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Dedication

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To ny

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nt he

m:ftr

end fteid.

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lon

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To olr liilnd .id bdher ArdM E, t4rbeth, who

h thdd la*

fo.q

,€ru

hs

doie $ mu.h good ror d'e R.ddsua

rd m), r4& M+ md sandasoroqr whd,t

s.th6i

sih Mr Klhenbc

m:de 6e

oEb6, whd mide rhe sPi

sh editioi ot

ro MiMadcl.summemed hd Mi

And oi blhta ol th. Rod4lue 6mit and th.i. co hbo€b6 in tll oBtudon

To ouf

Eperenad€

h

rhe UsA

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tre

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thct $r6men.

sibb ror our

fdend m€

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AUTHORS OIE

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a GuitarLuthiet

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€a a amnot@yawitei am

a

gutar ludr

ei and am

neither

good

nor bai at thaL

The Roddguezan l/ hasdecded hat the prcceedsrcm the

q

e ofth s

boo[ be

e

€n io

charibble

organnd o ns o be chosen

n rhe fdure | confsi

dea. readeahat I he

no pret€nsion fiea.h ngantcne anlth

ne or shown8

ihem how o mak€a guibi et aloneof d sp

a/

ry

na *pert seb trrosewho

k|N more han do.l'l y ntedion

^a

lhs s hat heo'

nary uitr n who

purhasesa

uibrwhetherit thef

itr1musna nfuhent orwhethe.lhe/

wshloacqureanewani beit€rone

shouldobtansomeh<ond,humn

andbasn€.hn Gl knN edgeoflhe

insbuhert $ey haw chosn w th

sh

ch

io*presihem€ws

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ib de€opn€d goes ,lyhopesthatthsbookw

iake/ouas.ose6Po$

s bLe o the tElecto.y ofthis

f need nntoment fDm its wry b€Binnings

o

ihe .reation ofihe gu ar ihal

tou

p

ay today.

Numeous

are lros€

of us dro ha€

gone

nto the

busine$ of making

su.h a betu fu human.hapedbox

mad€ om

pre.

ous woodr

vlh .h are

bea 'tifulud un

que n

then

geth s compred

io ihe d of the a6ore-

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Cu

taFmak

g .Etunan. lhroughout he ages

hx exPerien.ed

pd.nged dohhj. haldshpsand hat not ]"@wn@, na1/ b.han2asThit

is wt na

tuta.lu$ha

at the end oahk d45,lell anf la.Ae atlae. He sinpll

€d and eh

he enthusamand he

greatpleasuE

l

malng a murcal

nskumem of $me I kenes ro h s be n& thank 10 h r hde, t*hn

lue

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r

wdl

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eft

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vr'nh he

guite

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F6m

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in rhe m d. 9,1& o rhe

yaE

afrer lal

the Mr n btrNe p@spercus,1npeope Gft anappdite for ns .ultuB hor

anFamon8 whrh rhe door of tunortr opens10our

8ut r

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headed

by l4asro

Ardnis Se8da arcused

Bred

enthusM ii the

wh.

e rcf

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with the r

perfoman(ejhere

M a

pD f@non

ofnaned tech-

ere rio ennchedhe iead ng of olr gub n *r/ .omer ofihe

phnet

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ie rcdd n€ededd6$@ and

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Contents

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Chapter

me GuitarrMusical

nd

Artlsdc nstuMrcnt

Its +t andDerelopmenL

Lo

guiroE

ho.e ,oEr d los

&.n6.

E sldo

de hs ohn6

Pedltt6,

se s@pd

t/

tu boo

f .ho lo

tadntulo

t€le uno

tan

esrretto

Pon

.ozot

tusPtB,

qre

foton

en su nesft

owe

de n4d.to.

FEDEgco ARciA

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Ahus.a inntunent s,wthout oubi

oneofthe mostingenous

wn

nons of

mm Take

he

v ol n lor eu mp e.what a

maf€ ous ed flalr1*s cre

atoilfteEisndhing,wthlheex.epion

of theno.lhat somnentlr

n

ihe vol n E€rythn€ abr utel/ rlahing

jn

th 5

nnrumeds.dn.eved

to

pedotr

a

+e.ifc

purpose In

5pite

of ib tui.tona ty re beho

d t a an

n5trument

ol *1|aord

nary eesance One canioi

imagde allrhe $ousaid

a.d one .hanses h s inrumert

hx undergone houghout the age5beroE

llna

/goitoshdit

s ne.Onythegeat

masieBofCrehona Shdtaf

aid Guamer rere able o

Gft thaik lo ihen.ommon

nse log.a

m ndt and mu.h inspdtiotr, th s onsueasab

e rcrk of d Al ever/ stageol

h story uthieis h&e striFn

and eddeasured though the

r

(eai

wnes b

.oifud a bead fuLly uiding

nstfument hd

ercs

sansta.t n ro $e e/s

andwho€shape a e

Shiioiheeyes.Nolhneevokes

olndav dyas

its outwad designand appeaEn.ei

and h s

prec

ael/ e4la ns

wh/

af,

nstru

'

" i

- "n"

oPod.

-

1 r i na doe.e

Gu ar making s therefore

more of an ad than tratumash

p An

*pa

narion s neenedhe€. Expetu

hoLd

he theort thai

whd rea

y

makesad s

rhe

fa.t

that the artsfc oblect

5 unrepeabbe.wel a

gutr

@n

ne€r e

€peaten.No

Suitar

soundseM.it the same

asanotlrei no matte. how hard

its makef res i. make

t do r.Th s is becau* a lot or faa.oE

rterv€ne n

ts.€nton: frcd the.ho ce of woodand

b use n making iy

gvei

eutal

which na/ be nombef X

of y.ur

prcdu.i

on b lhink

ng oi rhe €nd uf a

panidlr

guihr d a .ountrtih€ se6on

ofihe

)€4

and he atmospher con

dtFns underwh ch the

nfuhenr s c€aled *n the

mal€r {rm moods

haw a beafie on rhe guitar

nthe |9605

osdher

whhmy i ends

n

Losaneees

UsA)w dme up

wlh a

plan

o seek

Bdnts

rcm

he

FornFoundatonoihDugh

researh

de€ op the

guitaf

5c

€rtfidly We consllted

wth a gbup or em nent en8_

neeu who k

-veEed

n acounlc

had helped n the dsiei ng of the

Los

Angeles 'lus

c Cenrs.

After a er s ol ta K and exp

anaions to fnil tlze

then w th rhe main eaturesol

guitar on strudion th ey came o the

.on. u

sion

hat

the construd

on of this nnru

mert Mhps ma.y idtondedble

(that

wh.h cmnot be Mghed

measuredr deiemned

wth pEcsiondelang

Once

tou

get

tlle

rc.d

)bu

have o €membef that eaclr

p e.e, e€n

rhoush I may one f6m ihe sme bosd

and he sane cut s diturent df

ferenlasto

s homogenev

ith he whoe

pie.e,6

o

ihe merurement f

ihe bccings,cos bari in sho( d

ferenl a 1o hs soundboard.DrawinC n

anao8t wth hul@

b€ ngs.M .ould {eL say hal thougrr

daushleB o1 he

eme mdhei der/ snef s difierert

Lkewne, €r/

Sutar

e€n

ihough



.om ig from ihe samesod s n ferent in r lderiokon*u.1on.The

end

rel 1

s therero

e

unpred tab e seeinghat one ol the lnroreseeab iado6

s the .onnrudion

prcces

iet

,noihef asped,wh

.h deies any

o

Ecast

n

each

guib| s he pre$ure

of

rhe s des and he effed of

g

ng them to the $undboarn Th s l*rrnlue s

DUre ndsmpre ii5askira.quiredrcm one per en.€anddevoron.w

'J

e €. . r t r" . e. -r

g id

dd" _

hgL.qldFr

@od

pu.

\ .

.p"a

en.eola

8reai

dherandih€h8h€n nnind andn

Snrl

isdtrerertThus t

that

wh

ch cmnot be €peakd n ad then, my respectab .o agus n m/

monen * oureuib s ai anart n. nfumert ft sen more

o feach

ad n .onnfu.ts h

s

euit{

by @rkng an elclusve omamenl on the

pre.

ous

aid unique cods, a mosa wh .h dinjngushes he soundhole om all

the

eundhoes

or

his

of

hef

othef

cutaE Oorcs

nevefmadehe same und

ho

e dsigtr iw ce). s ike r fearhei r

purilns

that w neverbe repeded

6

fr as o oi ihi.Lnes and e are .on.amed.we are hereforeb kingab.,n

o an

pe.e

that hasa fe of tstun

prcnuces

und, and

poider

the

eu

rnn whh h 5

(M

innrumed

ro exp,e$

his mus.ar

5k

and

htrmonr

knowedge,hed

thehandsandcosetolhebody narlpe.eorpie.€sol

p€(

ous Mo&

prt

iogdher ro ihe rthiels bne and rcodrcrting

sk s

pur

tEde,

peena

I

and dEnry

in

doinga

good

lob

The

eu

af sl

p

4r

the

gutuiwhi.h

s enhe.abp

quav

mus.a ntumed or m ad p€ce,whch

-be gudf m&er

.an ne€f repear

llre

arldic utheiwho n the

pd.onnruded

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wiih

sreaiart5tc

s*i bdbnay n€re.ts nnovaion

r

hd smpy

o5rrhe

rir w fnditquire

mpo$ibe

10 make vaue

udgement

r b ree$at the ns$umeni.on

i dedoniherpEmses s anaft p e.e,ihs in spt€ ofrhei.knowredge

f

pctoria

afi and henawarenGshal dupkaloi s.ommon

wlrereas

he omer.Edes a mus.a nnrumeni fari.ihe def make

crp .ate nstfumenls

Dm an a(hetrpe .a ed a

guk

Afthough, a faF

r.$.

1mtrslbe sad hai n*r n he h nor/ otguibr Lrherehm

Eu

ar

Fn Eprodu.edw n su.h hgh quar9The

Su(af

hal i mas-pDduced

that is ihe guitar san obred)caFihank io smadandpe.arioo a

3md

.hoice

or

woon,

and

pDpef

dins

prccesHurcnrt

meet

qualq

.u d"al

"-dD ,d.n.(4n

^L

a oA{ad

\<' .nan'd<ra ' .

p. .e.

nsenbion. rund qua t anduserliendne$ 3re ..n.emad L_rntt

ow

ach

hd

beei

qu

te unth nl2b e.Th s rea

I

males

i

easiero. any

guitr

n io

:), handson a lfrng nnrumeni rai 5uG $en

tane

rn fa s wrhin

ther

tus.a

requ rem€nrs

perfoman.e

needsand economc

rsge.And

in some

as the guibr faG wrh n rhe rangeof good

quality

and good Mod

.on,



fte

Ld, er not rhemanuhctu€r t obr<iFnaiases io ma € n<G

ment

lial

p6duce

anahdi€ eund,ha a an6i. od:rn

appeaFnceid

i faithluo

the

hand.€tuduit:r]ne

1h . thd

r$eartnofarenMen

muncal

dditon wlro makes n nfimert ihank b ongaperien@

equ €n

n

)eaE

or p€clic+

3ob

ged

o tum

ne

nsfumenthathe ontuc

'rto

an

unrepeabbeadpe.eTheModsu*d^itftdionmunbe nque odwrt'

iheh ihe rtna mun

cEate

a uniq0e

mamenir egn lorlhe

guibr

n

quee

t on wti

these c u3€ Mods he nun manageo

p.anu.e

an nfument .f

susLnabe,blq|alg oundm

egulbrium tone hDud the ryelbd.n,

tEbe,rdpMdu

singingl.loreNihemunmakethstunenieas|iopay

aid .dft it soasb

pode

e€rrthnBihe guitan*

exp€.ls

Dm

a

guitar

Cwn h6

opportun the Lnhier.a edupono crearerr

po*rV

m

instrument

har w I sere ar livry prcof of h s aeaiw skilEn

the lnde or

woodcRfrFof n5 an.e, hre right

b€forem/ eyes hs masnf.ert book

Mustur

hsdmeDb b/ A Brn.hnerWe .an obseM in i6 page5 6lh

us bone n.rustalion

nd ma.qua./ on

ihe

top bo4 neck nge/ooard nd headnoc[Tob€ sure he tr ef

who

flealed l be ewn he

@

(earing

M art

p

{e and

po$ib/

*n moreso

d d ihe

peron

who @ b M t C. 5e as

Veni.e,

750).Whd cn,ierfu

ncrunations n ihe s.unnhok puri ng finge'boafdh€dsio.[

Whar a

d€lshdu

Chtifpu5topamomenrtotareaokarrherligreeonlheba.k

side

ndlhe ec[lTh6e nrume6wre €ry mpresi€ of

r]en epoch.

and 1wa

deliehttuo

listen

o ther musc.The

a)€r

neded he

qme

thngs that today

guiarin

noeds ear iound powr n

a the reeisten,

hamony nd unng n sho.t heyn€dedandusedheirnusdl i*u

medsAnd

fro€ than har hey urnen hem nto rcrk of m whose

ma

meDt

on.ne .aql andds

en

aE a de

Eft

tor us oday

Hap

makeftwlked

n a s mi

s

rashion.

wn odayan harpse n beng reiled and be v o n

ldh

ef n awa|son he loo[od lor he beaut/of line,noustat

ons andMod

or hev

o .,v o a,andvioon.e o lne satsfadoi ofa

p€rfed

desien amonl

ollhe nsrrun€dne

htsthevolninisghtandrasre.

ri ad i5 @

s capacityo o€trc bady, then he€ shou be no doud

'n

anybod/

m nd hat musca nslrumentsn general nd he guibr n padc

n Eurcpe,nufngthe

6lh and 7ih.efiunes, agnif.entuibEwre

made.Annwith the opportunq prcvnen hFugh

the .onstfuction fthh

mus.d innrumenlpu€

an we at rcr( i

ils

.atuds.headno.kxrcups

bridges,nd bfton' nd to menion he marquet, motherol pead ncrue

bt ons rcry

an'i ebon/ cods andother

pre.

ousmater k.We

,

rhey ook

greatpleasu€

n he. lm for he innrument



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tdngcdtrsjcd

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is

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ve have

a

read/

sad, mary

re :he impoide

:bte

or

hs nr.naknS

rnfuneni

lrn

fie w.oi rone

the

sd 3s.i.ompexdcs

i

s densyhardiej

aid

eran.rr

wih.rlany

d.ubt

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ffi irh.^

bu c sihe

iijrum.nt

wirh

he mon

de.esola

, nsednntuneib

iLrpe^ora

I

do ioi..n deflhe

Dano .

be ninge

rtument

bu1 aih.r .ie

rhai has

f .gj)

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usdn..

h orsn,shatret

. ] i i .ut . f reed

Lr

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asai id lPeni

b e hunlng

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wd

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a nrng nrerhed

b/ a.ane

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werebom

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dengnsndapDearan.es

re as. ioi.wofrhyTre

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of $e nntumenr

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hi t:i eidh:_. r. pDi

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o'er:

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al

lre€ ifumsis

lbunshed

and hbughod ihe fledibtran@ mus

c

wd

(eded

with ihm.In oriental

counties ry€n toianp@p e e st' com

pos

ngwit,

lhee

nstruments

r olhe( der ved fom ihem

what

fragnilcent literatuE and hinori.a ann

aftstc

nlomatoi

M

po$es

on

the .u

i

orty crealv

q,

and n man/ .ases,he nnind ve

)€am

ng

or the human

being o make nntoneiB ihat prcdu.e mu5.

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rent by M l.fn ty of stri.Ced oble6 weE

creaied

though whose m€ odies

people

expBsd ther

joys

and sflM

fte

soleaim of ihese eary indrumetu wE

10 oeate lhe bst sund

po

dudng

bjectp6sbe.TheReianmn (i000 BC hna)ihediffeEnrkn,rs

of

lule (1400

3m Bg orihe

ranbur

rom

rhe Eoprancvilzar h (pod

3

our n

strinsed n$umenrs) ft

jusi

a few of ihe most

prclfic

elampresot

the human nteren n md in€rt on ol baadlu nfumenir

with wnm o

The

f6t dea of what was1o be.ohe rhe gubr of our da/s

can be hced

ba.k o the

Copric ute

Th

s

innrument

ounn n a Coprc monaner/ ii EVpi

n lm Aq

consns of a otrc ne.k ired to a square d on ihe

uppef

p3rt

p$

i Cottothemddeofihepse itlomedabe[whnhrcundedlhe

werpad

HMVei

it w6

n

lhe contluencebetMen As a and Eurcpe

hat the

various

E6ois of utes thrved rhe l.l zhaFBarbd he

rebab,aid ure ouc.

Aesrhdca,

$en shapes ere that ol a

p€e

a

pe.ulrny

ihai *.wd to

dertt

$nged nnrumenlr amone he AEb lsio

and Europ€an

eop

es

Tl s ffe

5hee chuacterizedour Lne banduriaand Mndo n wh .h

bgdhef w th the 3urai gave ie to rhe flounshng of ihe numeDusSoups

of s@nadec or p u.k and pledrum instrumeit gDups

a natu6 nahe tor

Ori8nalng bm vilages nn itde bwns

these

grcups

were manl/

fomen by

rlf taught

music

nswho

generated

he

pop

and o k hus. ihat

lom part

of rhe musi.atcuttureof spa n ioday

Cettin8 ba.k io ihe Spanish srof.ar

aid musiqr

pasr

k musr

pd

a

spe.a

emphasisntheAab dohnaton f.om Nodhat.a Anef winnnS

the bardeotlerz in 7 I AD ihey

seft en

wlh

lhet culture aM de€loped it

n Spainof a lerythy erodofime.Aready n he 3th and9rh e,u e5,

€f ous foms of the lG reE in use.



mpffiment theeihanreheilorthesouidad

i

ther dtempl

i. mrk€

them

ery io

pry

trre more .on.emed abod

1ns

*pedftereadef shoud..nsiderlhebeque

ne.iheha|pj$e

vLoasn thewo traspEololthslad

A

(oomoi

reeng

sha€d b/ everr

lthei rrcm mede€

lmes unr n.w. s how . obtan in innrumenl f

SEai

voume

andquallr soundAll the same o Nn€ ihe ermpe or the

mtre*os before us t i tr so ne.e$ary io ha€ the

pleasuE

and

dre

lor

or.reabnC ea.honeot our

e

ur ihe per.na t/ :nd

qre

orihe uLh r we

.defied

souids. meorpryn a.d dr

lun

n.Eie

ry[ndaid

pat

nt€adei heemoloi andae l

.desds{adonof redvero/ihdmy runriour.octrere,l.sdde

Fi;s expe.en(ed s

he

.eat& the spaish

g t/ n

5aie

in

t7 wiih r omameibrion.otheFof

e/

iop s.undho :nd

pudln 15ma|quetrontheba.k5des.eck aid headno.k,&d

itsde .aie bftois Aid a thal idundoi wo br.andeghi

Lkewse my honoEbe .o eaele and

compalrot

LorenzoAronso

(Madfd

736)expre$ed nqe i theiiousdloisoTlhe s.uidhoie he

rop he ba.r and hes,r.s.TheE no$ n3moE

yaruabe

o a dh er aiher

ihrn eav ghs

eoi

hs goodwo*mansh ,

de.lanng s.h d at the age r

foui a

prolis.na

guur mtrkcr h s sonwo d def on bc.omea.onsum

maie v

o

n

maker

(r.'raestrc

or mentoi.

h m ii

h s melhod).

Th s s he w rnve ai ihe so .a ed mn]3rn

CU

@

Raluaed

ry

s.me br ghi

nenin ,,ho quenonedie skl, sen.tvenes. ndpDre$onanmoJ the

romer

hiftr |1aenE Arton o Tofts 5 ..nrned io be ihe .Eator ol ihe

fan bra. ne

5| r€m 1,al enlotres the

insde of the guir iop

Comprred to

in.trumeit

before hen Tofts cid be sad io ha€ beei i v soiia/ {iert n

h sare kno-n

hd rhalTotresid

noigobeyond

ementuy

hoorand

theEro€ mun hM had i eduot oi ofequ

vr

ent eve Whai he nun htrve

beenwd r iaiuElbeni and :i nE€raie th nkerwho de€oped hs

iholghl3wlhprd.a.onfloiseiseSutiobodroblaiied

aidloftswas

poi

blrno er.epion ihe umndonofhs der ihrcueh v neappart n,

bd rdher Dmh sanenr ne$ og.a precedenlsndhsa€ad/.men1.ied

.onmof sene hai a.red hm to .ome up with mpEvemert n guiur

(onstrudon.

s €paiig.roiher

gulad

eiabed

hm

to

get

deas nd hus

booied h s subseqrcntmrk A..ord ng o ih. m&f

Suunn

dd em nert

pedagogue

.nsoAgudo

lua

l4oreno 791 316)agudmakerfDm

Maard,reMrtedgutr.of,nrdon

He superimporedhe fngerbo lon

ihe iop

atul

put rai

be.

nC n5

de the soundboa.l



r6oa

Esc eladeLrathiersuit4nflos DeM4A/iD

ree4

-*E**

':*r,5*g'

tuc{tu4u&tu4r4hdid .&

rI 'zd r&i4

fffi

"J*

"-l*



edtr^pdr$dl[33)thsibf trzs

tutonoToresw6born

nAhefa

nlune

817Nob.n/ ca sry

orce{ain

whethei s nce hey lwd fr trparlTores .ould hm laid hdds on a

suibr ry

luan

Moreno

7e2 316) hal

needed

pannswhai 5 also

nd hM

6

whetherTofts n hn id

guih6,

had arready ointuded them with th€ ln

gerb@d supermpo€d on $e soundboarn.f whethefhehad created me

orlhem wth the frd on the sundboard and he lnse/Mrd * wth ihe

iundbcr

of

pedraps e had res io kne edSe n guibr .on+u.t on

The g0rtar

w6 duhngToB tlme alread/beng madewrh the fngerboard

Mlhe iop li is noi knM wheiherihe mds madeary guibs lib ihe ift

5tuck n rhe op\^4ial doesseem o b€ he ose wilh

h

s frn

guita

,

s$n rhe

bridsedin not ha€

o/ sadds

rd

rhe

nrlnss sEfren 6 m

ihe

hos

Tores coislrucled

ButaE

i lrc dfierent

perods:

1852

1859(,t

pe.iod)

and 375- 392

pnd

pedod.

n nes.db ng

suitaE

by

luan

Moreno

{hoar AguadospeakortuostfumenlsherEtwithlhefn-

gerboard)een $at mi id on the top, he other(.onfud

ed

in l8l5)

with ihe

fneerboard

upefmposed n rhe toA

brtr.insnsde,aid a ndd e on the br dse.

What

wnder n

tr1]ether ntonioTorEsa hanis

on ome

ofrhe an

gliran

.onsrtucred y

Juan

loreno nd

lsq

wherher

ihis hepedh m 1odb sh h s confud on dd cEatea {hool

10esladnh he

prctotrpe

of the modem

u

ar

f

thal was he

.de

whchseemswry el/ o me,ihent Gn beaflrmed

l]ai

AnionioTorres ilhe. eamedh s

gu

af constru.t n loN.how

fdh hisknoredgeof he Madr

guitarmake*

.hoo or r wa

sheer oincidence

nd |

@ n*f doubt of

help

admitlings

thai he

guitats

onsttu.ted / AntonoTor€s aB the &hiew-

ment,ol the

highest

de€€e

ol

€uib

dhere His template

desgnsoinani varatoisoflhe soundhoesnd osettess

pemanent

oncem

or

he @ods ued the

perfection h

s n

serboaids

s o.nameftan.nand he beauv of h s suM a€

jun

a few uamplesof hGprcfesona sm Unnoubied,he was

a manof

g€al perbna

ly who ws abe b eam he adm6t on

d respedof ihe gui6 musi.wor d of his me,md who left

fo. us, he fut re

genemi,ons,

splend esmp e to

rol

N

HundredsfrhouendsfluitaEME creaied themrd

based n he .onsrru.rion ynemesiabshedb/ andatrrbded

ro Arton oToB, andhundredsrthouendi mo€ wil be man

lfaclured

n

the lutuE us

ngh

s s/stem

H

s ehi*menl5

pawd

rlr€

my for he exnen.e of a

guitar

with whnh ie con.ert

sui.



ianst lDm thal

nme onwardr wai ib e to

raie

the

niere<

'n

ihs in*umert,

and herebyesiab sh a

peeminenr p a.e in ihe nusi.a wof d or bnay ed

ofthe future

On.e

€an

irtuiton

pe(eption

and.ommon

enie worL

S. enth6 the rcdd Nf

ha€ pd more rt€rest n conEdng ouf

gutaf

nlo

an

innrumeni of fa.Eachins sound

r4osi olihen

-1he

non

qua

ed

o- d1 oldogd-.o

p"

"oad' l -d 'oelo

Lb""1. d

s Oiher.al inlo

queston,

bil

hatrh

I

ihe sk s of rhe

su

ar uiher w'th

rega'ts to t

he nsl.umenis desgn and nledor .onsruct on.

havewitnBsed manysu.h dsssmenls

and none ofthem a€ aDth ns

10 {te

homeabod Ai ihe enn of the 60s m/ d stneu

hed fen, r, he

em nert i€acher Frederi.kNoan.

wd

di€d

ng a

program

of teachng .las

(a

Sutaf

on the

Edu.dion and Culure channe

n Ho nrcod One line day

as wasmak gmy

guit/s n m/ M workhopd home, t 3410Wesifi d

Sireet re.ewda.a frcmhm6kn3it woud

be nierened appearng

on h s prosnm Of coune I wd irtepned aid lhankedhim€ry much of

h

s

pEpoi.l He b d me I wou d be shdn8

rhe

prc3ram

with a .etu n {

enisi who had construded

a maihemalaly

p€rfe.l gu1af Fof

srem dqr

my mrkhop was nvaded .amerasand

,Ahesas I ms f men frak ng my

SuitaKThen

me rhe

SEai

datThe a.t iar w6aPP$fngwth

mylrend

Fftd Noad and his

youn8

scentist

wr a .hershen experien.e.We hated

beforehe @meE

and he

FUng

neftn sh(rcn

h5 gutu andma$€

i

do

n.i wanr b

ludge

h s

rcung

r.ienlsl The

ract

s

I am n .onnruci

ng hy guitds dd ony God | ds wheE thGyoungscentist s oday (lh s

wasabod 30

y€a6

ago) Newr again

d Lhearofhm or ofhs

SuitaE.

