David PACE   Baltimore, USA 

David Pace has become one of the best luthiers in the United States. He is continuously demonstrating his enormous skill and insight in fine guitar-making and we rank his instruments among the best we've seen and heard from American luthiers.

See what Classical Guitar magazine has to say in a review of one of David's guitars, click here. 

And click here to see a wonderful video of David's art at work.

 

 

DAVID PACE

Baltimore, MD 2023

Traditional Spruce soundboard, Indian Rosewood back and sides, raised fingerboard, 12 hole bridge, Gotoh tuning machines, 20th fret.

$13,500

 

Yet another masterpiece in traditional building construction from David Pace!  Although this spruce-top guitar was just completed, it is already very open and its crystal clear, yet warm, trebles have the perfect balance of punch and allure.

The blooming notes are well defined and it shines across all registers; a fantastic instrument.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAVID PACE

Baltimore, MD 2010

Traditional Cedar soundboard, Indian Rosewood back and sides, raised fingerboard, armrest, 12 hole bridge, Gotoh tuning machines

$9,700

A beautifully responsive instrument; very open, projecting effortlessly; a great example of balanced definition across all registers with sustaining clarity and beauty of tone.

 

 

 

 

DAVID PACE

Baltimore, MD 2008

Traditional Spruce soundboard, CSAR Rosewood, Graf tuners, 20th fret.

$9,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAVID PACE

Baltimore, MD  2022

$12,500     SOLD 

Traditional spruce soundboard, Indian rosewood back and sides, raised ebony fingerboard, 20th fret.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAVID PACE

Baltimore, Maryland, 2021 

Spruce, traditional soundboard, Indian rosewood back and sides, raised ebony fingerboard, 20th fret.

SOLD

This spruce guitar is already incredibly open, responsive, resonant, with a beautiful sweetness as well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAVID PACE

Baltimore, Maryland, 2020 

Cedar, "double top", Indian rosewood back and sides, raised ebony fingerboard, 20th fret.

SOLD

The best David Pace guitar that I have played; warmth, projection, clarity, sustain, presence, sweetness, responsiveness. Guitars don't get better than this.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAVID PACE

Baltimore, Maryland, 2019

Spruce, traditional soundboard, Indian rosewood back and sides, raised ebony fingerboard, 20th fret.

SOLD  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAVID PACE

Baltimore, Maryland, 2018

Spruce, traditional soundboard, Indian rosewood back and sides, raised ebony fingerboard, 20th fret.

SOLD 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

David PACE

Baltimore, Maryland, 2012

Port Orford cedar single soundboard, beautiful Honduran rosewood back and sides

Sloane tuning machines, ebony fingerboard, raised fingerboard, 20th fret

Mint condition, exquisite.

SOLD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAVID PACE

Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 2017

Cedar soundboard, double top, Indian Rosewood back and sides, raised ebony fingerboard, arm-rest.

SOLD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

David PACE

Baltimore, Maryland, 2017

German Spruce soundboard, Indian rosewood back and sides

Gotoh tuning machines, ebony fingerboard

$ 8500  SOLD

This is another one of David's very beautiful traditional soundboard instruments. It has Pace's customary imposing sonic presence, displaying a rich, tender and complex pallette of sound. Powerful rolling bass notes support brilliant trebles with an amazingly rich mid-range. The soundboard is reinforced with the traditional seven fan braces. The impeccable French polish finish is a lovely enhancement to the very fine 10-year-old German spruce and the 20-year-old high quality Indian rosewood. A marvelous instrument for the concert hall or home.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

David PACE

Baltimore, Maryland   2014

Cedar Soundboard, Double Top

Indian Rosewood back and sides

Ebony fingerboard, Gotoh tuning machines

SOLD

This is another superb double top we have received from David Pace. So far in our working together  his guitars have sold very quickly and no wonder with all the power and tonal clarity they demonstrated.

The double top functions like an amplifier with two separate vibrating surfaces separated by a thin layer of super light Nomax. The strength of projection of this instrument is amazing and the balance from bass to treble is all that could be desired.

David has crafted this guitar with meticulous standards of woodworking and acoustic finesse and the result is a lively concert instrument that will fill any recital hall with its beautiful voice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nathan Mills performs Koyunbaba on a Pace guitar: