The Oldest Guitar I've Ever Played 🤯 - And It's STUNNING!

[@brandonacker]

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[@g.o.6379]

Going to sign up for your class very soon!

[@srinjoyghosh2790]

Thanks for sharing Hungry Lenin's post on your Instagram account ❤️

[@NationalMusicMuseum]

Thank you so much for featuring our Salvador Ramirez guitar on your channel! This guitar will be featured in our new permanent exhibition opening at the end of August 2023. If anyone visits before then, we also have a special 50th anniversary exhibition, Good As Gold, opening January 20, 2023. We look forward to welcoming visitors at our newly renovated facilities!

[@Dutchluthier]

These Spanish romantic guitars have too long been overlooked and underappreciated . It’s great to see interest in them is rising and brought to stage and public. Thank you for your interest, playing and sharing these wonderful instruments with a broad audience. ❤ All the best from the Netherlands! Yours, Jan van Cappelle (a.k.a. “The Dutch Luthier”)

[@FGBFGB-vt7tc]

Personally think that they are exceptional instruments made for a time with a more intimate audience. Also think these could be killer introductory instruments as they are smaller, more manageable, and the strings are easier on the fretting hand.

[@Dutchluthier]

@@FGBFGB-vt7tc indeed, and they have their own character, duets get much more depth when playing two different model period guitars. A Panormo is a completely different animal than a Stauffer or Lacote.

[@FGBFGB-vt7tc]

@@Dutchluthier Mr. Doorn, are plans and instructions to make this kind of guitar available?. Would love for them to make a comeback or at least know that it is possible to make them from scratch... also if gut strings could be replaced with nylon fishing line (and of what diamaters/pounds). Sorry for the odd request as you are a Luthier..

[@franksabatino7576]

Thanks Brandon for a beautiful Lagrima, and Richard for restoring this old gem of a guitar. It's good to know that there are people with skill and love to do this work.

[@RazielSchnitzel]

The internet and 5G signals have rotted my brain with irreversible damage. This is because I, at first, read your first sentence as "Thanks Brandon for a beautiful Ligma" ....

[@Kendrix_76]

Imagine building an instrument of incredible beauty and sound... and nearly 200 years later it's still being well cared for and played. Just.. incredible.

[@MarshallBrune]

It was great having you out! Tons of fun!

[@baroquelute]

Your playing, this instrument and this video are pure examples of authenticity and poetry. It's always informative and at the same time a treat to listen to...I just love the sound on those gut strings, clear and warm with that beautiful glow surrounding each note. Thank you for these little gems that you offer us! Cheers,

[@TyinAlaska]

That is a beautiful parlor guitar with just the right sound for the settings it was designed to play in. He truly was the GOAT master of luthiers.

[@Mr_Wayne]

This guy looks like he gives really great handshakes

[@zachtbh]

As someone who's clueless about classical music, your playing of those beautiful pieces opened up a new world of musical pallette for me. Truly beautiful, romantic and calming. Subscribed!

[@jamesg872]

The guitar sounds so fragile and fleeting, like if you don't play it now it will be gone in the next breath of wind. Just a lovely instrument.

[@bigbasil1908]

That scrolling thing at the top of the head of the guitar is for putting your cigar whilst you play 😛

[@jaismohamad1497]

Oh the tone! Warm and romantic.

[@gt_oliver]

I have a +- 50 year old Juan Estruch guitar that I found totally (brutally) broken, had it repaired and now is my favourite guitar addition in my music room.

[@marcmandel7195]

I went to the University of South Dakota (Vermillion, SD) and studied classical guitar many years ago. At that time, the museum was known as the "Shrine to Music" museum. I see it is still closed with some exceptions due to construction. I want to visit it again when it re-opens.

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

The gut strings made the sound really great for such a guitar

[@sharkuel]

Also the aged wood. A funny thing of acoustic instruments is that they sound better with time, if preserved, because the wood's tensile strength to weight ratio improves over time, making the guitar more responsive and resonant due to the materials used to make up the wood's cell walls reducing in mass over time. This limits the wood's ability to hold moisture relative to the surrounding humidity.

[@ZeugmaP]

When you started playing Lágrima it reminded me of Blackbird by the Beatles, maybe that's the inspiration for the song

[@cremersalex]

The tone is very beautiful indeed.

[@izzypfutzenreuter]

I watch this channel because Brandon reminds me of my Opa when he plays the guitar, but he speaks calmly so it’s nice to watch after work. 😹

[@LGuitarB]

It's your familiar wrap-around bridge that you'll see being used on Gibson-style electric guitars as well 🙂

[@rhondacohen9377]

That music was so beautiful,I watch your kind face while I listen to get the joy I feel. Thank you son.

[@aquabot]

As usual, great video, Brandon. I love seeing very old instruments being played and taken care of. Keep up the good work, please.

[@jogmas12]

I never would of thought sheep guts would sound so beautiful

[@PaisleyPatchouli]

The Tarrega sounds gorgeous on that little Ramirez. I fondly remember learning this piece back in the 70s on my little Ramirez Estudio. I do miss that guitar...