o

r

o.o€. e

"C-,

rd"L'

^ ' - io '

.d Jrd-3 ed.. .

entif.guitariempd€of "11chrehead

nothinSsince

n

these

asi40

)€aE

*en in my

youthfu yeaE

irhe

stuhopwhere

I rc*€d wrh

los6

Ramr€z (Pepelr

l,

son

oflosd Raml€z )whoapart

lom

be

n3

rery 5k

tu and adinj. at ihe w,Y

rew guibE he

pemna y

.on

nruden.wa one olthe

mon.urous and nqurig Lnhier have r

cen ihe blggenambnon $ai uiited

J.R

and

me ( n additon b h s bad

remper)was to desgn he

perlec. guihi

Variousrias rere made diLrent 5tfne

(aes,

Enous $r bra.ng

r 6sed fom the enethand breadth

of ihe soundboad, oiher

modu

es md

maierla rere itrcduced.The mo6

p ani. ell pr as n the dea. h€rful,

ereatha

of

r€E Erorall"londe.rwasihedoutCftere,

)ou\rlrspef

n

oie .omer

you

are heard

oud in

the

oppositecorne.lne da was that f

reb d8e

pEduced soundvibraions rhe e

pse

MUld

reprcdu.e t ihmueh

_ne

soundho boosting

Anothef dopan dEam.)



what

war obviouswas

hal

nobodr

I the workhop had aiy

rrue

knowr.

edge noi e€i pE

unfrdy [needge mu.h

e$ dodoratesn

ph|:6

andmathenalcs

runintunoniheinqusitveie$ofabeenner

agnari.n

and a hugeedhus

dm ftei sevehl empldes w€re

.onsrru.led: oie w th a

Oral ihesectperei.esridexpef

menr,noneollhemwassbadasio

beceioyed

or

sood

enougho snd

oul andbe

prEued

udhr

c.m

is

b&[ to ihe mn/

{ enlns who ]ed o mprae on he

drr'eds

n wh.rr su.h.rudtc

Sent

mei used 650mm

n' nE<ae.takns

meduremenls

trdmakis.omparaive hF.a rounc

and

geomet.

ta.

w th two famous T.rresgu ars.mrred

n | 36,1 nd

333 he

rejults eE

qute

mignilanl

To

me rhe.onparsonwas

a bana

4

s(en.e with

E

(urosity

o fnd od at aboui.reaied

objeds, as or

ne.anes been

auen

on ne sd a$e$ ng

the ..i.epr oI ihe nr nged ndu

l6th, 7ih.

and 3rh .eitufes as we

asTorers

bc. n wh

.h ru6 sem

para

e io ihe

ec

is

ollhe wood aid r nforcs ihe

pafi

orihe sorndboadwhere he*ng {ae exer6 he hiShea n5 on.

Thrdegn s

ustthe

.heiyp of iheprofe$lon

Ed

the

lutherwth.ertan

prcfe$oial*idns,

nieEn and ar ern,

dessff hGm.nes

b reied the sound

eEona

ry

orfie

inntummr

wlh

wh'.h he denl

es h msetTrrc

rofesnona,

he

nqu6tE

rypeexpenmenls

wth

dferent desg.s

oflhe ileior nruduE of |re soundboa'

wqs

depend3 on

the

qua

1) olih€

@od

he hd nhdd

Hrtou.h rbsotub

/

e$ent a ndermines

everrlh i

LqiG yihesolidboail

as nihe.6eorotherstrised

nnrumenE as

No@daF good

optinumqlary

Pnewoon

s

be.oh ng m.re aid moE s.r.e wh h s wh/ .edd Mod andAner .an

p'm.eos

rravebeen

u5ed

rlore

about hese n .hapler 2).

n ea.h quakr' wood

the pDfes ona dhier seeds

and des

gns

|le Lhr.k

ne* rnd

br& ng E

)'

ng

on

his

he edgeaid experen.e.A gEaier numbef

of the a s aE.trnied.ur

.s de he sounlboarn he

5rfanSeh

s

s rhat

n€eneF

hevantoisinrh€e(entri.erpermentsand

d€sgnsrebased

on lhe changesn

the des

sn

or ihe bra. n&

wfrh

rega|d10

suibr

.on*ud on,s.eni slRer/

one ofthem w ihoui

e .epron

denrbed

he urher meihods th a.ei n neeree

l

(om

n bd,Swnihe enormous mtre$ madewrhi thegubFmakins dun./

ov€r Lhe an 50

,ea^,

t muslbe remehbered

lrd

alihose *ho

lom

var ous viewponLi

ha€ shen .on.em lof ihe gu rf

/e . obre$ed wih

euhan.ng

s sound.

n the one

hand.lheE

€ the s.ertns wth oer

ar



.u at

oneand heorjes ndon rhe

otlrei he

gutarlsts

,fio nneadol$rving

io lre bder mu5

ians,urye the Lrthie610 ma'€s

chuees rhat derorm

rhe

phFiognomy

lthe

su'taa

hereupon

he

gufa..dss

ro be a

Curar

A^d

the€ are also he new

Lnhiedwho makeho es on

rhe

soundboard

ll it

rere Ctut€re

chese and hen poe for

a

photograph

with ihe r novehy

An inlntyor newbn n3desgns.omesodfirydayand e€ry ldhte.

crainsh s sihe

besi

fa

nov.e

Buibrln

lnds

ft appea 9, rt s nhenidet/

rec

ommended

o h m x ilit were

an absoLne tdh,wheEas n fact

re a

'mme

e{h orher As

rhe sa/

y Soes:

f

)ou

merey m

rale

)ou

meret imr you.-

sell The

compuhono imibie

sinnateina of us H(rw&ei t

snoreatio

recosnze nd w musl mtatel

sadcoethe.we

rheponi 3lhd de.pite

the rad

that n our daF re re aiiempi nc

ro coie the fn€n nfumenr

re

nd

vidua and unque

qp€rience

of ihe 1h er aE huBe a.roE

thar ensure

thd ihe

Suib

is

bom w th b6ut/ in

5oundand apperftn.e

Nowada)6

e€qlne loM

about rhe negraddion hai l"lorh*

Earth

n

sufe. ng at fie hands

of huhans our r@d5

are bum n& rres are

ben8

le ed.

and @d n b€ ng .onslmed

ar a h

gher

Eie ihan h5

can uv

s,

owtr

Bd whal

is .eda n n $at guitar

consrructed oday a€ hr moE

€sinart

ihai

those made2l]

)€aE €dToda/

we hM a gEabf number

of vamnhes

and

Slues

o

pmr€d

the wood,

rhe dryin8 ime

is

onSerand we

use mo€

don oforguraEThe

uther'sGre

.an

be:een ne€rriedionofihepie.e.Wihsuch maiehas,tr.omes6no .

prse

hat i€ ifumeni h6

become hisht przen

ew.

nn.e

t Mud

sede 6 a sur.e

of heledg€ for ldre geneEtions,

hank to the prec

ous

woods

and rhe

pain$k

ng c€

with whnh r ha been reated

i ihis Esped

{ entistshavean open €rd

b€fore hem I hope hd

rhey

w rlemonstrale

the r blent b/.Earing

srnhen. woods hd mk

nalua ann

)€i

keepa $e mag.al qua

ties thd.ere unequaen

sounds li s way

re

ftud b some

exled borh aloiate

the shortageof trod ano

sore a

{oust c and resoDn e pmblemsconrerling th s nnru menr nro a remrk

:bre soo

st

in

our orheslds ihank io ihe vo

um€ ot its sound

ps

turi2,n the

Iunrious

onan,@u

5ay Not *qone l[esihesne ih n€

some.hooe

' i,ohs

whle

or,he^ cesl lr€rein ies

rhe

(ei,tfc

.ha enge io

c€are

After

a lifdme of.Etomansh p

n my guitr mal ng

crei

I

haved

{oy.

.Enihatrhatlwishabdealese

s

precseytoesblishvarousmodekof

qu:ritr

pbdud

on

wlh d ferem s/n€ms of.onntudion

and niedof

derSn

ftt

prcduce

d ]Ieredt

qua

iy

runds.Th 5 rculd be the way o prcv

de the

:r(ar

si wth the varieV oa

sunds rhat m ma), have

ehieved We MUtd



ihcrelore

e n a

poston

o dstneush

bereen ihe guitaE

hal we ke

mon

andso

choose lr ownoploi of sound

Thetrue

utherann r theonewhohas

n ntuiton or shape

nd esign,

ihe

.ie who mlpe.is

he .oor oflhe wood md marchei

s naturalaes

thei6 iheonewho

i .on.emedihai theshapeof lhegui t r fomab*u.

r fu whore

wth me desSr

of rhe headnoc[ inishings 6nshinSshar denit

a.d d nn€uish is ifumeft

nthee|tsofrhe pub.

andiheonewno

s

a s. .on.erned

hathismosi( purllig

andoth.r n(undons haee

i a€s

thel. i€nse nd

crear.Ln

eEona

y

The ge.uine

dh'ef s ilre one whose nnrumenl

does not

ook ke any

1.2.

Madrid:he

Capi ia lof thc

ui tar .

GuiLar

'lakcrs clool rom 1600

untllftday.

wheiwebkealoorailhewhoeof$e isihcenruryMmunp.irtod

lhe boost

hat he

gunr:nd

iE .ompose(

enloyedurinStre eigi

orluai

I n

5pai.luande PaencaAbnso

de Peiafet(t41.1. asef

of Strdjago

suhr

p aye/

),

or A fonso deToledo

and

Martin

deTo edo itre a..omp

shed

gu

af m n*e r wh. re.e ved

he Navera k n3 favour

erc

lun

a

lew

or he

n 4

7.trhadiheEmr|:bergureof

RodnsodelaGuiamwhoserEd

6 a nrndef n

thecoudofKngAfonsovofAEgd.

Laler ewouid

3o

nro

iheefrne

oflu loiCanb(40 454)

Dr ng h s tme,

a

renile

amb

en.e daminaled$e fladrd rcra .ourt e@n KingJuan l h nref pdr q e

cu

4

both

ror

the 30a.e of h s

.ourt aid

ror

h- lM spiriiia

raqu

t

L

kewEe.

..onling

b orher inlornai on sources.

rhe

fl

adrd

ju

dsdid on

n 12

La the

gent

nen who .ame nto

he t/ to nrum harged ree

or

bree

ntrrawdies when

the rcF .oud was mo€d

ro Maddd

rle

euitr

b{me popular

among he nob it,

and sooo ai oij nan.e w6

*ued to

ECUale Oneofihe fr* gu

dr dihe.apitatwasrhalofthevoaandcobf

l'1ake6

n

573 n | 607,

uan

de Canidn viota

makei Lrhei and harp

n of

the nrfa

hous.hod, was

a

member

of th I

3u

d. Prai shows

dera s of b s

pa'd o luande catr 6i for .onnrud ng repa ngaid nr ngng3u aE h/ps

yres

ules.aid vio ns We do not hare

an/ nore nab on

rh s .hara.ter who

mus rave ved

belwei rhe an &o ne.ades

of rhe tLih eniury and

he

eilad

'n*umenl

by his haner oI dher

e.

In

600,5piin trshe Eumpean

ounlrr

whe€ ihe v hueta nd

he

gu

ur

were

many paFd

Ai rhat ne rhe

pu.[n8

and 3lrumm'i8 t/e wE



areadr n vogue

hu5 he Easoi

why in Europe wa .a ed ihe

"hand

, hue

al a.rne thaldnigushed ourSp.nsh

ubr

n Mrdfd n r695gdnrngswe€madelorsuitaEThenrryshadro

be

nade

lm dm

gut

rid iol fom aiy orheranma

A..ordng o the.rd nan.es fvo: mal€E nihe 6th.entu/ysteen

Ine wecri.wn nMadrdThernunb€rEset.rodr nirc Tth.entury

sr.h dda s nd.airaf ihe nienriyof hevoa

kubr)

makisadvtE n

rhe

6ih and

7lh.eilues nlhe.apia

andiherenol5prin

n f'ladrd

qlbr

ma[euME.on.eniEtn n aEdsaduid Angosude

:rad fto5

de Camei 5tr€et rd Cards

9ted- nthev.ntrofLa

ruenrdel50

the. r/.ederThe rd and

good

.rhanshD orlhes

gubr

<now

f olhere nent.onlrbuto6totheCUr$.rlhs

pedonfirclsh

rcr

:<n.es b/ i€a.her ann..n.ert

gudr

ns who nrhernethodsandboot5

n. ed ihe v

tu4 of these

3u

aE

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y

ihe ageof the rade and he the d wh.h thesen*ument5

he rbcs on the

3ub

s and he:rusons

i:de

b/

suhnns

ofrhe

p€rod,

who

pEid

thenwo*s.

luai

deCaririnwe bom

n

yadr

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pos

bt

in

537

n hi5

.t onarnPEt

:les

an ryhaunvea..oud of tu mr[s ar uthei voa nd

gutr

makef

rlpn i?parerand ma[erof pedod .drumlnr n the setu.e or bolh

:.

re

I r

the Ro/ar ta.e

(

573

l62r)

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pe V (1606

665)

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io enensw do.umenraf n, b s :rd budger of the Roy: Pa

a.e

: ld Ndona

wedlh

rerords ehaveevdei.eolhs

reatsk

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n work ng rcod and oiher maie

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1 ruir.nundethar,heE

nspai.Mdo

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rne of my nnrumedmadebyhm

faa.cos ntonioGonzilez

ludgLis/ the ypo gIorhssuta4

Yadrd

n 766

on

r.laladerros

ireei

He

:..the^

r.laiue

and

uan

.lanuemared

k.ow thai Conzilez hed n

Coiz, ezs dalghler .d iook

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resdent r l'ladrd. i(a

736 (dab rdtui

than[s

h-

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su

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a

prcte$

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onso when

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d

wh

.h di{Edited

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who

aso.oanfuded

blMd

nrneed

isru

rcr6. wa

iieni.ied

b/ Femanno5or

hisredta.je ov

ta

*jbte

Benito

Sinchez

e

Aguilera

A resideni

l Hadrid,.e

797 (dale

rom

hs guiLar),

rnchez

e

Asu

e.a was

rhe gu

af builder

or t hjadefltos

Streer

Ac..nline

ro nes

or

ihe penod,

n

794

he had

a

glibr

on

ete ihal

had I : dinqst;

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u6oa Broth€6:juan

nd

1anue

4ufioa

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uan

731

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whh no

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munc

hey

musthe

betoneed

o Har.o5AnronioG.trziq s Mrkhop_

r"

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rd

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uan

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uan

l'lanuel

Narciso

conzile

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ryadrn,Coiziez

mudhe ti€d

berreen

TBlandlB{7

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was he

son

ol Har.osAnrofio

conzltez and

bdheFin.aw

or

lhe

'u. : ,

r ryn

:.

