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Classical Guitars:
Classical guitars owned or loaned to Julian Bream while a professional adult guitarist

Guitar: Simon Ambridge, UK (2009)

Date acquired: bought in 2009

Notes:

  • Hermann Hauser I replica of the 1940 guitar owned by Saul Marantz (likely the sister guitar to the one loaned to Julian Bream by Rose Augustine/Augustine Estate). The Marantz owned Hauser I is externally identical to the Rose Augustine guitar except for the omission of the head inlay and the engraved Mother of Pearl tie block on the Augustine guitar. The Marantz guitar has two bone strips on the tie block. Internally, the Marantz has a striking difference in that it has a double lining made up of two separate kerfed strips.Both of these Hauser I guitars (Marantz and Augustine) are tuned or have a resonance of E/E flat.
  • Unlike the Marantz guitar, the Ambridge copy made for Bream has a single lining.
  • The guitar was commissioned by Julian Bream.
  • Ambridge guitar has a resonance of low E.
  • No known recordings with this guitar.
  • The Ambridge guitar was used on occasion for impromptu, secret recitals given among friends and at local churches.
  • The guitar was used at a private memorial recital at the Wigmore Hall.
  • This guitar was Julian's daily practise instrument until the time that he loaned it to Jonathan Leathwood.
  • The instrument was loaned to Jonathan Leathwood and later bequeathed to him after Julian Bream's passing.

Sources:

  • "Remembering Julian Bream", American Lutherie - The Journal of the Guild of American Luthiers, Number 142/Spring 2021, p. _
    by Cyndy Burton, José Romanillos, R.E. Bruné, Jeffrey R. Elliott, Kevin Aram, Gary Southwell, and Simon Ambridge.

  • ECA/USP GRADUATE COURSE: Conversations with Julian Bream - Prof. Jonathan Leathwood.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u_jTLdjjjg





Guitar: Gary Southwell, UK. No. 240 (2008)
Date acquired: bought in 2008
Notes:

  • Hermann Hauser I replica of the guitar loaned to Julian Bream by Rose Augustine/Augustine Estate.
  • The guitar was commissioned by Julian Bream.
  • This guitar has a resonance of low E.
  • No known recordings with this guitar.
  • This guitar became Julian's daily practice instrument once the Ambridge guitar was loaned to Jonathan Leathwood.
  • This guitar was found on a guitar stand in his home at the time of Julian Bream's passing.
  • This guitar was auctioned off by Semley Auctioneers for 12000 GBP (16,400 US). The proceeds of the sale went to the Julian Bream Trust.
  • The guitar is currently in a private collection in the United States.

Sources:

  • "Remembering Julian Bream", American Lutherie - The Journal of the Guild of American Luthiers, Number 142/Spring 2021, p. _
    by Cyndy Burton, José Romanillos, R.E. Bruné, Jeffrey R. Elliott, Kevin Aram, Gary Southwell, and Simon Ambridge.

  • ECA/USP GRADUATE COURSE: Conversations with Julian Bream - Prof. Jonathan Leathwood.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u_jTLdjjjg
  • Information verified by Gary Southwell. www.southwellguitars.co.uk

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Guitar: Gerhard J. Oldiges, Germany (2008)

Date: acquired: bought in 2008

Notes:

Sources:

  • This information was verified by Gerhard J. Oldiges.





Guitar: Gary Southwell, No. 185 UK (2000)
Date acquired: bought in 2000
Notes:

  • Hermann Hauser I replica of the guitar loaned to Julian Bream by Rose Augustine/Augustine Estate.
  • The guitar was commissioned by Julian Bream.
  • This guitar has a resonance of low E.
  • The guitar became Bream's number one backup guitar to the Hauser I loaned to him by the Augustine Estate.
  • The guitar was gifted by Julian Bream to a friend who later sold the guitar to Miles Roberts at Kent Guitar Classics.
  • Miles Roberts of Kent Guitar Classics sold the guitar in 2005 to the current owner.
  • The guitar was accompanied by a certificate provided by Gary Southwell confirming that the guitar was used by Bream during the UK National Trust properties tour. It isimportant to note that it appears that more than one Southwell guitar was used on the UK National Trust properties tour in addition to No. 185 (yet to verify).
  • No known recordings with this guitar.

