Neck:Mahogany
Fingerboard:Ebony
Finish(Top):Shellac
Finish(Back & Sides):Shellac
Tuning Machines:Barnett
String Height(1st):2.9mm
String Height(6th):3.8mm

[Profile]
Marco Bortolozzo – Based in Milan, Italy, Marco Bortolozzo was born in the early 1980s in Villanova di Fossalta, a town in northeastern Italy surrounded by vineyards and picturesque countryside. From a young age, he enjoyed both crafting with the various tools his father used and playing music. Later, he studied industrial design at university. One day, he discovered luthier Dario Pontiggia through a Yellow Pages listing and met him in person. Hearing Pontiggia speak about Antonio de Torres decisively inspired Marco to pursue a career as a guitar maker.

Guided by the philosophy that the finest instruments are born directly from the hands of the craftsman, Marco is committed to traditional techniques and tools, even processing the wood himself from the initial milling stage. While honoring the legacy of his predecessors, he seamlessly incorporates new elements in a natural way, resulting in guitars that combine innovation and nostalgia with elegance. His work is renowned for its extraordinary precision, subtle yet sophisticated aesthetics, meticulous finishing, and sound that is carefully considered from the first tone. Marco is widely recognized as one of the most promising young luthiers in Italy today.

[Description]
Marco Bortolozzo – 2025 Hauser I Model No.118 (New)

This new instrument is a high-density homage to the famous 1937 Segovia model by Hermann Hauser I, infused with Marco’s personal aesthetic vision.

One of Marco’s hallmarks is his unparalleled woodworking skill, evident in the meticulous detail and artistic quality of this guitar. His design approach remains understated, avoiding excess decoration while highlighting the natural patterns and colors of the materials to create a unique texture. The result is a guitar with a poised, dignified appearance.

The sound is equally remarkable. The Hauser-inspired tone emerges with clarity and freshness, reflecting Marco’s deep understanding of Hauser I’s acoustic design and projection characteristics. He masterfully blends the Spanish and German tonal influences inherent in Hauser’s work, refining them with his own Italian sensibility to create a sound that is both sophisticated and approachable.

The guitar offers Hauser-style acoustic design with precise imaging and a balanced tonal line from low to high registers. Single notes are pure and clear, chords are cohesive yet allow each note to shine, and polyphonic passages reveal contrapuntal lines with exceptional clarity, reminiscent of a keyboard-like articulation. The sound projection is immediate, with a pleasant response in plucking, characteristic of Hauser’s style, while Marco subtly integrates a Milanese brightness that enhances musicality without compromising authenticity.

The top features a complex bracing system: harmonic bars under the soundhole, seven symmetric fan braces with two V-shaped closing bars at the bottom, and a thin reinforcement plate at the bridge. Characteristic reinforcement plates around the soundhole and neck block, along with intricate neck heel craftsmanship, reflect Marco’s original designs. Peones (small wooden blocks) connecting the top and sides alternate between triangular and flat cross-sections, a unique innovation by Marco.

The guitar is finished in beautiful shellac, with carefully selected spruce for the top and Brazilian rosewood for the back and sides. The back is a four-piece construction with subtly refined joints. The neck has a thin, rounded D-shape for a compact grip, connected with a V-joint, and fitted with high-end German Barnett tuners.

The label features an oak leaf design, inspired by the ancient oak trees of his hometown and the new saplings that grew in his Milan workshop—a symbol of new beginnings for Marco and his craft.