Neck：Cedro
Fingerboard：Ebony
Finish：Lacquer
Tuning Machine：REISCHEL
String height：1string　2.8 mm／6string　4.0mm

[Profile]
Brian Cohen, originally from South Africa, now has a workshop in Guildford, Surrey, England, where he builds all stringed and classical guitars from ancient to modern instruments. In 1972, he began teaching himself to make and repair guitars, and decided to make a career as a maker after repairing a guitar for David Jose Rubio (1934-2000) that was used by the Abreu brothers during a performance tour of the area.
In 1974, he went to England, where Rubio's workshop was located. Although he was too inexperienced at the time to become a craftsman in Rubio's workshop, Rubio offered advice to the young maker. Eventually he became a first-class craftsman, working on Rubio's workshop pieces in addition to his own production (in particular, he assembled most of the orders for Rubio's workshop for the next ten years until Rubio's death).
The 1970s in the UK saw the beginning of an ancient instrument boom in the classical music world. In 1976, he was fortunate enough to share the workshop of the Early Music Cetre, founded in London by lute player Anthony Rooley, where he spent three years directly studying and restoring numerous stringed instruments from the Renaissance period and applying them to his own model making. He also studied and restored violins. He also has a passion for the study and production of violins, especially the cello, which won him the Crafts Council Award in 1986 and the Silver Prize at the Manchester International Cello Festival in 1990. In the field of classical guitars, he also gained a firm foothold, winning second prize in the Paris Guitar Making Competition in 1989.
In 1990, Julian Bream asked him to make a copy of the legendary 1940 Segovia model by Hermann Hauser I (1882-1952), which he borrowed from Rose Augustine. What Cohen learned from this greatest guitarist of the 20th century, who also had a thorough knowledge of the instrument, was significant for him, and it led him to his subsequent method of selecting woods with a precise setup based on scientific measurements and an acoustic approach.
His approach to research and production of stringed instruments in general, including period instruments, as well as classical guitars, is reminiscent of Rubio. Like Rubio, Cohen's work has a classical calmness and strength that is added to the English sensibility, and his beautiful finishings have made him one of the most popular brands in the United Kingdom.

[Description]
We are pleased to announce the arrival of No. 149, made by Brian Cohen in 1983. This guitar was made in his early to mid-period of his career, and the label shows London, where his workshop was located at that time. This is an interesting piece that shows the influence of Rubio, a great mentor, as well as his devotion to Spanish guitars. The sound, however, is rather Germanic, characterized by a rigid, hard tone emission with a natural disappearance. The single tone has sufficient density and expressive potential, and it is accompanied by a truly classical elegance.
For an instrument that is 40 years old, it has few scratches and is in good condition externally. The sound board has a history of crack repair, but it has been properly repaired and is in good condition. The tuning machines have been replaced with German-made Reischl machines in the past, but the width of the tuning machine is larger than the width of the wood, so the metal part protrudes a little.