I have been looking for a decently priced quality made left-handed classical guitar for a number of years now on came across ortega.. after doing a lot of research on their products I decided to jump into this and I'm definitely not regretting it! This guitar is absolutely beautiful, while I would probably rather have had a nice glossy coat to bring out the beautiful grain in the woods that is used, the Satin finish is nonetheless very beautiful. While this may be a laminate Top guitar it sounds very full with nice bass and treble response, it is quite loud and the harmonics jump right out of the sound box. I did have to do a little bit of to the neck and will probably replace the nut and Bridge with something of higher quality.. the action was a bit High but I was able to get that fairly adjusted with the truss rod... overall it is still very playable and I cannot keep my hands off of it. The case that comes with it is astounding for the price, is the nicest soft case I believe I've ever owned and has a nice firmness to it, thickly padded and sturdy. If you're a lefty and looking for a good mid to low priced classical guitar to learn or bang around with, this is definitely the right place to look! The craftsmanship of this guitar regardless of its Chinese origin is quite honestly very impeccable, not a spot or blemish on it, the Frets are very smooth and done very well.. no sharp edges.. it's honestly hard to imagine when holding this that it is a lower end Chinese production guitar.. I would have thought this thing was twice the price if I seen it hanging on a Shelf in a music store with no price tag.