music model - it's the model Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer played (or faked playing). G-10 3-ply flamed birch stained brown Concert (00) size, 1/4' tuner posts The common Herschmann/Avnet Goya Classical guitars: 'Pure mahogany' in a Goya catalog meant solid mahogany instead of laminated. The 3-ply backs were bookmatched fancy veneers over a solid core - when in doubt, pull the end pin and you will see the solid core and veneers. Here goes:ДЄll Levin (made in Sweden) made Goyas had solid alpine spruce tops ('alpspruce' in the catalog) ivory nuts and saddles. The only differences between yours and my G-30 is that mine has fancier looking maple, individual tuners and an ebony fretboard. The G-20 was the middle of the line and made of all solid woods, stained flame maple in your case with an alpine spruce top. If the other Goyas are like this one (this is pretty low end in their line I think), this maker is definitely something to consider.

Its not as mellow as my Hill Almeria, but its still plenty mellow when compared to a steel string) and its definitely more interesting than any mahogany b/s nylon stringed guitar that I've played.ДЄnyway, I just wanted to pass along this info to people looking for a vintage nylon stringed guitar. It has solid maple back and sides, so that must have something to do with it. Its got a snap to it that many traditional classical guitars lack. But what makes this guitar special is that it sounds great with a pick and for 'folk' type music. Not a classical in the 'classic' sense, it sounds great for the type of stuff for which I use nylon stringed guitars- bossa nova, lounge etc. I was intrigued by what Mike Halloran wrote about Goya classicals. I've been messing around with nylon stringed instruments for a little while now and I ran across this guitar.

I'm so taken by the guitar, I want everybody to know about it!

Goya classical guitar early 1960s