Sources:





Guitar: Brian Cohen, UK (1997)
Date acquired: bought in 1997

Notes:

  • Hermann Hauser I replica of the guitar loaned to Julian Bream by Rose Augustine/Augustine Estate.
  • The first guitar commissioned in 1991 was a replica of the Hermann Hauser I
  • During the years 1991 through 1996, eight guitars were commissioned by Bream. 
  • No known recordings with this guitar.
  • Sold in 2008 by Kent Guitar Classics (click on the KGC link for more information on this guitar




Guitar: Gary Southwell, No. __ UK (199_)

Date acquired: bought in 199_

Notes:

  • Hermann Hauser I replica of the guitar loaned to Julian Bream by Rose Augustine/Augustine Estate.
  • This guitar was commissioned by Julian Bream.
  • This guitar has a resonance of low E.
  • This guitar became Bream's number one backup guitar to the Hauser I loaned to him by the Augustine Estate.
  • This guitar was taken to the final Wigmore Hall recital along with the Hauser I owned by the Augustine Estate as a possible option for the performance.
  • This guitar was taken as a backup to the 2006 recording of Benjamin Brittens' "Nocturnal" at Snape Maltings along with the Hauser I owned by the Augustine Estate. The recording of the "Nocturnal" was for the DVD Julian Bream - My Life in Music. Both guitars played during rehearsal and initial film camera placement.
  • The guitar became Bream's favourite guitar after 2008. He used the sister instrument, Southwell No. 240, for daily practice.
  • The guitar was found in a guitar case in the bedroom closet at his home at the time of Julian Bream's passing.
  • This guitar has been bequeathed to the Julian Bream Trust.
  • No known recordings with this guitar.

Sources:

  • "Remembering Julian Bream", American Lutherie - The Journal of the Guild of American Luthiers, Number 142/Spring 2021, p. _by Cyndy Burton, José Romanillos, R.E. Bruné, Jeffrey R. Elliott, Kevin Aram, Gary Southwell, and Simon Ambridge.
  • ECA/USP GRADUATE COURSE: Conversations with Julian Bream - Prof. Jonathan Leathwood.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u_jTLdjjjg
  • A portion of this information was verified by Gary Southwell. www.southwellguitars.co.uk
  • A portion of the information was verified by Paul Balmer, director for Julian Bream: My Life in Music DVD 2006.




Guitar: Brian Cohen, UK (1991)
Date Acquired:
Notes:

  • The first guitar commissioned in 1991 was a replica of the Hermann Hauser I loaned to Julian Bream by Rose Augustine/Augustine Estate.
  • During the years 1991- through 1996, eight guitars were commissioned by Bream. 
  • No known recordings with this guitar.




Guitar: Hermann Hauser I, Germany (1940)
Date acquired: Loaned to Julian Bream in 1990?
Notes:

  • Loaned to Bream in 1990. Owned by Rose Augustine/Augustine Estate.
  • This guitar has a resonance of low E/E flat.
  • Guitar used for the recording of the album To the Edge of Dream: Rodrigo, Takemitsu, Arnold recorded in October 1990, June 1991 and February 1992.
  • Guitar used for the recording of the album Nocturnal: Britten, Lutoslawski, Martin, Takemitsu and Brouwer recorded in September and October 1992.
  • Guitar used for the recording of the album J.S. Bach recorded in October and November 1992.
  • Guitar used for the recording of the album Sonata: Paganini, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Josérecorded in November 1993.
  • Guitar used at the final Wigmore Hall recital on the 26th of November, 2001.
  • Guitar used in the 2006 recording of Fernando Sor's "Study in B minor" at Broad Oak for the DVD Julian Bream: My Life in Music.
  • Guitar used in the 2006 recording of Benjamin Brittens' "Nocturnal" at Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh for the DVD Julian Bream: My Life in Music.
  • This Guitar was loaned to Julian Bream by the Augustine Estate, to be returned upon Julian Bream's official retirement.
  • The guitar remained with Jullian Bream many years into his retirement. It was returned to the Augustine Foundation in 2008.
  • Currently being displayed at the Metropolitan Museum in New York. www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/506776.
  • In 2015, the Met Museum organized a Historic Guitar Concert Video series. Jorge Caballero performed on this guitar for the series. Link to the Met video series.

Quote:

  • "Many years ago Rose assigned the instrument to me on the basis of an ongoing loan. I found it hard to repay her for that wonderful gesture, which made me ever more determined to make it sound as eloquent and beautiful as I could" Julian Bream.

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Sources:



Guitar: Kevin Aram, UK. (1988) "Myrtle"
Date: Purchased in 1988
Notes:

  • Likely the guitar was used for the recording of the album La Guitarra Romantica recorded on October 1989 and August 1990. Selections 1, 7-18.




Guitar: Kevin Aram, UK. (1986)
Date: Purchased in 1988
Notes:

  • No known recordings with this guitar.



Guitar: Jeffrey R. Elliott, USA, (1986)

Date Acquired:

Notes:

  • No known recordings with this guitar.
  • Possibly the guitar used for the recording of the album Guitar Concertos: Rodrigo and Brouwer, recorded on July 7-9, 1987.
  • Definitely the guitar on the cover of the album Guitar Concertos: Rodrigo and Brouwer but J. Elliott is not convinced it is his guitar on the recording.




Guitar: José Romanillos, UK/Spanish builder. " La Buho"(1985)
Date: Purchased in 1985
Notes:

  • No known recordings with this guitar.
  • Sold in a Sotheby's auction on June 14th, 1990. The guitar was expected to fetch £4,000-£5,000. Final bid not known.
  • Sources:




Guitar: José Romanillos, UK/Spanish builder. No. 592 " La Lechuza" (1981)
Date: Purchased in 1981
Notes:

  • No known recordings with this guitar.
  • Romanillos replaced the three-piece back with a two-piece back in 1983 and reduced the string action to make it easier to play for Bream, who had injured his elbow in a car accident at the time.
  • "La Lechuza" is Spanish for "the owl". Romanillos named the guitar after something that symbolizes wisdom.
  • This is the guitar featured in Michael Taylor's portraiture of Julian Bream that is displayed in the National Portrait Gallery in London.



Guitar: Hermann Hauser I, Germany. (1944)
Date: Purchased by Bream on 197
Notes:

  • Guitar used for the recording of the album Villa-Lobos: 12 Etudes for Guitar and Suite Populaire Brésilienne recorded in May and June 1978.




Guitar: José Romanillos, UK/Spanish builder. (1973) No. 8
Date: Purchased by Bream on 1973
Notes:

  • Built specifically for Julian Bream
  • Copy of a 1936 Hermann Hauser I guitar. [1]
  • Guitar used for the recording of the album Julian and John/2 ("Together Again") recorded in June 1973.
  • Guitar used for the recording of the album Giuliani and Sor recorded in February and March 1974.
  • Guitar used for the recording of the album Rodrigo and Berkley recorded in November 1974 and May 1975.
  • Guitar used for the recording of the album Music of Spain, vol. 4 - The Classical Heritage: Sor and Aguado recorded in October and November 1980.
  • Guitar used for the recording of the album Music of Spain, vol. 5 - Plays Granados and Albéniz recorded in June and July 1982.
  • Guitar used for the recording of the album Music of Spain, vol. 8 - Joaquín Rodrigo recorded on October 1981, December 1982 and January 1983.
  • Guitar used for the recording of the album Dedication recorded in October and December 1981 and January 1982.
  • Guitar used for the recording of the album Music of Spain, vol. 7 - A Celebration of Andrés Segovia recorded on February and May 1983
  • Guitar used for the recording of the album ¡Guitarra! The Guitar in Spain, recorded in 1983/1984. Side 1 Boccherini: Fandango and entire Side 2.
  • Guitar used for the recording of the album La Guitarra Romantica recorded in September 1983 and April 1984. Selections 2-6.




