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Renaissance: Turn of the Cards & Sheherazade and Other Stories-Live in Concert (DVD/CD) Here's a wonderful deluxe live set from the current incarnation of Renaissance, that lovely '70s prog band who so successfully merged classical with symphonic rock and medieval themes.

1. Review Asturias Renaissance Concert Los Angeles

Formed in 1969 by ex-Yardbirds Keith Relf and Jim McCarty, the original Renaissance proved ahead of its time with its ethereal classical rock. After they split, 1972 saw another Renaissance, led by Annie Haslam’s five-octave voice, keyboardist John Tout and bassist Jon Camp. Under manager Miles Copeland, they released 1972’s Prologue and joined “second wave” prog outfits like Camel on the UK gig circuit. While their symphonic folk went largely ignored here until 1978 hit Northern Lights, Renaissance found audiences in the US for 1973’s Ashes Are Burning and 1974’s Turn Of The Cards, becoming the first British band to sell out Carnegie Hall for three nights. They were about to release 1977’s Novella when, clad in shiny period fashions, they took to the stage of Golders Green Hippodrome that January, to launch the BBC’s Sight & Sound series. The set mostly comprises pristine renditions of earlier faves bereft of any improvisational danger, including Mother Russia, Carpet Of The Sun and Ocean Gypsy. The “classic line-up” of these overlooked prog evangelists split in 1987, leaving this DVD and three Sight & Sound-recorded discs their attractively time-locked monument.

Asturias Concert Classical Guitar A5. Solid Spruce Top with wonderful Faced Indian Rosewood Back & Sides - as per Asturias high quality and construction.
Similar to Asturias model 3451

Faced Indian Rosewood back and sides

Solid Spruce Front

Bone Nut and SaddleMahogany NeckTraditional Fan bracingHandmade RosetteEbony Stained Rosewood FretboardScale Length - 660mm

The guitar is in excellent condition and comes in a hard case with some accessories.
I am unfortunately unable to give any more information as the guitar was left to me by a friend who intended to teach me how to play but passed away before we could begin.

Review Asturias Renaissance Concert Los Angeles

From their website…

ASTURIAS GUITAR MANUFACTURING LTD. is a workshop of handcraft guitars with the highest reputation in quality of its products. The workshop is located in Kurume city of Kyushu island, and 15 highly skilled craftsman from all over the nation are building classical guitars,acoustic guitars, classical mandolins, and ukuleles.Production quantity has been limited in small numbers always since it started in 1962.
Most of the instruments are sold through speciality stores with professional knowledge of stringed instruments.The workshop is a subsidiary company of Rokkomann Inc. based in Kobe,Japan.Material