I have been a guitar and ukulele instructor for about 50 years. I am selling items from my collection as part of my end-of-life preparations and decluttering. This is a Hermann Hauser III 1989, which was owned by Earl Klugh, a world-renowned player who plays fusion jazz on a classical guitar. Speaking of the guitars Earl Klugh used, he initially played guitars made by Manuel Velazquez. This guitar, however, was started in 1989, and since Hauser seasons the wood for a year, it was completed in 1990. Around this time, Earl Klugh was playing a Hauser. As shown in the eighth photo, this item was obtained directly from Earl Klugh by Jerry Roberts, a guitar dealer in Nashville, Tennessee. Please refer to the photos for detailed data. This instrument is not a Hauser I model, but rather a Romero model, which Hauser III designed for the master guitarist Pepe Romero. Compared to the Hauser I model, the body is slightly larger. It retains the solid, traditional Hauser sound. The soundboard has fine scratches made by Earl Klugh, which offers the enjoyment of imagining his playing style. Aside from those minor scratches, the condition is near mint, as Jerry Roberts says. This instrument was checked by Hauser III when he visited Japan in 2008 (photo 9). Hauser III said that the lacquer finish of this era has fine lacquer cracks (weather checking) due to aging, which is a sign of authenticity (original finish) (and it is present). He also said that the fact that the weather checking appears in the same pattern on both sides of the instrument is proof that the construction was well done, and as a maker himself, he was proud to see it. I think a Hauser is more of a 100-year instrument than an instrument ready for immediate use. It takes time for the sound to fully develop, so I speculate that it was difficult for a busy player like Earl Klugh because he didn't have enough time. This is a rare opportunity for those interested in Hauser guitars and Earl Klugh. Shipping will be in a 170-size box via Kuroneko Yama…