This guitar sold to the first client who played it, and who promptly ordered two more they were so impressed! I am hoping for another O’Leary this year, please contact me for details...

For about two years now my clients on the Emerald Isle and elsewhere have been whispering the name Michael O’Leary in my ear. Michael is not only a fine guitar builder, but along with his son Alec, hosts the well known “Waltons Guitar Festival of Ireland” . As the host of this festival he has had the opportunity to have some of the world’s finest players provide feedback regarding his instruments. Manuel Barrueco, John Williams, David Russell, Xuefei Yang , Elena Papanderou, Lorenzo Micheli and many more have been kind enough to play Michaels guitars and offer comments. For over a year I have been trying to coax Michael into visiting me here in the states and allowing me to represent his guitars. With all the buzz about his instruments building I was very fortunate when he and his son Alec agreed to visit me recently. Michael brought with him a guitar, and finally I was able to see what all the excitement was about. Michael’s background ( he has a degree in design and innovation) combined with the input received from many of the world’s finest players has led to the creation of a truly superior guitar. Built with a braceless arched back and a combination bracing system that combines features of both the lattice bracing and fan bracing concepts to produce guitars which are unusually powerful, but with a tonal character that is deep, rich, dark, profound and surprisingly traditional all at the same time. This particular guitar was acquired by multi-instrumentalist Todd Green who fell so much in love with it that he immediately ordered not one, but two more! I am pleased to be Michael’s exclusive US Dealer, please contact me for more information or to place a deposit on the next available guitar.

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