Luthier Website: erez-perelman.com
Erez Perelman Guitars are based in Victoria, BC, Canada.
I’m very pleased to share with you this amazing classical guitar by Erez Perelman. This is a professional grade instrument built by a single luthier. I’ve tried a few of his guitars recently while visiting his workshop and I was incredibly impressed by his spruce and cypress model. There is something about his design, workmanship, and the spruce-cypress combo that is creating a very special instrument. The guitar has excellent clarity, balance across the strings, and right hand responsiveness that is always wrapped in a pure and golden tone quality. A touch of airy woodiness gives the guitar a clean and versatile tonal palette. The response is excellent, each note ‘pops’ but never in a harsh or mid-tone heavy way. It’s not a super thick sound if that’s what you’re after but the projection and clarity mixed with the warm tone is first-class. For me, this instrument solves a number of issues. Common challenges for guitars are muddy mid-tone ranges, third strings that sound like an undefined ‘thud’, or a high-range glassy finish that can be harsh. Not here, every note is clean, clear, and glowing with tone.
Regarding the cypress, I haven’t played many guitars with a cypress back and sides outside of flamenco guitars but I’m very impressed with the tone quality. There is a long tradition to using cypress, during the 19th century, foundational luthiers like Antonio de Torres and Manuel Ramirez used cypress interchangeably for both classical and flamenco guitars. Of course, it’s difficult to determine how much the wood influences the tone as opposed to design and workmanship choices. But in general I’d take a guess that the cypress cleans up the overtones and presents a clean airy warm sound that plays nice with the spruce top. If you want a rosewood guitar he makes those too but I was very drawn to this particular instrument.
Summary: Top quality workmanship, design, and a golden pure tone make this 2026 Erez Perelman classical guitar with spruce and cypress a world-class instrument. The projection, response, and clarity mixed with the warm tone makes it a very special classical guitar and musical companion.
Here’s the YouTube link if you want to watch it there.
If you have any questions or want to ask me about my experience with Perelman guitars feel free to contact me or leave a comment below. You can also visit his website and see testimonials, photos, or other features of his guitars from salons.
2026 Erez Perelman Classical Guitar
- 650mm scale length
- European Spruce soundboard
- Cypress back and sides
- 12 hole bridge
- French polish
- Spanish Cedar neck
- Ebony fingerboard
- Fan brace design
- Gotoh tuners
The work played in the video is by Frano Cavallone – 10 Progressive Studies is available from Les Productions d’Oz.
Photos
If you have any questions or want to ask me about my experience with Perelman guitars feel free to contact me or leave a comment below. You can also visit his website and see testimonials, photos, or other features of his guitars from salons.
Hello Bradford,
I enjoyed your recent review of the Erez Perelman guitar and, especially, you playing Franko Cavallone’s Study No. 5. The video said there would be a link or notes about the sheet music for that piece in the online post, but I don’t find it.
Can you provide some info about the sheet music? I’d love to be able to play it.
Thanks.
Ann
Yes, I’ve added it now, thanks for the reminder. https://productionsdoz.com/en/catalogue/sheet-music-for-guitar/solo-guitar/solo-guitar/cavallone-franco/collection-cristiano-porqueddu/les-productions-d-oz/intermediate/solo-guitar-cavallone-franco-dz-3502-8689
The great Antonio Torres built using Maple, Rosewood and Cypress for the bodies of his guitars in almost equal numbers of each.
I was fortunate to spend 2 summers at workshops in Spain with Jose Romanillos. When asked which wood for back and sides were his favourite – it was Cypress. When asked why he didn’t build with cypress he responded that players did not want Cypress, they wanted rosewood. Some of the best guitars I have ever played were cypress. A friend of mine who lives in Granada has a fantastic cypress guitar by Antonio Raya Parda which is awesome. I played an older Bernabe cypress body and a very old Ramirez cypress body. These are all consider “flamenco” guitars but I would happily own for classical playing. Jose Romanillos also thought that the “flamenco” guitar was a marketing term and that good “Spanish” guitars can be used for either classical or flamenco playing.
Well, flamenco guitars do tend to be brighter and more airy and modern classical guitars a thicker more lush sound but of course that is all just a generalization. But the cypress isn’t the only factor there, I think it has much more to do with the design and top.