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1

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Ro/aChmberro

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xookderirse r,luioas cfthop oi t"lajadeitosrreer

The

abe

on sri.hez gu

ar siares:

composed

4

D

eaosin.hez

r adr

d

1337r'



r1oreno

sett

ed

n t?ladrd

oi rwlaJader tr.

teer He w6 born in

792 and

ced i

336 atihe a8e.l4l A..ording

o D.n5oAguado bnmonyrhe

Madrd

luar

maketr

fthe lrn 26

lIaE

orrhe

9th

enrur,?

Dke away

I.m

ihe.onnrud.n

nmdafd

or har me, b[ing r iheif

bemnmyK

ne

grurconnrutudii

r329tJuan

floEno Theodenknowneubrth.ughr

ro b. oEnos

w- maden inewthlhel.adrona

snnardsuse.

rc,

The

€ nforemenr5

ol the iside of h s sou dbo:rd

.onprised ihEe

rais

he

souidhoe in ihe h rd

beieaih

he

br

dge The

ro

nr wr reinloren

w $ e nr

p

ol

rcod lhe

tiiserboad

on the

itre.€lElhesoundbornThetei5uptolhe

2rhwcreonrhe.osewoo.

rngc,boad,aidfrcmth€

thtorhe SthME ndunedonlhe .u,uuoda

Ihe

bndee asa |

5 .enl ider n.k n

wh.h rherewrc hosiu

nec the

if ng5

owdr the r nSerbord lhis gu

ur had s r n.ubb

ndngs

Ih5.han3e n Juan oreno gufrqdaled t3t0, a rcad/eave t ihe

bseque

lubBThe

lngelboa

wa

a

: re

e

p'e.e

on ihe ie.k

aid ihe oundboa|d

nighr cutoed,harl

5x nf ngs.

or ihe bridge,lhe

hnss arerd/

renedon a

'dde

and wo

Eneer.e

rruts

rxed d bolh sid.s orthe

souidhore lormen

rhe

nside

ofihe

souid

..rd Themoa

.urous hng was hai

on the bbader

pafr

or he runo

rtr'r

aid rhe b dee

aie4lhis

sutar

itread/ rad ri€

bmciiss. lh

Lhe

r:.a'len.nc nthe

ce.lerlhsderai makes

sa*umelharihtrSurarmarer

nr iiddive

as ar r the an

s,ltem nthesoundboad

s.on.erned,pre

'; .ig

erenTorre.whose in bra.ng n risgund Li LeDna"1356)was

:T r rs prede.e$or

n r.ladri.l

ko used hesenew

metroq5

trre

iio6

|1 N Con?j

ez,

F

Gonz, cz and

.

Rmirez who

ronfud:d

.

gu

tar

:nrc/ lommape

n.udngihe op

sori

n corsomo (oreose)

n r 320 (d 37e),F

Gonz; r d cd in f1ad.

d

: anrcd in r'radnd

i 1336,

l rheageor,neen Amone he a ,ious

ano

:?n'gout

gutr m:lier n

yadrd

at ihat

1me

rer Manue

Naro

:.i;rez (it

5

nol

ritun hhey wre

re ar€.| Juan.run.a,cr€rono |1ui.]

:-d Afron

o lunoa t

Gonziez.oud

-etrhavc

€ne€d nto

hewo*shops

tr trry or these

mane6 as an

appre.rice,whnh a goes10 show

thd ihe

'radrd

rhoo wasa ready

oiso dared

orherguhrmarer

e$ablshedn Hadddwho

coutd i rree nitared

:r1;

ez

nto

the dde wem Agunii (ac.ord

s to a

CU

ar

ol

Hadnd

3.rol

:_:

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d 360)



n 1360F.

GoEi

a cn h s M rcrkhoP

d 40To dostEl, whichmaks

us hiik ihal in rhoe

2'1

er

n l'1addd e rust he been

crkins ar oihef

guita.natin8M*rhopl n 86 hem@d

a & do€rlothe c€nteib

Cffi

de$nlednimo$reer

p6sibtlo tafi sapprentc+p

ftin 370where

ihe oiherder or manss

Fei

Pffi€a ffen d twe€). n 890,he

mtrd

|et

agan o 13 carrerE

sftetthe fna m@ ma'lebyihe

m He

mr* hM

d en €r/ o d, al tlE becnnii3olthe 20ihatu./

I md hisson n e, Ennque omanra

€d iEner of his ire, €ry

am

Saii

v{ih

hs iinanc€s d

mm nieeted in

euta6

rmm the iaery

'n

Valen.

rh{

n

d€

haidmfr€d ones

mh Maddd

I Gonzdlezrc daughtF

fol

(Md

h m

into h

s

ade. He hada kdble

managei mt

ago

Co ado who wa a

6nebandur

P

at€r ani a

Sood

riend

of

m/ athers

and

4eeLoBalbebk n h6e

)€aE

hewr moonllghl gafref

h s day Md< at RimlEz doing

epanmrk ar Conzieu5wofkhoP

l

3a€

h m a

help

ng hand;

y falherd d lhe

vrn shing.That s lhe tou8h ecade

Bom

n

Ciudad

eal 3'10,heiednfadrd

n 192dT2Ahatfrd

guitn

we daled n Cuiad

Realarcund 1374his an ons

reE .on

srr'lcred

n

lladf d ai

20 smb lsbel 5n€d.

. riy modedcolleclion,m

Ea

y p6ud

to

Poss$

a guib b/v.ente

AriE, date,l

Malnd 904,al4 Aamo stred

A €sidentof Madr , iu

| 360, rn.eno cmfred

SutaE

hat are

om

mennedn Toma Damastmethod.

Jos6

Rami@-Galaret

lanellJ..theFirst

Bornn 'ladrid l358,l.R.rdedin

23at heage l 65

\+€n hewas

trew

)€n

od

(1820) e

onsd

Fnnc(o Gonzilez

rkshop n san

lenjnimo

Slre€td an apprent e

He serLp h r @n rcrkhop at ihe

eart

ageof ?4,on whal

5 oda/ Ri€a de curtLloEs stsed

he^ nded in 390

b 2 c.n.epdon ler6nmo 51E€tn f'laddd HisbmlheaMeu€ Rnirez

v,ho

subseqlen b€came

Creat

m.stef{rLed

n both of lhese crk

shopss did EnrqueGada

R:he Cnsana

ulrn

Gdmez

Ptr're4 and

AntonoV

udejhe

R:hi€rs @ andst ea

v n€dnpe ofrheenter

pdsinSsprltupon

rcnngmaturry

rhet?de.lh€/stuP

orkshops,bok

on wrkeE and E

ned hemThh @

ihe rea 6.ation of BamIE ed hs

bdher l'1dusl and.p to

n@, hal of ihe Ramr@

8ene.ci

n.



r(1358 r3i .h*Rrmionliss; r057r Jos.RrnLulL

On

y

Cod Lnow ifihe Manfn

euiur

ma[eri

(hool

MUld havesuniwd

the Ram ezesialhough /sefwd aware fjosi

R:miE l intei.

n the 940sof.osing dtun hs workhop so as o capitalte n the

ar

nd$iry nvalen(ia

Workng n

I

Rini,ezsMd.hop durnghis an

,€ms

ere handFen

Jionso

een1q

An . n

o Gdme

my lather r"lanle Rodnguezwho alo var

:hed the

uih^,

and

yarelo

BartErc,who rc&ed as an apprent.e

wih $e

d@rno{losa

RoiE n 921 and unii the Elm ofhs son,loe

I f6m Aeent na n 1925,he Mrkhop wa maaged

ry

hn

handy.

fte +op was un br hisdauehieE nda d)mm .l{hni. ai .um nus or

dsistant a ed

es,js

Haniiez (fatherof the currentmanagef l lhe lim)

h s dedh n rlre'60s. ldinez wasarcnde'fulpeEon a^d a line mndo n

iF( in

sho4 a

g€al

mus an He

met nry ralhef

dur

nChc

)|rudr{ul e

in

beroreWor d Wai

.

a 1ne when Spa^ hmusi.ians njo)€d

pren ge

wi[h

n. iSed orhs16 He wasa

Sood

compan n and

oF

to the

frm

On hG eturn,lo+ Rami62 | bou8ht h s s b igd sha€ oflhe burnes and

lu |

.ontDl ol

it'fte

t mes hat

16

Rami

ez red

n Spain ere

rurbu

monady was i a

p€cadous

siLuati.. ihe {onomy shal9ann

e n ihose )€aE,gubE, banduras,and ds oull old d rhe end ol

hiven

€aonr and d chnnmas,

g'€n

thal rhe€ Bt|uments we€

t'y the

Crcups

of serenaleE that tormed

n ittle toms and in

suhmerwas he time o..onsruding hese nslrumenlsrr

saes Maefo R:miEz found i Erhef hard o manbin the work

sto€ the

gu'1a4

and

par

worke6 during he ean seeDns

ha€ the fonden memor/ ofann aio resped ror |1aesr6

]old

RaniEz

:urs ro a thal

I

wa told b/ my

ralheawho held h m in h gh deem

od

ded on lle ms aways eferng o ihe manerasa sood

pofe$iona



Perh.ps

s

lnor

outstaid

g r.

owe;

boil

a i laned w. aofh:own{ s.was antos

before

h h. Heniider

.xas

a b thfu

ro

ower

Fanue Ra,ni 7

efr

no de{endanG she

Htrd cn 25 F.brurry 9 6

on a(oud of the

pr?n8e

Hem;ndez L [e rr maner

ofTorres rs

,,e

as a

greal

hadno .h drcn.Hc ded n

l'lanuel Ramirez-Galarreb Planell

Bcrn n Alhama i Arg6n n 36.1 anue €arned he tade Ircm h s

L,ol[erJoi.rxrearoderthanhe i theCava a]iMl|sh.p aouid 332

lr . i . " rg.esthalHrnu. r g.odBUtrrhrndymrnand:oodds.pl . . r

f b theibd.on.emed rbout hsfururesoughtadv(e ndhelp

om

hs

b cihef n

oderto ser

up hs o,x burnes

o+..mplcd

lor n hi5.rignal

pai. f.raiuew$ to et upa guhrma[ig worrshop thec1/ or '

Chr

nd

u,onoIElr .pc Pa s OnyCodknowswhyf t rnue.r r iisedhsminnand

na/ed

ii

l'ladrd

\^Ajen

h s belhef

losa

ednen or th s,

he must have

been

tu

|

.ff.ndeil. rs ihey d d nol ex.hansewords e€r ag. n the r fet nes

so

laiue Ramirezpene.l

s

@*shop at 5

safraAnasqu,E,

onr

a

d.rei b o.l:s awar lrom

losds

ratu e dLiter€nt ea h s

$

tf .onitudoi

fr.m hs brcthetwth d riidvc lc*urcs hd.hrraderized m asa Lrveni

rol.rer

of the

(h.o

.fTores

Over i ne a mrrr.d d fer.n.e wrs enrb shedbeitren ihe luhr bu 1

1l the

workhoForeeh

oflheje bDtheE

osd

ontnre.dth

his

elper

€i.e and ad t

oE

wh:n anuebr.ontan wasnor.cnntr€d 1o he

Subriid

r. themon..ilemporry dh.. .fAnbn.

lbna n,h.h re

mun hrve ounda mu.h b.ader hofzDnConseqrentr,s workhcp n

ihose

dqi

wa

.ofiidered . be the

natura

su..e$of

olihe

(hoo

of

ranue

&mnez

wa5

an

nqustive es€airer :nd : sk nahsman

-. .

d-"

."

.p-d I d6. .oD6d

/. pEnge durnB s epo.h

Gnduuig

non his

workhop

and

lnder rs tut.Erp rere e'en

a..omp hedgu a m:r€E who ronDEd amiEu lh the'

p

ore$om;m

Enrqle

Ca

who

3elup shop

n

8a(eora

DomngoE+eso pannakng

.raftsntrn who p.rfd

/

mane€d woodwork aid demonnratd 1[dughoLt

h s

pr.

l. pEdu.l

oi the

h gh qua y .l h s g bE ca n ngrhe :nmiEt on of

theprcfes.nagudr i ( twdndfor io lhngihal lhequ.

vof

h6

inru.

mert' g

1ad, ute5 aid bandu 6

sei eil asan exampe L

p

DJcs na se

enader ouper i the 2& aid rhe lot. .nd

noder. BorcSueE

he

younlen dho ras alo ai elpen Sular ffahsman



Ram

ezrl and ll

in the r950s



A guikrmarng

Cutar

A Andrii had s w|kshop

,n r4adnd n Manuel

Fen;nnez

I

Gonnd $reel

net i. SartaAia square. lhs

neghbor

hood

I

ghi n

the

.erte. of [adr d a

guitd

/ea

w

th

a amen.o mb ence

js

the spotwhee

guna.makeEn ihe.osins

yea6.fthe 91h

enlury

and he

bqiniinS

ol ihe 20ih Gnlur/ rere b6ed

shoun nowmoreaboLt Andnis, n.e m) falhert dmethatAndres

wr his rn workhop tll

graidfathei

on a

v

5t

io ih s oaftsnan s workhop

and aware hat m/

ralherwa

'n

n*d of a

prcfe$ion

ar'€d

r4aedrc Andn:s

ifhe b/ anl .han.e. neededa heLpe.

s

tou

.an magne the aijwer wd affir

mari€

50 my

ralher

niered

he wo*shop ar anapprentne

3 shenJ.

G6mz R:mirez trs he d haidymai

h

s

mun ha'ebeen thespr g or

905,

h 907 Andcs

mded i. Parr aid €1 up

h

s

wokhoP ai 7 Putetru:

Std

(Prai

md hn in Pds

i 19 0) A Andrisded n 19 3.

Bom

ncrev eite

(Ai.mt) on 0Ndemberls33,heatrved

nfadrd

ai ihe ageof 14, n 397. He @rked

a an app€nti.e at Maiue Rafie s

rctuhop frcm

l3t7

to

1902 Laier on

he

mded t.

Mrk ai ihe slroP r

los6RimirczlHeleltfofBuenosAiresi

909 andded

i

930.

had

a bealtiful

bandunawith buttons

mrde by rh s g br makei

S Roras 359 l9l7) wasa

ediar

builder b ihed n Yadrd at 5

Aio.ha

5@et

He was a.ortemporari

n

h s eaf

|eatr

of F:mi,z, and n

hr ater

t€rs

of F Cotrz,ez arto

Fcrnlidez andEse.o

8oi

o rn.w salunlno Ro]d whe.

he w6

Ery

o ,

'n

ihe

)€fs

nbebre

ihe Gv warThe mostchara.er

n . ih n aboui him was hai

he sbeLs n h s

guibE had h s portdil in whnh he sportcd

a beadifu mouna.he

He wasa €ry

g.od lrienn olmy falhels Iho dld

h

s €rn

shing nd he

Ped

h m n h s wor[ and bus e$

He n&er mar en.bd nnead €d w th a s ster

n a at in

the sme

bu dngr lhe @i4hop At the begnn

gof 936.hy

fatherand larcelo B.dreD

weE negd ai ns b bke

po$e$Lon

or the

wo&

5hop .anrenremembei f n/memoryetuesmerr]htlhithewarastis

fo. aboLn70C0

peec Ed ihef, ihe war enreredour € and har

Put

an

endL

ewirthing

A vn3.aseof man

pDpo5es

nil

Goddlpos$'

\MenMretumed n 939.9atum o who ded i

937

ann

hiseubr

makng rkhop haddippea€d

H

s {hoo

.ouldwe have een ar of

Gondlez Tores of

Rmi_ez



Valentln

iudes, ather ndson

Th€viudes.etied

f.ladddn he RlbeB

:he 300s. antos .rnindez

5 sanb

have

deCuddores n he

mdde oI

entercd san appreni.ewith

lC

RimiEzwtrs ori nf4adrdon2lfla/

379anddednPan5in943.

H. mun he

shfted of i the fade d an appEnii.e wrh

losd

Ranii€z n

the ast

'taE

.f the .ertury He was,

6 was unomml €r/

youn3

I

Gdmez.

fl Pimid

and E.6ada M en aonssdehm as

co dis.plet ar

losE

tumi€s wo|ksh.pon Rbera e

Curtdores rEet

Year aier he psed

thDUChAiton oviude workshopa

a

handyhan

: ida5oworkeddAgunhAndri isworkhop

Fe.nrn),Gonz;?n,ee'

.o.e to sanbAna

square

where

my l;thersrrten d apprcnti.en

905

He .ou d be n d lo htue beenmr ftheis lrn mrster

Al

the m. of he Unve&

Frhbt on or 399

Prr

was heL.a po

ni

:fEumpe and

he word. t;ppetr wasen ghien gand

chrnen ihose

-ed

aid far a ke 1.1P€miEznrefr of moving

o

Paf

s bur..u d nol make

rp rrr m nd whereas

4uninAnd€s

iic

ju

in cdm- dd m:,re

re ho€.

Cn.e

i P&s,dier.oud ndrravebeentogetheforlongs€nsiharAndres

i.r ed at 7 Pdeaux

5rcer whereas

urili

went io l3 R.d er srreel,

where

T'o*edu.1 'rhrdBath

ln 1953, ad.onfrmaronofihsiDmi u ner

rr ine trnna rend

olluiiins

esrs

Ruz

a Sprnish

u

ar ea.hei .

a erer

r hr@ n

whch he hentonedrlrailu ns wdowA.lp wasn

avein

fr rathefwent

to

wofk

w

-J

h m asan d ihe rcrkhop on R.dier

Sred

-rei.oist

ucted

u

atsaswe

a5 tes bandur;d d mando s NaiuE y

:i.

:r

tar .onfuded

br

m/ rather

d thr wo l6hop a b.reihe

nane of

-

mder

f1r

falher

retumed o spa n with his amiy n 9

,1

al the advenr

:' tordwar

I

l

;n.ont nued

s burne$ i Pa6 ronir dd nB he

natls

-:dr

p

he had

acqu'redar the alanf d

guitr

makeE

{hoo

l

dn was a f.ndry ded colleagueaid malei

ruds;is

rrom he londen

:TDres m/ I :ihef had

olhfl md rherfrendsh'p lwh.r

rm fam

'a

e o

d

me

abod hen fe osethef

hal

:1, lhere

Ju

n aid hr

wfe lven

ogdhe wth hs brcthetr

ry

ra$ef

-:rght

hg[/orLhen

uni hsdeaih hencem/ mo.t

devotedesped or

: ' :1 iD

Unrous. . e:8ue

.,

in R:mjrez

mux hiE ded n

-.rre

ear 943



Enriq e

Garcia

Castillo

Bom n

l.ladndn 363,

Casroned i Bareona

on I otubef t921.

Henaned

o,IaiManue

R.mirez srrshop in

SmlaAnaSquare

rcnihs

workhop

€lperiei.e aid drk

ro his

geai

(atums+ip.

he mn ihe

f|jl

pnr

at

he Ch.ago

Exposnon 393 Grcia

conrnued olher

wo

yem

wrh

M.R:mirQ

aidihen m@d n

3951oBareona

Hs lird

'€rs

in

his

.dl where

he sei uF

shop on Aqdn

sjreer ME noi eas/ d a

Noertn€re$

gi€n

his

prcfesionanm

and $e

recqnitoi re.ewn tDm

expens in

caratoni4 h s

Suit tr

were hight/vatued

G/ciir

wd

a

Eood

fr

end aid pmie8€

ot Doh ngo Pfal,

who for man/

|eats

had pDmdted

his gurar n

Argenrina.Toda,

hese nnrunjers

Ke

Lho5e

of the grear

masteis befo.e hn.

a€ tiuly appre.ated

and haw

b{ohe h ghy przed

o edoE preces

He

brl behind di{pe,

Ftu.n.o Simp

io whoseguitrs aE

aidher

gr€at

damp/e

of our

lurhere

ari. wh.h he

coiso daten n

B.r.e oia ser ng

ebhp es ror oihe. io lo low

Ffan.

.o Smplico

w* boh n Batreonaon

g Odobef tB74

andd,ed

i the samecqon

14lanuaf/

9ll

we

do nor hee

much nirmnion

about thts.Etuman. tr

s [nNn ihar

he eamed

$e rade from

Jo*

Fimirez

aid Anton

o

v

udeswhen hq,

were

work

ng ogelhe.

wth f.l Rahirez md

Ju

n G6mezwren

Anroi o vru.es

efr ror A|ce.tna

Pdlael

C6am a handymm

b/ rtren ssi up

5hop i the

Andalusian.it

lCdiioba

1 s asumed

and | .an neither

oiffr nor Flure

rh s-ihar he ws

the

mastef

or | 1

euel

Rodrtuez

who hr led @m

Cdrdoba

md f.r gue

Rodr uez ai

rhe end ofrhe t94ns when

he was Ead/

on.

He s

oda/ ..@ded

b/ hs ch dren i

€End.h

drei in Cddood.

Br sheef

han.e we share he

sme surnane RodnSue4

ur re are n

no

wa/ re

alen.Thereare m rons

of Rodriguezes

rh s .ounrywhai

r lrue

ho@vei

is

thal mr

paeih

aE narres

or Cld z {h eEas

|1

gue

Rodriguez

was rcm

Cdrdobaiborh

re

nAndausa

I

do id kn@

anr

gu

ar b/ c:s

bur I do ar far as his

dik

p

e t"l

eu€

Rodriguez

.on.emed

And

I

mun er thatal my

due esped

3@5

o rh3



Santos ernindez

RodriSuez

rH Rod.t e:msbm

n Madna

373a.ddedrhe€ii 942(rfeGice:

rat)

Ai ihe ae. oftei (

3a])

he

tuded mrrns d v:Jennnrude.

Jr:s

crkhop

on Rrber

de CuddoresSftd

fhc

ll.: fla*er

ie) tseMrked lor some

ne

.

r\e workhops

or ortega aid sntumno Rolr A...rn ne o m/ rithei

he d d

fsmirrtsei.e

i 391rhcn hewrs20

aid $red rhere

or

€

)rr

lnt

393 L,p.n g.a,rudon,he wd a€adr an adu en a Iu i.dgeil pDia$

ona He

nLn hr€

beene f.enp or€d d a Mrkhop ihrt he

er up oi N@ as5dmeDi

5@eLfladtl}s swhal5Ecoded

rn/ Gseona gudr olhissu(e$.E

of

+e worJ< p

and iorher oMeil br Mado Au@

Here6 ol Hanrd.

I rui

i 1905.Santosserninno

nartedai

rlanue

RmiEzs

rc*shoF,

:rlrnh$dtman n .ep

a.eoe of En qu. Gartia, ho had

hei moEd o

ia .eionaA.

ad n mftsmau .Ld lor h

d

Bn

and

pe'{e.l.n

sm hegave

rr.uel

Rahirz s

wrrshop su.ha boon hat rbe.amehc mon prensous

santoswas h. one who

b ft the

gu

br usedb/ the gEnd mder

Seld€

'n

-

; .on..rc Lr

Nf 25

yea6

{h .h gaw Segd

a &.e$ ro rhe hon

prd

Eous

ldrorunsaDundtheMrrl:ndeamedhimlheappauseofa

lnienre'Ths

-

hr mun have

been reded underprofe$.na rnsp i.n, w

th a

ged

.ho

.e

:I n .a

wth ihe hsh.n ensilv4

or tou.h heanns nd s€ht hd

*ry ncw

13 rhei opens p

shlter i the ergen.eand

prfrrh.gula.has eenihe

-5e|p

e.e ofou. rtrde and he 3.r

rhat wrh r 5egov6de

shen

h

5 3udren.6

_:ilerfdto

make

1he

radsm

ofmtr[eEromorher.ounr

sw u

drc

:r d ha€ )ea6 ater de€ op.d ihe r M modes

laitor

Hem;ndez musthave

been he RamiEzs rn hand)mrn

aid

ehi

_Td

man. .r,hen

he $ded wor[ng

ar his

wor[$op

n 905.he

ras

:.eadr

l2 ind had pa*ed

th6 h sded rcrkshops He

Mrked ror

_

rie I and

ook .ver ihe

pon

of mrnrger id fEr

handymri a.ared

y

i".q e

Gftir Dom ngo

Eeesoaid

r,lodeio

Boreguerc mln ha€

been

.

