Classical Guitar- Antonio de Torres

Antonio de Torres Jurado, popularly known as Torres, is the most valuable and important name in the history of guitar production. He was a guitar maker whose dexterity and intelligence distinguished him as one of the finest classical guitar designers.

Torre's skill was crucial in restoring faith in the guitar's versatility at a time when noisier instruments were crowding the stage. He was a nineteenth-century Spanish guitar maker who is credited with inventing the modern classical guitar. Furthermore, the majority of today's acoustic guitars are based on his original ideas.

Torres' guitars were so brilliant and superior to those of others that they revolutionized the way people thought about guitar construction. The revolution began in Spain and subsequently expanded throughout the world. The guitars' tone is well-balanced, strong, and rounded, and it projects well.

His instruments were quickly imitated. Torre's guitars were strung with silk thread basses and gut trebles, with silver over wounds. His later guitar instruments included mechanical tuners and are now widely referred to as classical guitars. The guitar was auctioned off for $157000 in October 2017. With this extremely high value, the guitar is definitely in the top of the most expensive musical instruments in the world

Price: $157,000