[@dana.9377]

I’d love to see the history that guitar has been through… absolutely amazing

[@nickyork8901]

lovely rendition of Lagrima, sounds so beautiful and gentle/sad.

[@robertmac7833]

Sounds nice and “warm.” Soothing; peaceful; relaxing.

[@hannahjohnson4582]

Brandon's voice or the guitar? 🤣

[@robertmac7833]

@@hannahjohnson4582 Lol, the guitar, but yeah, his voice too, to an extent.

[@coolgirlsophie]

There’s something about nineteenth century Spanish-made guitars, the tone is unmatched.

[@kipponi]

Humble, intimate and melancholy sound. Love it!

[@Erwin.Wijayanto]

'PLAYING A 180 YEAR OLD GUITAR - How It Feels and What it's like' it's really great experience watching for your video.. wish always success.. have a good day.. 💯👍

[@johnwestcott5606]

What a beautiful instrument, Brandon! Thank you for sharing it with us and it’s fascinating history. Your performance of the beautiful and poignant “Lagrima,” one of my favorites, is beautifully played as well!

[@jodyirwin1046]

It’s a lullaby voice! Gorgeous

[@johnatyoutube]

What a beautiful guitar! It has such a special warm and tender sound.

[@ElvesvsShinyRocks]

I love this thing, it's so over the top. the Pattern around the Bridge. ThAt HEAdstOCk! Oh, and it sounds nice too.

[@thephoenixcycle8854]

I play death metal and I love it, but I'm a one-trick pony. I am enamored with your wonderful playing and I strive to play even a fraction as well as you. God bless and keep up the good work

[@ScootsMcPoot]

this confuses me. I also play metal music professionally. But 95% of the metal musicians I meet, are classically trained, or ex jazz musicians. This is one of the first times I've heard someone who only plays or learned death metal, since a lot of the techniques come from classical music. It's like if Mozart only wrote in a minor scale lmao. but metal is one of the easier things to play once you get the gimmicks and repetitive scales and play everything appreciated and frequent octave changes for false harmonics and sweeping. hardest part about metal music is affording the gear. But i can't complain, i made a career out of it. But metal elitists fans are the worst.

[@Bobbias]

@@ScootsMcPoot There are plenty of self taught metalhead guitarists out there. Hell, Mikael Åkerfeldt of Opeth is self taught.

[@bloodfang2805]

@@ScootsMcPoot Your issue is that you hangout with actually good musicians as opposed to 99% of actual players who are dog shit

[@StevieZero]

It's absolutely beautiful

[@beso2389]

That’s the most bad ass looking guitar i’ve ever seen in my life, held by a badass player

[@tylerpalmer8973]

What a gorgeous, mellow sound. Clear, yet warm. Beautiful!

[@bardpuisi2707]

Thanks Brandon. Beautiful guitar for age of 180 years. Sound nice too. Art on arts instrument made its look rare.

[@theantiquatedmusician-cyclist]

Beautiful tone from that guitar.

[@nbnguitar]

Thanks for giving us a glimpse into the world of these rare and historic instruments Brandon.

[@seangalbraith5286]

Beautiful guitar played by a master Thank you

[@LGuitarB]

What a beautiful sound!

[@RayC234]

Beautiful Guitar and it sounds amazing would love to be in the same room to hear it in person, and of course impeccable playing as usual.

[@FGBFGB-vt7tc]

Mr. Acker, beautiful instrument beautifully played. Your performance took me back to my teen years where I had the great pleasure to hear Don Alirio Díaz (at that point among the best Classical Guitar players of the World) playing this piece as a solo after The Aranjuez Concert by Joaquín Rodrigo, then gifting us with the Vals Natalia by Maestro Antonio Lauro in the Aula Magna of the UCV (Central University of Venezuela). Happy times. Oh times flies so fast! 😊, yet my heart keeps young. Thanks for the good memories.

[@Skavengeful]

high notes on this thing sound so haunting... thanks for demonstrating and nice playing, Brandon!

[@snoopaka]

Love the sound with the gut strings. (I have gut strings on my baritone ukulele) Lovely video!

[@dauthier]

A cried through this whole thing. So very beautiful. Lagrima, indeed. Thank you.

[@runeplate123]

Love the way you play guitar and all the knowledge you give as well! Be safe brother!

[@stevepethel6843]

God bless you Brandon this video gift of excellence

[@danielsgrunge]

It sounds way better than I expected

[@JP-iu7it]

I could tell that it sounded richer and warmer compared to a modern-day guitar. Thank you for the beautiful Tarrega piece.

[@melissamusick8300]

Another delicious musical morsel fresh off the Chopin block. Thanks for sharing this beautiful guitar.

[@cmcg5788]

Beautiful tone and really good intonation up and down the neck for such an old instrument.

[@Caddynars]

Playing a true piece of history.

[@HalJikaKick]

I love the sound of the 19th century guitar. This one especially

[@miketang7533]

❤the classic headstock and the warm tone of the instrument 👍🎶🙏

[@guitar-jar5170]

The guitar is almost as old as brandon 🧛‍♂️

[@vivo69luwuk43]

What a precious and historical guitar it is.