Guitar: Hernández y Aguado, Spain. (1965)
Date: Purchased by Bream on 197_?
Notes:

  • Guitar used for the recording of the album Julian Bream '70s recorded in September 1972 and February 1973.




Guitar: Hermann Hauser I, Germany. (1936)
Date: Purchased by Bream on 197?
Notes:

  • Bream took this guitar to Jose Romanillos for repairs and he asked him to take thae back off and accurately sketch the interior construction.
  • One of the guitars used for the recording of the album Julian Bream Plays Villa-Lobos, recorded in February and May 1971.
  • Guitar used for the recording of the album Julian & John ("Together"), recorded in July and August 1971.

Sources:

  • George Clinton, "Bream and the Luthier", Guitar International magazine July 1985, p. 32





Guitar: Hermann Hauser I, Germany.  (1950)
Date acquired: Purchased by Bream on 197_?
Notes:

  • One of the guitars used for the recording of the album Julian Bream Plays Villa-Lobos, recorded in February and May 1971.




Guitar: José Romanillos, UK/Spanish builder. (1969) No. 3
Date acquired: Purchased by Bream on 1969
Notes:

  • Built specifically for Julian Bream




Guitar: (Manuel?) Ramírez, Spain. (19__)
Date acquired: Purchased in 196_?
Notes:

  • Guitar used for the recording of the album Romantic Guitar, recorded in May 1970.
  • Tony Palmer mentioned in his book A Life on the Road that this guitar was a "Manuel Ramírez, 1968". That information has then been repeated in other publications.
  • The information in the Palmer book was reported incorrectly.
  • Manuel Ramírez died in 1916. The workshop was continued first by his widow and then for a few years by Modesto Borreguero. Most probably the guitar in question was an instrument made in the workshop of the José Ramírez family (José Ramírez was the elder brother of Manuel Ramírez) that still exists today in Madrid. The Manuel Ramirez workshop, working under "Viuda(widow) de Manuel Ramirez", closed in 1923 a few years after Manuel's widow passed away in 1921.
  • It is also possible that the guitar was a Manuel Ramirez guitar but the date of construction incorrectly stated. Maybe 1968 was the date that Bream acquired the guitar.
  • If this Ramirez guitar is in fact a Manuel Ramirez instrument then it would have to be from 1923 or earlier.
  • This guitar could possibly be the same guitar stated below under "(Manuel?) Ramirez, Spain. (1963?).

Sources:

  • Ramírez Guitars: Company History
  • A well-respected luthier, Gerhard J. Oldiges



Guitar: Daniel Friederich, France. (196?)

Date acquired:

Notes:

  • Guitar used on tour 1969
  • No known recordings with this guitar.




Guitar: David "Jose" Rubio, UK.  (1966)
Date acquired: Purchased by Bream on 1966.
Notes:

  • Commissioned by Julian Bream while Rubio was still in New York City, NY.
  • Julian Bream used it at a performance in San Francisco, CA immediately after receiving it.
  • Guitar used for the recording of the album Julian Bream and His Friends, recorded in November and December 1967.
  • Guitar used for the recording of the album Classic Guitar, recorded in September 1967 and September 1968.

Sources:

  • "The English Gentleman Luthier, David Rubio: An Identity Born in the USA" by James Westbrook, Journal of the America Musical Instrument Society Vol. XLV 2019.
  • Webmaster's numerous communications with Dr James Westbrook.




