The fact that the Torres guitar has become the prototype for building contemporary concert guitars, is basically due to the meeting of the Spanish virtuosi “Llobet” and “Segovia” with the Munich luthier Hermann Hauser (I).  Considering also that Hermann Hauser (I) only build some 500 guitar, 250 in Vienna style and 250 in Torres style, this is one of the rarest and most collectible guitars on planet Earth.  A Hermann Hauser (I) Vienna Model classical guitar with simply no other description possible then a Impressive classical guitar sound. The guitar has borrowed it looks from the Vienna model, but already shows features of the Classical Spanish model. The Guitars overall construction and less bowed back shows elements of the spanish guitar model that was under construction for Segovia at the time this guitar was finished.  Like the flatter back and the somewhat progressed shape. The braces look the same as those on earlier Vienna models but show different shaping. The tone of this instrument is impressive. The guitar features a German Spruce top and Maple Back and Sides and ebony fingerboard. Landstorfer provided the tuners for this guitar. Scale length is 630mm, and width at the Nut measures 50mm. The original French polish is in Excellent condition with little wear to the one of the sides only. The guitar is equipped with its original and considered very exquisite Landstorfer 3 on a plate tuners, which work and look very well on this guitar. The guitar is Built in Munich/Germany in the year 1926. The guitar is examined by Hermann Hauser III. Condition; EC, Except for minor finish wear to one of the sides, and a commonly seen repaired top crack repair this guitar is in a rarely seen EC condition.   rovenance: The guitar has been pre-owned by a Austrian Professor for a long time.History: the German luthier Hermann Hauser I (1882-1952) is best remembered for the remarkable instruments he built in the Spanish tradition after 1924. In that year, both Andres Segovia and Miguel Llobet visited Hauser in Munich and Segovia encouraged Hauser to copy his 1912 Manuel Ramirez guitar (an instrument generally believed to have been built by Santos Hernandez while he was foreman of the Ramirez shop). He examined and made measurements of this instrument. As Llobet owned an 1859 Antonio de Torres, Hauser also had opportunity to examine it as well. Although Hauser began building in the Spanish tradition in 1925, he had been building guitars, lutes, and other related stringed instruments in the German tradition since 1900. While it is generally thought that Hauser made perhaps 250 guitars in the Spanish tradition between 1925-1952, he made no more than aprox. 250 in Vienna tradition. He Continued building Vienna models for their tonal Quality was asked for, also after 1935. This guitar was made two years after Hauser and Segovia meet and maybe considered a Rare Gem.