I would like to introduce myself to you as a Spanish classical builder. It has been my passion to study and pursue its history and tradition. When I build a guitar, I follow the tradition and take the opportunity to add some personal and artistic interpretation.
The Spanish classical guitar is based on
the traditional modern instrument developed and produced by the Spanish luthier
Antonio de Torres.
He has set the standards from which most of us classical guitar builders have
followed and respected. It has been up to builders, like me, to maintain tradition
and build the Spanish classical guitar in its finest and fullest glory.
It is important to me to maintain the crucial characteristics of the true Spanish
guitar. In using the best woods and methods to build the guitars, I look for
the vibrant and bright sound that the Spanish guitar is so famously known for.
From the very beginning of the construction of a guitar, I build the guitar
on the Spanish work board, the solera. I create the elegance of the “V-Joint”
neck, as employed by Hauser
and Romanillos,
to add to the craftsmanship and esthetic beauty of the instrument. I finish
the instruments with the hand rubbed French polish to bring out the beauty and
natural tones of the guitar. Close attention to these techniques are very heavily
detailed and time consuming, but it is art . . . and art is infinite and priceless.
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Read about my experience at the Romanillo's workshop.