Guitar: David "Jose" Rubio, UK.  (196?)
Date acquired: likely 1965-66

Notes:

  • Julian Bream traded his 1965 Rubio (below) for this guitar that was on the shelf at the Rubio shop in NY.
  • This guitar was likely made at the same time as the originally commissioned guitar from 1965. Rubio would oftentimes make 3 guitars at a time.
  • The "off the shelf" guitar is not mentioned in Rubio's order book since it was not specifically ordered by anyone. The exact number of this guitar is not known.

Sources:

  • "The English Gentleman Luthier, David Rubio: An Identity Born in the USA" by James Westbrook, Journal of the America Musical Instrument Society Vol. XLV 2019.
  • Webmaster's numerous communications with Dr James Westbrook.




Guitar: David "Jose" Rubio, UK.  SP/CSAR (1965) No. 40
Date acquired: Purchased by Bream on 1965.
Notes

  • Commissioned by Julian Bream while Rubio was still in New York City, NY
  • Used from 1965 to
  • Guitar was a based on Jullian Bream's 1964 Robert Bouchet guitar.
  • Guitar used for the recording of the album 20th Century Guitar recorded in September 1966.
  • Despite the success of the 20th Century Guitar album, Bream took the guitar back to Rubio and ended trading it for a new guitar he had just built.
  • Interesting story about the next buyer of this guitar as told by David Rubio. The guitar was resold as a new guitar. The buyer then resold it because he wanted one that sounded more like Bream's! 
  • Click on the Guitar Salon International link for more information on this guitar- sorry this particular Rubios guitar is no longer on their site.

Sources:

  • "The English Gentleman Luthier, David Rubio: An Identity Born in the USA" by James Westbrook, Journal of the America Musical Instrument Society Vol. XLV 2019.
  • Webmaster's numerous communications with Dr James Westbrook.





Guitar: Robert Bouchet, France. (1964)
Date acquired: Purchased in 1964
Notes:

  • This was the third Robert Bouchet guitar ordered by Julian Bream.
  • This guitar was meant to replace the 1962 Robert Bouchet guitar stolen from Julian Bream's car.
  • Guitar used for the recording of the album Baroque Guitar recorded in 1965.
  • According to a 1981 article by James Sherry, Julian used this Bouchet during 2 US tours in 1966 and 1967.
  • Guitar used by Bream for the recording of the album Julian Bream and John Williams "LIVE" recorded in October 1978.
  • Sold in a Sotheby's auction on June 14th, 1990. The guitar was expected to fetch £8,000-£12,000. Final bid not known.
  • Sold in a Christie's auction in October 2009 for $122,500. It was expected to sell for $40,000-$50,000.
  • " Then I had another Bouchet, which I still got. I've used that on a number of records. Most recently I used it on that recording with John Williams called "Live"; because John was using a Fleta and José Romanillos' sound and the Fleta are so different that it seemed to me a pity not to throw in a better match. So I dug out my old Bouchet. And I do play it from time to time. It's a lovely guitar, but I still think that the one which was stolen was a finer instrument." JB, Guitar Int. July 1985

Sources:

  • George Clinton, "Bream and the Luthier", Guitar International magazine July 1985, p. 32
  • Vera King, "Sotheby's auction Bream's guitars", Guitar International magazine June 1990, p. 4 (incorrect information - it states that this 1964 Bouchet guitar was used to record the 1962 album, Popular Classics for Spanish Guitar, when in fact it was the 1962 Bouchet along with the 1957 Bouchet owned by Michael Jasset.)
  • https://inside-guitar.com/what-is-the-most-expensive-classical-guitar-ever-sold/




Guitar: (Manuel?) Ramírez, Spain. (1963?)