.*ng * ih6

-orkh.p

aready he age

drleren.e

7

r€ms

oner $ai

:.-eso

od 9

|€aE

oderlhan EorcgueD),.o ped

wrh hs elperen.e

-:.e hm ihe maef of the rcr|lhop F.r sur?,he mu$ havehepedr:rirez

r

ot n h v. I u+nere

Ci€n

hal

/ea6

der hebe.ame:n

elperl

nfument

He realy mun h&e had

a

ror

of

prnSe

:.:aL5e. whei he

d en. h s w de hrd

to

h re

a uth er io r.pa r

rhe v o ns

]:I /iere

Int io h

5

wo*shop

vanue

tumirez ed al in ear/a9..152 n

t20 Sa.krhen s worK-

r rp d

d 3 Arrabin Steet

saitos. Enesoann B.r+u.ro tuyed

oi tri ihe

:.-|lhop

u5ng

the nan€ of f,lanuetPimi.ez w

dow Ea.h of ihese gu

rar

-rer appendedhe nir s

on he.ornef of

- he

abe ns

de he

su

al



n 9l lrii.r Hern.inde?et

[

].wi.'.[d].p

egri

(\rrd

ru i

lod:/ b/ hi:isa n..s.r: r 24Aduiir Stcd) do

fd

tnovrwhei

h.

hx ed Hc d. nri

hr.

tri/.h drer iid therero.-.

o d r.a deaer

.: f tslh. ierur i ig:fe .rkhopi.d4reneph$solhswfe

UdL.e

soi

i. <n.4 fr.ar 5iit s

r.r,ii"der i my .h dho.d b.rorc DU

.:m- C, \'n. vr lai.r *6 w. Ing vth h n

ilm

1,e 1

me he.e1

Lp

,r.D i ACLfr 5te1

lrheran,3..ft.n rhrn not my arher d the var

n;h

-3.r

th. r'1rer.o5

uiaf,.

S.ih.rihem

er

Ii.]

,eaned

nd

good

iau€d:i. nr

llrer.pen/

pmLs.d

a

gcnune:,lm

nloi

r.

f1le{r.

saito Hcm;rdezr reroi ri. w.

rs rmr

be

ave i,* a h rc my

l:rh{ la1

a s

r.ere rlL..r t.*,,ls tintos :m i 50awar that5ad.5 e

Inifeyer uii hs,leaih

g:ni.srgubrwrsthe

nlEDUitL,e

3tu,neit

amois

pr.feionas i

the..drd

n aamEn...des ihe Samcs

ub

wr

ihe unmaiegL r fai.r ofihai r 1 paredh 3gr 1r,+h .h p, v dedpaft

.r5ai lo l i i . .m. r f . . aga.thrnktoihc lDrbunpf .ep:dL th:

,nn mentsant.: le;m.ne,Er utherorour me unt the 60..oi

nrlde. n.,e a.men.ogL.iis than .n.crt guta s lor n Spin flanen.o

ris wf. c

putarpr.f.i

oii .n wa

rh.man., ihi. an,l

eN

r ma[c

,l]c,l

nr'idrn,i 942

5iit 5,r5.

I

rielc d..JR. n. :in:.lcHtrzr

th. P.cn ol |rc anhl

H. trould..s.y nspcd h.

:qinr

of thev6od trshe obseryed

ow

hey

dred id be{me

iief h.piig:hat

r.,,nd

ioud makehemnnt

Ft

scntr .o d.. l.lien. s.rito

lldriiiideT

1. be the

m-er

or

m., lemg t,r . ierAi. r . l . i r . LreTores ele1.on.enfo nrptuvrs

die nnrument d ie e' :e ed

f. ri/r , ig .s Hc n. c .p.aol ih.

.nfsiundh.e5G h6 rundhoei

were

dfef

eit) L[eT.rcr he.rd..] an. e4ermeilen

wth dfi reni nnnr: acs

br:.n 5

ann

am he; Llc Ton:s ,id mo€ tl,o ary orlrer dhe. ofh5

he

rre

.ught he

perred.i.fo ' i:nen.o:id..n.clguitrrAt theAl

B.okhop

in.

ons. | * nen.e) on Areitr streel

,€a

r afrer

h

5 deith

5:nr.ss

.s

aid

ften,ls

otar?

Gubr go.€q :n exnb oi ol. s g 1i^ Li 9t5 Oi d sp:/ w.'. rL r.

5:ft. g [a.s F:s .ih

A]v..on.ets:nd

edue A:

raf

-

Emenbe:

ResnoS:fz de i |1r-

'enr.

|]o

Elpai.

:id lfe t $enrbrerl

o.a.d as d tr irnenr.

luhri

I

w:r

mem.2b. and e

ghtlu

o dedate 5u.ir

we d.s.tu. r.mrBe o the

ndsphble n,&erlo re. t ,as r beid I memor t

.. A

a o e ] tr $a

rolven

an.li.

the

l. gft

.f h s fe



ppc o"

'g

' -1 '

and n a

sten

mom€fr and t wd arganzen by €nder ns

peop

e.

Bd..Thantyou.5mlos,fof inBMd ma[ng

eu

,E



Dom

ngo E*eso L6pez

Bom n

5a. Cemerte

Cuen.r)on

2r1ar t332.L6peu

ed in l,lidrd

n he

rear

917 nihemd5rofrhecv

war Domngo

Enesosnol rnryn

10 h;ve

rc*ed

,i

ai/ othe workhop where

he .ou d h&e

eamed 6 an

applenl.e

He mun haveia{ed

o1l. rhe ade as

anappMrrcei f4anue

Ramirez

h.p

d a

very

eary J8e Cou d it h:ve

been n he dos

ng

teaE

oI

ihe .e.1urrl f,lanuerR:mire?had un d up hs own shopa few ),€ar back

50 L6pa mun have

bee. one f hs wry rrn

di*pes. He sb)€d

a1lhe

@khop

udl ihe d€athoI ihe maste4

nd onnnuedwo&is

wrh his

-dow

lii the

Mrkshopcosd down n 9 7

Thai

rme

,€ii

Domngo Edeo

ser up a workhop

ar i v

p

ocr

addre$ (7

Cravna

streer) lhe

parenl

worichop whe€

the naftr

d ed For

20

,€aE

he i€d

there aid uuShi ihe

rEde ro h s hrrt nsphews:

aunno

Don ngo wx a gEd maner

suitar

.Etuman.

l le .onnrudsd fanla$i.

concerta d flamen.o

euibE,

as del I des and band f as. te p cdu.ed a

3real

nuhber

or instruments

or he was hard wo.[ nc

aid h

gh]/

produ.ire

Todi/ hs guitars

rre

gEat/

vaued

4

pbfesontrs

and €

nE cu o

Arier hs

dath Dominso wdow

cafed on ihe bulne$

wur nE

neph&s,

.hmg ng rhe name rDm

Dom nso Edeso

ro

Flernanos

C.nde

rfter

Dom ngo

&tso iephewsThEe pmfe$ionats

ded aied

to

guirar.on

*ud.4lhe

Connebrdher

wre noE

produd

than

heru Le wc5

They rn sd

p a wo*$op ofa.onsdeEbe

ss wheE wth ihe

hep of

somea$ stant iher produ.ed mediumqualiy

suraE

The hEe bdheE Faunio

llanano and

u

o

peEonitr

..nnruded

thers taE

wh.h rere amedai iamen.opbfesiona

a .edof where

the/

enioyedand

st do a

good

da of adm raron

Today

he @rlishops run t/lulo

conde Ftunno condeswrdowlu

o

Conde

nd .1arano5

h dren, e

pe

and lrano

Co.de.

Borf, n fladrid n 394,Borcguerc ed on 23lune t969 Hewasrhe

ean

ranous

handymann fl&nm

f,lanlel Ramires

wo*shop Men ihe

rarers

wdow

(

osen t down n 920He{6rslherrunSen:nihdsna

nei flae.rrc

Borcslero n ihe

),€aE un

befo€ our wrEl.hed

civ we

when he

had he workhop

at 5 Nu-ez de Ar.e Sreer n

ihose

yeau

m/

ralher;

sovarn

hedhe 'laedEs nnrumenrA.cording

o hs d$pe

and



nedd

V.erte

Cam&ho, He was

he trDnat hah/ M:drd nat€

go.d

irumoured

nd ond oI

ouf winestHe was pannakng

n hs .realion

of

nnruherts

ror sereiader gbups

G

ven

h s bohem rn nature he

han manr

mtuhopiAftera.rss,he

w*

adnred oul

ol.onsdeftron,ar

e rcft

shop

or manef

.abinelnaG6

4uado

and Hem;nnez

on Rben de

cundorcs street.upon seeingh m nale h s Surr ihey son earneo$€

me.hannh

ol the tade,

a.d thank 10

rheir rabneimakng Eresonal

h.w

rset be.ame h

3h

nandrd gu

rar maker+nol

to hedon

rhe

he

p

ihey rece

€d from he mancE

or the l'ladr d conser

lrer

/

i r d'ffcu

1 o fnd

guitrs

ty f4aenro

8oftguerc ro,lay

He lpem m

an

s mak

ng repaE and

co.rrtud ng one or iw guitais

ar ihe

&*shop

up ror rrm at ihe

Gaftdo Re.oding

tsouse nd ro hs mosr

erd

u {

v.enre

caha.ho Hen ed n

969 eav gbehind

.on wrrowuu

a wart

Barbero

Garcla

f'larce

Garir was

bom

n

904andded nfladrd'n

959,croeige

He

oned

Ramirez

orkhop nApr t9l9

forihele.oidime

At

fJosdR:miEz and

n 92t t'1arcetoarbeD

whowr ihen

9,

a

rcadyworrjnc

al th s workhop He

stayedwrh

lost

R:mi.ez

ufr

910.

when he

staded rcrrng

on h s tun n his ai

a16 Minnn es

Street

nn.or

eftnoorYeaE arei

e mmn io

n

flooirsht

door n

the sme

wherehe €d unt hs dearh

We ived n

the samebu

drng on rhe r rd ioo4 rd

door on ihe

eti He

,ea

uth us,on

a

haf.board

rnnEemeni

avg un.h and

supperwrh

u5

n 915 n

9161he v wu

began ndhewdca

ed

r

we

saw a.h

othera8a aft€rh. waf n

9l9.Heworkenfreern.e

nd

:

sutuE

banduras,nd ures popuar

nnrumcnr in fladr

cro trs

h,m wel

nese d lame

moig ihe man/ roupes

of seF

orhelrd who perfomed

n rh€ brs i&ern5

andnme..o

-rr

rhi

Saee

wladnd5

uniquecharadei

ar

ihe end

oJ$n nupidandb oodr

C a War nupn

becuseolhow

morvesMre

andboodyon a..ounr

ofrhe.amage

erreen

e who shrred

he sme language

ndh61ori.adenii/ wed

hanb

agan wth a shotuge

of absodet

*q4hing

n

the .ompanr

handymaniookhome

]

pBetara

dqlflareo

pesetas

m/ farhei

rhen a

vam

$er 9 ann

50

pesera

A

oar

n.k) .on

one

peieb

ai ihar

r me oi the b a.[ market.

1.re yers

d

pre.arous

a

rhe/ rere, a Ead/ sma.red

of the tuture

thdMUd punCe

6peint iora.o

apsen ourSpan

on



ci i i .

r : soodrwe€EtDn.d

(B.an,as

rr toned

ar 25gps

qd/p ,

'

.s

. th t

L.t . oDp.lunies r .haigeof

nid.. .r rob: n

plntol om.

if n9 Ir

.. .5

rwrlfg fttrerj

n

nte ed :

rrnd5prnuatThenoier

re.ried

n ihs i a . br.ugi u r.rh rt

Lul

prr.r

orsnes But hlre n

3s rh. ove or rhe o& vic dd thc huqcsatsfadon 1 m[ng a gu.hi

ni unefr

rhlr

inalei

hur.. n ihe

r940s

lhei'afr.d

doie,nr diit

r+ 2

su

b: ai a

so

a

r:utarwr5

5e rs

f . betu

ei 25ind 50pgebsioih.Ecn.: pub.

Bd

sdn3

brr t . MrG.

kbe,o:wr e { norLngtr tun,:r ,e

.otnued

wlh

hs

o,n w. Ehcp :t H nnr .

greei

wher

he dd €par

w.*

.id madeoie o, br nnrln,efu

bur nor wihout a seros cor

lDnbt on wth h

s boi

A

r rn r he

sradua

srted gett ng

barr

rr

ord

.unomerind

neppD3Up srort* rs worrsh.p n

91 he eriR:mi.ez\

in. ronedconteTs ro&hop on Crds StEetunll 94t.,han hdo3

Herniidezs

wdo[

prcpord

ihr hewo*

al that ;m.us adns w.kh.p

i was hen

rai Badre' nader.ibrlwth s:DiosHemirdez

nrre.i

' ' .

L;

sur thri M4eo ieve.gor

o rcfk wilr sant.s

he/

had

onf met

oi.e ar a:uiirr.on.efr Hcrevei h

ird

noKop hm

ifrer

H.r i ; idezsd.alh

mmbe.omin oieorhnd(pr6

nhertngthesk .1

the man.r

qhoii

he ro bwe.l

Dlnng

th. i me i€ wort€,1

rt tumnez Bei to wrs l :i hrnil/man. my

[rhe:

r.]anue

R.diguez

rhe

'm+er

RamdnPei:vei

appreil.e afd

myse

rhe €..nd hailymrn As

produd

on

,,rs

.hr

ir ig

ry

rn$er wo ked

qn,

Harc o

at the 5aitos

wo*J,op

of a emp.rrr brs Srnt.ls wdow

..mpl.tedherwor[for.ewihiheaddtonof

ie.ef bL€hlbeennend

1vi.

n

uthcr todry

eiowned minei Fenandc oai nalve

oiOreije

(n

the

phoLosDph

n

piSe

9 ihe hr.. ol

d aE nrndi ar rhenoor.l

th3

5an1ose nindez

G td

Hat rs w.