[@JasonMcFly]

Lagrima on a 100 yr old guitar just made my morning.

[@AdemVessell]

Looks amazing! Sounds unique too. Also where’s Brandon? I am CERTAIN this is the twin.

[@jakedevries1455]

I wasn't sure at the start but as always you've blown me away with you're beautiful guitar playing!

[@Котвсапогах-ъ2я]

An excellent tool. This is the whole story in your hands. Thank you!

[@jeffburnham4582]

That song is absolutely beautiful!!

[@anthonyclegg1511]

That guitar sounds so sweet.

[@attheendoftheday8969]

Recently I've had an urge to learn classical guitar and here Brandon has a course already laid out. Thanks for that. The sound reminds me of playing Zelda and that will never get old

[@ChrisBucheit]

Even the intonation sounds great!

[@bansheegaming107]

That guitar looks so lovely but when Brandon plays it he brings out its full potential ❤️❤️❤️

[@wile-e-coyote7257]

That storied guitar produces a rich and voluminous sound! Thanks for sharing this musical experience :)

[@Micolash_is_behind_you]

I've always wanted those smaller ones, they look and sound so much better to me, didn't realize it was an old style

[@Katira-KR7]

Wow, such a nice sounding instrument and all that was done so many years ago.

[@virginielafrench3921]

Dear Brandon, you don 't just pluck the strings ,you make the guitar become alive ! As if she was singing ! Yeah ...like a woman would ! Beautiful guitar by the way ,a work of art !

[@pinewaves]

What a beautiful sounding instrument. You really make it sing!

[@TheOtherJackBlack]

I love seeing these older instruments with such interesting history to them

[@Commandamanda]

I find that I prefer the sound of the Martin Auditorium model (a smaller model which they started making again), upon which brass and nylon folk strings were strung by my father in the absence of gut strings. As a violinist I have always preferred gut. While they do stretch out and are subject to the humidity of the room (making it troublesome because you have to frequently retune), they give off a much mellower, soulful song that is more easily colored by in-between notes (such as are found in Arabian and Egyptian scales). One has to remember that the way music was written long ago was mostly an *approximation* of where the notes should go, based upon the key being played, and the region where the player was from or schooled. Like language, styles of color and tonation changed from place to place and from instrumentalist to instrumentalist.

[@NickKouls]

All I can say is thank you Brandon for making such an interesting video. As a classical guitarist your videos are a treat for me ! 😊

[@cinemaipswich4636]

As instrument makers will tell you, the older the better. A slab of wood as mantle over a 500 year old fireplace, is a prime example. I have seen a tiny 200 year old cottage taken apart, piece by piece, for a maker. Trees growing on the "sun-shadow" side of the hill are favored for smaller, tighter growth rings.

[@guitarzana688]

Thank you. Beautiful music played on a very interesting old guitar. I am sure the stories it would tell if it could talk would be fascinating. I love that this instrument has been cared for and is still making music.

[@fihrilkamal7296]

Looks and sounds incredible.

[@BryanParnala]

little did we know that Brandon commissioned the luthier to build that guitar in the 1840's.

[@VoodooDewey69]

Beautiful tone ,unique headstock for sure .

[@picksalot1]

Nice guitar, and skilled repairs. I'm glad you're able to play the guitar and make some recordings for the Museum Exhibition. It would be cool if you could record some Legnani (1790 - 1877) on such a period correct guitar. Thanks

[@wiejetze8397]

Really awesome sound! Thanks for introducing this pretty little lady to us.

[@blazepond5518]

oh wow dream guitar

[@microcolonel]

Didn't know about this right next door in South Dakota; very cool. :+ )

[@MusicalRadiation]

It's like a guitar of Theseus! I love the history this instrument has, as well as the great playing :)

[@JazzGuitarNoob]

What a wonderful instrument.

[@Drzahman]

could we get more from the spanish guitar origins?

[@TheGuitarsquatch]

Why am I so far away from South Dakota? That's everything I could ask for in a museum.

[@sevfregoso556]

I have an idea for a video interview Willy Nelson about his one and only guitar. He is incredible.

[@servantofhashem4632]

Brother Brandon I love your music it takes to other realms and the fact you also play in a choir Love from Pakistan ❤️🇵🇰 please play the baglama saz.

[@johnjriggsarchery2457]

Wow, that makes my 100 year old mandolins seem new. Beautiful voice.

[@artemis2520]

Oh, so beautiful!!!

[@huongle_guitar175]

oh wow 180 years old. Amazing

[@LeastLikelyGents]

Quality content from a legendary channel. 👏 I loved learning about the history of this beautiful instrument

[@JoshuaC923]

Amazing piece of history, a treat to listen to!

[@alanhyt79]

A pure, sweet sound. Thank you for sharing

[@rosewood1]

Thanks this is superb. The tone is incredible. I really wonder if like fine wine whether guitars like this not just age gracefully but actually improve.

[@dvduadotcom]

Just lovely.

[@Kevinkapon]

Makes Chopin sound like blues and I love that