Date acquired: Purchased in 196_?
Notes:

  • One of the 2 guitars used for the recording of the album Rodrigo, Vivaldi, Britten, recorded in October 1963.
  • Tony Palmer mentioned in his book A Life on the Road that this guitar was a "Manuel Ramírez, 1963". That information has then been repeated in other publications.
  • The information in the Palmer book was reported incorrectly.
  • Manuel Ramírez died in 1916. The workshop was continued first by his widow and then for a few years by Modesto Borreguero. Most probably the guitar in question was an instrument made in the workshop of the José Ramírez family (José Ramírez was the elder brother of Manuel Ramírez) that still exists today in Madrid. The Manuel Ramirez workshop, working under "Viuda(widow) de Manuel Ramirez", closed in 1923 a few years after Manuel's widow passed away in 1921.
  • It is also possible that the guitar was a Manuel Ramirez guitar but the date of construction incorrectly stated. Maybe 1968 was the date that Bream acquired the guitar.
  • If this Ramirez guitar is in fact a Manuel Ramirez instrument then it would have to be from 1923 or earlier.

Sources:

  • Ramírez Guitars: Company History
  • A well-respected luthier, Gerhard J. Oldiges




Guitar: Robert Bouchet, France. (1957)

Date acquired: Loaned in 1962 for a recording.

Notes:

  • This guitar was owned by Michael Jasset.
  • It was loaned to Julian Bream so he could complete the recording sessions for Popular Classics for Spanish Guitar.
  • One of the 2 Bouchet guitars was used for the recording of the album Popular Classics for Spanish Guitar, recorded in November & December 1962.
  • This guitar was only used on the December 1962 recordings of the album above due to the stolen 1962 Bouchet guitar after the November session.
  • Julian Bream thought that this guitar was nearly as good as the 1962 Bouchet guitar that was stolen.
  • "The interesting thing is that there is just one half record with that guitar on Popular Classics for Spanish Guitar and I had to complete the record on Michael Jessett's Bouchet, which was also an excellent guitar! In fact, it is very hard to tell which is which on that record." JB, Guitar International, July 1985

Sources:

  • George Clinton, "Bream and the Luthier", Guitar International magazine July 1985, p. 32
  • Vera King, "Sotheby's auction Bream's guitars", Guitar International magazine June 1990, p. 4




Guitar: Robert Bouchet, France. (1962)
Date acquired: Purchased in 1962
Notes:

  • Julian Bream thought that this was the best guitar that he had played made by Robert Bouchet
  • One of the 2 Bouchet guitars used for the recording of the album Popular Classics for Spanish Guitar, recorded in November & December 1962.
  • This guitar was only used on the November 1962 recordings of the album above because shortly afterwards it was stolen from Julian Bream's car.
  • "He built me a most lovely guitar. But I felt that he could produce a better one, and eventually, he did, in 1962 and that was the one that was stolen from my car."
  • "Now that was a really beautiful guitar; it had something very special." JB, Guitar International, July 1985
  • "The interesting thing is that there is just one half record with that guitar on Popular Classics for Spanish Guitar and I had to complete the record on Michael Jasset's Bouchet, which was also an excellent guitar!" JB, Guitar International, July 1985

Sources:

  • George Clinton, "Bream and the Luthier", Guitar International magazine July 1985, p. 32
  • Vera King, "Sotheby's auction Bream's guitars", Guitar International magazine June 1990, p. 4




Guitar: Robert Bouchet, France. (1960)
Date acquired: Purchased in 1960
Notes:

  • One of the 2 guitars used for the recording of the album Rodrigo, Vivaldi, Britten recorded in October 1963.
  • Guitar used for the recording of the album Music for Voice and Guitar recorded in September 1963 and March 1964.
  • Guitar used for the recording of the album J.S. Bach: Lute Suites, Nos. 1 and 2 recorded in September and October 1965.
  • "He built me a most lovely guitar (1960 Bouchet). But I felt that he could produce a better one, and eventually, he did, in 1962" JB, Guitar International, July 1985

Sources:

  • George Clinton, "Bream and the Luthier", Guitar International magazine July 1985, p. 32



Guitar: Edgar Mönch, Germany/Canada, 1959

Date: Purchased by Bream in 1959

Notes

  • Guitar used for the recording of the album Guitar Concertos, recorded in September 1959.