.kshop

l

Mareowo*edwth

Santosswdo.,unrh. 50s..nbnngihrwor[

rfrh ihe

wor[ hc

r

d r hswo,r6h.p

o]

H i

nr 6 5teei Br henh. a rerdy

had

rc.h lGn A

.a

who

wa born n 1916 nd

-ho

died

n

rhe 930s;

andHr(e

o vrhowasbDrndthe ena.lnre

rcr iid s odtrr n DLenc

Mr(eo

€il ou|rs fes drean, lri ig hs

voor.i at

-.h.

Santos

r

eriiidez w. klhof From

er

r

5tree or the

ubrmakie

idunrr he

E.efd

E.ogiitoi frcm

prci.srn:

.on..,i8uihrnt

{. dmdeuEwh.

m.de

up rh. nu€nt[ MidfdCut

5..er



1 5nmngelhar 'mnne

etrm.c .ry lpeai^g.rerer l .aDe^oi frh.

:rr r. th: ej npolait lla r oll a..

rh.

F.r.n

wh.

p4.d

a vnd

ir

lmcir

df ie....rd.tr m.mcrts

n rrrs n f' e

reax.f.

s

fe M/.c.bccario h;'cscr.us heath

pmb

.ir H. r. . rrsanr.ngmtrn Durnsrnnrne lhewaf-e,e.11hlugh

r p.rod of.eed ro.d ind med.

T:r. it ihr.ugh

g{.e

o wis i Eget

,

ot orrespon$bie

i hlM k li thc 5G hebe.ameve

popui

r .re

ri. iord nl o ne: for hE

suitr5.hot

p d{mat.r,

He earied.

.r or

Inge e.perrlr

i

l,e

flanen.o .d Ths ei.e$ or ro* neht hnv€

-il.m

nc,lh s heilh He wm i

ne rahndon rs orjer rnd r.:r.d hm

:

lEd

do: ol .or.ern rnd

rlereraion.

Ns ies

wh.h

omnoulr

::a.hed rtoweec bllghrh

n

. o.e

r. i rai fd.fu dJrof6 Far.h 1956

g3lo

mr .orergue

i. boso h.nd

.it ien togelhe6ram I irhe l

rjd.* onrw:dio nyihai rnr .e

who

nares5dr

bezutnr.hli.oarl

:l

guitrs

aj rrre o dd

ha5.grert

'a

uenihc

prc'ei.i.r

lvord Hc n. .r

_:l

anym:.hnc what.ever iot e

n bb.:L ime'Wih h; spe.aLri fcd

f. f

wo.d rnd

: i . f str - l .e he.onn'udeds u



r'lanuel

lazHe.ndndaandVi.toriaho

guado

rhe

man o.cupaion

of

Herndn,lez 1895 1975)

aid,\uado

(1397

1980)

ks ihai ofM*jng in a

qla

V

db ndakng

shop,

where

hey

rcpaired urnituE and p anos.and varn shne

hem 6 re

The r

wrlshop w6 al 7 Rbem de Cud dores, n he nner

storehou€ ol

an

lSth{erturyrnedent

buinneAiihe end

ofrhe 940s he bohemm

Boresuerc wd lei

without a rcrkhop or

p€niss

wheE hs

w*ng

ben.h

andwoodcould e setupAs he had

wd n neghbolnoodsbund

the .enter of lladf d (L&ap

at E R2strc) Bonegu€d knew he .ab nehar

e6

&uado

and Hnlndez Al ihat i me, Manr w6

lust

a fi e rown-ybu

.ould

gd

to ewry

place

on lool and e€rrth ng was doff and mo€ ntl

mne.TherefoE,

faced wrh hrdsnip and ned |]Estrc

Boregue mun

haveasked hee .abindmakeE

to

g

r

him

a room b rcrk n A€uduu

c,

Hernindez,good

rcod

pofes

ona as hey k€. .ou d havehad

a cunor

t/ or30lar.onstru.t on 6 re e a certain afi lt cois der ng hat ih€/ han

done 3ome

c* on

plan6.sln.e

lhey haddE spa.€ n

the rc&hop,lhe/

re comed 3otr+ue6 nlo ihe I prem ses.Borcguem

wd lhus abe io.on

tnue marjng

s

instruments

nd be

8anfut

enpldFn.AlihG nust

ha€

happened

at rhe end of ihe

'4G

lof

rhe

mastef

@, al the bqinning of rhe

950s, crkne

ar he Garido Mdshop n Deseiganosired F@m

h s rr

padte

€atonship both abnetmakeft ewop€d ?ert€ n

euitar.on-

h

$o€

t€n

the Mrld wa a €ad/ *p€ren.nE a

rude eak€n ng to

the he I and

cund5 ofihe Mi

yet

here w a .ertaln

)€am

ng or kne ng

and dryeloping

nv rus cal eAeri€ncesThe demdd fof guilaE

@ be8n,

dry to be noen.Ar a rBU

tr'€uado

and Hemindea g

wn ihe.

sood

nme

6 cb nelTakeri

rere 6ked b/ rhe Htrld Consfttory b build

s*E

arge

uxur/ sh@css made of iopqual'ty

rcod and wth consdehble

marqu*,

shch Muld shbit a .o ection ofsuiiars used

by

pEsteious

musicianrThe€ on dkpla/ kre ihe guuE

ol the wrd-famous l4arieo

Cubas a photo€faph

ol can be seei on

paSe

269 of 16r f.hnadt

book

jjly

Fifu

heding leo6),nd anariet guitar

beonging o Prcfe$or Regno 5anz

As a

resuftofthe suc.6s and re.osniton ihe) eamed iom

the crea1on

of the tft Manrn conservabry

Suitaf

sh@cds lhey rere adnded rto



1.3

MyFamily:

SLarlingmm rlyFlanencoGrandparcnb.

iuy a|her.

Our tairs.OurWorkshops,nd

OurPrclesslonal arceftJ.

l'1yParnei

lanuel RodrituezP6rez

MyraihermsbornonSan

emandosand Gd

z) on4l,larh 837the

si oi ManuelRodr€ua f4arequ and

o€fa

P6rezCaGboih naii€5 of

ihe isand

H/ ra$er w* the ihrd of my grandpareft nx .hildren

Pa.o

(

33r) l.lanuera 33s),m) falher 1887),lo€

10

(1890).

irona

(

39a)

Frcm

he ite .m re.:l ol

what

m/ falher

old me,m/

gEndfather

cahe

f6n a fam y

whos fofiunes had hmged for ihe woEe,

and

h,.

musl haw

erned lo

pay

he

guibr

asa hob6yd He mdd

der b{ome a €dpd.

ia$ional n

the

guitd

tEde. Belore

eeiling

madied b frI gandhdhei he

hun haw

li€d the boh€mm iamenco f€ ofh5

da,l.1y

grndmother

ome

lrcm he hidde.rxs PdrezEd ne mit

whoes e6 of some nding n

SanFemando

One thing my falhera w46 boasbn ofwx ihe lft

m/

gmnd-

Flmenco

artns ollhe

r

1me andcrtl lr|/

gndpffib

:lo tled

me hands

d

*

InC

he

qp

cal ren shibLnortune

d nd s e at hem n hs b6re$.

At rhe

dM olthe

l9th

centurya

fngal+

be * a G€tran one +riwd

n ihe

c@stof cidt md for $me

unkrNn reen sk somed *ance ofihe

humble idz pod.lreE

€ a wid stom a^d he ur/ ofrhe

s dd

not

Epecl the sold hgae or ihe Ceman s 06 who rost heir i€s on rhe

spanih.@51

t @ the b

geest

Eged/ at he i me As a d t ofihe .onner

ndon

ad hotur .aused by

rlre

dMng of

50

mary

human bengs the

worlh/ inhabihtu olihe Say

of Cadz ed its surcund ns ad Efra ned M

aring ish

for modhr The fted lishbusn6r en( rn ia ereE m/ gnndpe-

ents'w n@ned

e.onomcal

Ohis

ncdent re.ouriled o re b/ mr faihel

hasbeen

confmed

t

the Nava '1nlnry ihrcueh m/ ri

end

Tda in

Gmant

who

che.kenon ihe wkb,, oilhe

story) G s lhe dnnstaicB my gtrd

farher

Etumed to h s

gu

armaklngaid nrr

gtudmoiher

io her dm. ne

Yy grandfaitr nun hM beenbom round I350 H€ mus havebesn a

s@d

1r

e1.og. dn seeiSl ta lheoa edd

+-non

p

-{go. e1g

.af€s

n

the wfiole ofAndalusiaAmp

e khni@ be edgews requ€d of

gu

br $ who p

ar€d lof od &companiedsu.h a.t ns wt' e ihey

sC enil

nanced.He hun havebeena

emd

mus ian

too

in the p€fod whenaamenco

@ boomng he famenco ubhouse5

knM

6 os tablaos,n wh .h my gdndpaietu wo&en. had

a roiart difeF



i craiadn herews a €r/Lmportail ha w th .api.

t

lor

: :a srediofF5m serted

'i

th€ na :nd

.000

n he :unns b.xes and

r; irps arolnd Europe bdoreWord W: rnd du ng hr nry n

ry

gnidfatherhad

he opportuiity o

get

o

know

othef heares

:::

f

arl r s oI sed wih i de ab es ata.hcd io each,where spdior

: : ie

".eit.

aid heped hense€s to som..ofiee

or 3 gtrs oIwne

tr

: ::i.s .nc had o drn[ * eanone b.te ofwne wh.h neart thatas

:. i:,"dato(

a vea. ho tuni@almosphere

ood reep soaringrom

:. bct c Trr.llamcn.omo.n andex.len€it ob

ged

hemL .on

: re.eebEronTheyMUd.hooser numbei rrrins sngeEdan.ec

j

anda

pk€r

o iwo andwud .oiliue drikiig and oatinshe



L4i .m JigLla |monl in$d ' j t

i lhe€ rngn8

.afe,lhe sr wd

aways he slnge.

f rhe

dan.erThe glitanst

ks nerej/

an eompanin

lnere @ no

€heaualr the guibrist l<new

hn

lob

md

@utd ke€p

pertecr/

ro

rhe bed oi ihe

sryr and rhe

dc6.

fte

st

€e

.onssted

of a v6-y wtde padom

de.oEbd liih

mids and9p @ moljfs bulghrrng osteEandnonumenls u.hd

the

G.ada

The

Coden lMi

erc) and chaj6

on

whch

rhe dists

er lMrd {.re

ba.k wh e the spdon mNd

thetr dra

c lwad

tdards

the .e'ns ofihe bb

ao 6 rhe/ art€d.

PEp€, rhe matln

sonl .ohme6

on h@

qhausling

rhe

dj+s

Fb

wd As he re.a

s

hs

rcrk n the caG

dd cab in

Madrid In rhk .atu,

wh ch wasvery sa I,

we had o

p€rf.rm

tour

nm' FiEt

/ou

would singwith

rhe Nmen on sb8e,To

drn rhe

rng

ihey mu d s ng parr

oflhe songjhen hey

woutd s ngatone

Pre.sey when one smg alone,)ou woud ha€ one tad/ on o.h

nde

on then the

plal€6.

Uler

tou

MU n nn8 n

t-heboms.

So

the€ kre daF when

onewoud

eeai 2noon We

re€the

:5i1o

mAcoho rcu d

be

lw

nglAnd i

8

pm

werere back

againjhis

16

ihe

@ lyou worl€d in he

afd white dhers

rere

moE nlerested

n h&is a g@d

time.In su.h Gs

lhe

partng

l61ed

for daFl In ihe Mad.d

offr/

'ourh

1nere ere hrdr

i\e

bblaos and

n€ .olmos wi$ a namenco

aii n which

tou

rould

haw

df nk wilh tapa

od one 6

/

gor nio

a

l€rt

€ nood

ln€ Manridco maosbe.amep a.es of quary flamencoasw

as ounst

atlDd oN ihank

to the

p€sen.e

ol ihe

b€s arti*

ot

the tine. NeadaF

rhe* sinsins aEs

rhd€ more f'm iour

sm

ihan fEm

the ri.h ai. onadoswho

wanr 10 go parryins,

1 rculd be a {a a.t and

a minakeas

e ro cta*it at iamen.

.o adi5t5

a56cak

lead

ng prcm

scuous €i I knry

ol manywho

reE €spedby mared

and exemplry lalher

who

rc|ken

hard to prcvde ror

theh children

f,]y larher fmit w6

braty

patf

archa Ht/

grannfathei

who

war n de w'th

h s wife ann wd

'n

turn owd

by hei wou d, with a mem ook .u/o anl unbecom

ing behav

f by a son of daughrer

H s

rounsen

5on

6e

ito

Rodniaez Marequt)

wasa

srear

pb.

resional.He was

a

suitarln

and

he boyfrtendofihe immodaitEd

3 ngng egend : N iia

de

los

% ns, whom

he acconp€ned ar

a

numb€f

or conceds n ftance Fle d

ed at an ean/ a8e.



ryfaihe/ssnerlormenasu..e*ruldai.nsrollrermtrr

edea.rHs

:d.n b.orheiPa.o

d ed wh e he wasa.v, se.vani rJr

he

rlad.n

Cq

CoJi. He wtrs cther: g brn nor

a siger

H/hih.rs ra

asa

pofeioia guirmakefbegan.