Guitar: Hermann Hauser II, Germany. SP/CSAR (1957)
Date: Purchased by Bream in 1959
Notes:

  • Used from 1959 to 1963
  • The guitar used for the recording and album cover of  The Art of Julian Bream, recorded in October and November 1959.
  • Sold to Robert Spencer, currently owned by Russell Cleveland (Dallas, USA)
  • "I used the Hauser junior for The Art of Julian Bream, it had a nice clear sound but it suffered somewhat on a tour I did od Canada in the winter and it cracked up, and never really quite recovered its original voice." JB, Guitar International, July 1985, p. 32.




Guitar: Hermann Hauser I, Germany. (1947)
Date: Borrowed by Bream in 1956 for this recording.
Notes:

  • Guitar used for the recording A Bach Recital for the Guitar recorded in May 1956.

Sources:

  • "That was another Hauser which I borrowed; that was the most beautiful guitar." JB, Guitar International, July 1985, p. 32




Guitar: Hector Quine, UK. No. 2 (1954)

Date acquired: 1954

Notes:

  • Guitar used for Bream's fourth Wigmore Hall performance on September 1954
  • Guitar used for the recording Spanish Guitar: Turina, de Falla, Sor, recorded in September 1955
  • Guitar used for the recording Guitar Music of Villa-Lobos and Tórroba, recorded in September 1955




Guitar: Hermann Hauser I, Germany. SP/CSAR (1928)
Date: Purchased by Bream in 1950 for £5

Notes:

  • Bream often referred to this guitar as his "Fiver" or "Five Quid Houser"
  • Bream bought it from an employee of the Royal College who had no idea what her deceased relative had left her.
  • Used in early recitals from 1950 to 1955
  • Last restoration 1989
  • Sold on January 18, 1992
  • No known recordings with this guitar.

Sources:

Pictures:




No specific information is known about the following guitars except for the builder.


Guitar: Mauchant Freres, Paris, circa, No. 50, 1840
Date Acquired:
Notes

  • No known recordings with this guitar.
  • Sold in a Sotheby's auction on June 14th, 1985. The guitar was expected to fetch £1,500-£2,000. Final bid not known.



Guitar: Matthias Dammann, Germany, cedar double top (sold)
Date Acquired:
Notes
-No known recordings with this guitar.




Guitar: Masaru Kohno, Japan, Model No. 2 (c.1964)

Date acquired:

Notes:

  • No known recordings with this guitar.
  • Sold in a Sotheby's auction on June 14th, 1990. The guitar was expected to fetch £800-£1,200. Final bid not known.
  • Sold in a Sotheby's auction in 1990. Final bid not known.
  • More information on this guitar in the Guitar International magazine, June 1980, p. 4.



Guitar: Masaru Kohno, Japan, No. 50 (c.1978)
Date acquired:

Notes:

  • No known recordings with this guitar.
  • Sold in a Sotheby's auction on June 14th, 1990. The guitar was expected to fetch £3,500-£4,000. Final bid not known.



Guitar: Santos Hernández

Date acquired:

Notes

-No known recordings with this guitar.



Webmasters notes:

Thank you to all that helped www.julianbreamguitar.com compile this significant amount of information. Thanks so much to Miles at Kent Guitar Classics and Guitar Salon International for all the useful information. Above all, I would like to give a special thanks to the guitar aficionados at the Delcamp Classical Guitar Forum. Some of those guys have been compiling and revising their Bream guitar list for decades. 


Guitar strings:

As of 1981, Julian Bream nearly always used Augustine Red label. 



Endnotes:

1- Julian Bream: My Life in Music