9O5wheihewr

3

.,hei

henrted workngx anapprente

al Agunin idtsr m|kh.p

I

rrnlerFemindezaidconz;eza

er ntladrnAithaitim.

Ju

n

c6mez

tumiez

who be.ane

Josd

R:mneu 5lEl handrman

@ ed nihrrgubr

Tha va€qu

rrn

y

h.vcd io Pafs

aDund

1903 haL

was he ime

r;unin

AidEs :id

lu

dnCdme,

R alsoitrved n he Fren.h.ty

yr

radef

rarled

wo|kig al

lu;n

CdmeuR w.rkhop aid rcm:ned

thercuni

9 1.4hei

junasWorrdwar

brckeoul.heEtumedio Sprn

i the, iFwheniheMdequs

€d nPars,.L:BereEpcq . the.thun

_r,e

een

1ne oi en.tunlng n ihe wor

d For he ren of hir fe my rtrdrer

-nembered

t wth €a peas reairi lepl a rvil m.m. y olihe rrendsh

ra: *

ned be1tren h m and h s Ir end rnd mEtei

Jur

n cdmr R

On hE retum to Madrd in

94 my hlhef sbrt.d wokng

i

losa

rimilz

s workhop

d 2 Con.ep.dnlerdnim: treai

1he

m

rha nedar

1 srne

iddEs uni 995)

He b+an

ryvdnshiissutaE

bindurrs.andui.s wh.h,a5

oie.oud

-zgne

werebuiltnlhemoltlraditonarmannerlh;wrsdone

iherork

rop n anarea o

biggerhai 25 squarc deqin wh.h

dere rere ihE.

rei.he ror hesuihr makerard r debbe iea.lhe b..ory for t'e o.e

,r

ii ns

(n

ihe photo

on

pise

35 we .in see h. lr:adtman

iton D

:Dn.z

standng by th€ ben.h.and my ralhei

seatedand

ven

sh,ng).

Ihe

ioo s

panes

la.k

pais

madeof hrn hom.a[.htr. .nd

rem

rnes ME

allverysnpe.The denrrs

ere shaipeied i i huge dier

:.r wh.rrwasoprfatedbrrped..(f,1.€debrsolthcsepro.eduri

ref)

Al

th s workhop

€€n dozensol nnrumenl5were

.on.ltudeo I n.e

::iif (listhem

took: .ngnme and am

sh

ng.ime

afte rh sime

rh.r

,,oud.omea rme dhen Lhe arnshef ou,l be.omcunempoyedd be

.._rcLt

payThole

weE ire damned

al5 of .a$ airj

rghr

lShr

oie

{rr€d

ten hon r

nal and six daysa wecL Guitr

qles

\rere

seaona frcm

-eend.fthe.rcprrarvenurt

after

Chrnn$ Du. ng1[e En or rheyeai

r: maier

had

ereal

dfi(urv n martannShs hmlr ann he worl$op.

::, ng h s worrrnei

n arer and pa/ ng of

the iorage oi th. nsrumenis

_

t5 ronien,losePami,.ez

admore eaddaF hanbonanzas.(

ordng

:

lood Person

id @5 honenwih h.



lose

FamiEz d ed in l9I Uin

bse

RaniEz | repiaced im in 1925. he

hmdymenAllonso Bento and Anion o

Gdmaz

manage

he

workhop Ply

ratirs

.oni nuedwdh hn vrn sh g

loh

lose

R:mimz cme io om ihe busnes ai ihe :ge ol 40. As P|n

erpreses n hs rther didionmn'lhe Ameri.an Lnosphere whtrhhe

had vedmadehm tuausef and

prad.a

manlThaiwas he

dtrerence

be een oseRami€z and oe RamirezThe rormerwas renttrbe

maenrc ind a good bur nssman: he later ilihough he hadgEwn up in h s

fdhe/5

@rkshop and

had

became

euttar

st at lhe ageo120,s mp

r

brcughi

togelher

good

handymen

f'1.

Famirer, Caritr), then left ror Anerc dd

Eiumed ai

r€

a8eol {0 w ihoul havng evef

ro .hed

I

roor

Let

oei. reignl

l'1y athefonlnuedmrkry withRamirezurt t910,whenhewas

d

ms€d

upoitheadva of avamsherf6mValei.iawhorharsed*forhs

setuces. He wr a u*ful and

pradic

manl

Aier

th s expeience,my lathef cont nued

vdn

shing

eonan

wnh other

MhL"6

(sartos

B.rcauerc, satumno Roiat, md o(sionJt MU d um i

d nfuneit

of trc upon d E.t onletr

lrcm

. enrs

He n*a

eref €F

nshedgubrforlheotheremnert u$erofrhelhe Dofr ngoEnesoThai

n lt25

m/ ra$e.

mar

ed mf deaf molhei

Asuncidn

Fernrrndez ho was

bofr n l an.

d

n 1904.Shewa an dealwli With her lghi ng spnit

she

wa5

alwaF

at my fathefss de and an eremplary mothef Ha/ God keepher iul

wdborn n 92a,andmysftr n | 923.The

derty

exper n.d nbose

yeais

tt

my

ram

/

and b/ the ren

or

5pan

maks

our

geneEtion,ln

m/

op

n

on,lhe mon

prcdud

€ and

po8re$i€

rhd human / hase€r known.

In 916 wa bn

,€aE

o d andabod o sd e.ondary

hool.Tbe

waf

wa

rg.g. aid Pladrd slrered

rrcm

(ont

nuousbombardnenrby the

pb

Fran.o avaion.Ai {hoo we were ton ihai M reE to be eva.uai€d o

Valencia

where the lightng had nor d

yel

d.hed.

|lysnerand ioBetherwhh50dher.h renfrcmmyneBrrboriroodand

fbm the

s.hool n O

mo

Srreet,eft

tofvalenc

a

when

re

got

1neE.nry sistef

and werese lo dillerenthomesbLn refu*n beause my molhe.had as[ed

me nd b be.ome spaEbd liom m/ snerThe

plr

io sendus o difarent

home d d not mrL shodt aftetuards.we were a

put

iosether i a @

l'1y

paren6

srrd n Madfd, w th heag/ hearts.Sin.e my fatherwr 1oo

o d to

3o

10wai he was not ft ed up

The/

look lhe I be.ng

^gs,

dosed our

ial n f'lninrks Sired and .ame io

pi.k

us up al Pi.aia where w wre



lnere

rere 50

.h dEn

v n3 n

a bealtitur a€e ho$e.

wh

ch had

rots

of

and w6 sufl.unded b) oanse and enon tres llre o den was

en

i

old and he

youngen

r ftwd

one oflro*

prcperteswh(h

w.e

o€f during he Cvi

war

by Republ.anmiltanen who seMd

6

to ihe Civ War

rhe tupub

iens

rhe 50( al sts, he

Aneh

*

and he Tmde Utr ons.

n

sho.t the m sfa

Iry parerts

ari€d, spoke o ihe iea.her who had bken rcnderlul

ere

and p

.r€d us up.Tl/ molhef requesieda ooh fom the P'aia Tom

aid re ved theE as refugeesWe we€ a o.aied a rcom

n an

Fd

o r

C"

^" ,or .e

/ le€

L"e€

e€

o

"e

Sp"

."

-

ge.

-n

e

war

endedn f,larh 919\y\lrenffiarwddournd nMinst|es

I'lare o Barberohad not

t€1

€t the

lrcnt

H€ ani€d dars

ra@r

after

wa

(

in

abje.t

povertn

with fr ery on his ba.k we shoud nd toee1

he roushlwith

rne

b5€r rhe Republi.when

Rmirez I eamed hal we

.elumed he

ca ed f4areo and ny hlher ;nd on.e alain ser up

fie

wor|lhop-p onftr ofihe gu ar p6le$ion

of to'lat

The

wotuhop wd

sr up with Afonso Bentto trn hand/man nn.e

i

rarelo Barberos{ond hm4man;

ry,

faihei Manue Rodieuer,

ann

a5a I

'earold

apprentne.Thewkshop adbeen omed

sam€

eople

ii 925wrhrheex.epionolAnionoC6me4who

died n rlre wri and m),lell who

w6 now *rting o|n tr th s

p.of6sof.

m*ed

asan app€nti.e for a

yearAs

was usua n hai pon waf peiod,

dom wlh a ftrf ihat aftd lof s&era week

and did

not

a @ he

molhe.

nherited

some

peselas

rch my

poor

gmdmolher rnd

rather

d d sone ond

lobs

asa ne$bot fof

the

yd

da

/

newspap€r

B€.ause wd not

alored ro work uit w6

|

4, Lw€nt bac[ to s.hoo

continue my nuni*. BLt e€n whle was nudying .oninuea

as an

1- r ," "

-o " t

,

r . .

e oo:on" ooo

and

wud g€rhefr

a hand

Bd the hone/ fr.m ihe nherlbn.e d d noi an long and

soon

hrn

b

go

to @rkThat € in 194 a*ed m/tarherwhal ind fjob .ouddo

he advisd me to mk tor anothef p@fesion we

seatrhed

rt|ed

ro

so a5 o g€t nlo

the banklng e.toi bd ihe nhooh were expend€, and

rathe/s

lry ioo owThe mrths wert by and one dry wrhod

retins

rath€ranrbinB pre€nted

m)& r ai $e R:nie Mrkhop ofeen my

asan aDprentj.eand w8 a..epied The PdmiEzeswho wE

some-

dea ni. ann .onservd

\/*n

to the

po

nt of

h&ing

some ieuda

n

sce^c+l ked 1o hM the r work€E .hildren fo M their falheE rod.

t

m* ne n

then worl6hop-fte/

lMd

to be depeMed upoD.



l'1y

sbding wa€ewas tre

peseca

hr e moE thd

n 9l9when w6

gwn

50

lstdte

by

makngal ihe nner

pads

oflhe bddur4lute,and

gund

suchas he n c|s, bra.

ng5

od

.ar ng

lih

.[en ng the Mod) Fnsr

L

- -p"

re

"m"d"

o'

-

b i d. a /d ne. . d l .k n ' . e9. . "

the ast nage n apprenrice.hip

The mostariuous robwas h.keiing the @odwe wou d spen,rs@ral

@el,sdoig hwth

rne

oolhed

panes nnblans tG hard c.l(sone

of ihos innrumetu .onsltuded w lh rohoguy bubin8a

oEl and yPres

wer€ d spropo.t

onalely

hi.L

But hai was he ky ro lem ihe tFne

I

Emember

whh de

8hr

h/ E a

tonshp not my

saaf/

wththeNo Bamid brolheuPepe dArredo

We sharedour hop6, our

fnendsh ; we

talked abod

our N affans, s

.used politce

an'l

made nuE

plans

or ou. ires We

made plans of

the

gubf raclor/

rhe R.m €zes

Mre supposedo sd up in fladrd, ar rel as

$e g€ar cratu worl$op.We *n went hunting or pot€nria pEmies. Bd

destn/ had other

p

arc The

premaiuE deaih ofAlfredo B:mirez,when he

wasonly23 andnev// frarded o hs adofabewfe

dahenour

pm5

ann

.hr8ed ouf lulu6

H(

dea{r

wa a try

Panfu

o$ 10 me He ms an

unforgetube enleman. e ded on,1 arh

954

st

ha€ hs keepsale.

A l& months

aftef

srt ng M* ar Ramirez iei up n} own rc|k ng

bench

n

my hou€ al

Minsli€s

streerThere

wo*€d ai lte reparjobs

g

€n

by my

serenade.

riends,and other

robs

hal lTarceo who

lred in

the

ial abo€ me enhned me with

-fhank

to rhe

lEremry bdeen rhe trc famiLes wF abe to stld

malng m) ld

suilan,

banduriE and

des.Thai wa5 n 944.We aLsomade

a ol of Gpos d home for llanen.o

gularu.

Rami,e

eave

hem to

me

to

mar€

at homeand o keep

me

bu9lso

rhd lwuLd not ha€ tme lo do

or,her

obs

and be h s .ompetitor 1 we a natufa th

n€ o do

These

caposwere soid o the

pub . d l€

peleta

Rami?

pald

me 2.50

pesd6

for

ry

rcrkmanship ndhe €pt the rcmanng

250 He also

pb

v

ded

be lefroref

wod

ihai .ou n nd setu an/ olher

purposeThose

ere

the da)swhen Mareo stanenerkng at the Gon;ez

workhop on

Carretd 5r,€et doinc aI rhe

jobs

hey €quesled and some of*fi ch

I

d d.

Wo*ng d home, ate at n

ght

md aftef a

hard da/s work al1he Mrk-

shop somethiq hat

ha5 eendone a thosewho beongtolhs

prc

fe$ioi Thk wd rhe way ro

get

how

pubklt Af,d neP

t

nea one Mu d

mde up so

that the

pbfesiona s wou d take iot ce of ouf

q

5tence.

n rh.se days,h e majo

lty of rhose n the guitt makiig

prore$

o^ made

namen.oubr A low.6s)6ungp6pe d€ned orbecomngd*

md



-hat

w6

in

rcgue

was flahen.o

an,i trad tiona Span h musn

Tnere

were

great

o kloE

.ompaniesw ih pren g'ous

art sls rom

rhe s ngn& da.c

ng and

rrmenco groups

har ra€ ed amund

rhe world ann hanks

o wnoo

lur

Ba.k

hen, here

@s a

geai

demand or

da.ce6 and guita

ns, unr c ihe

a.[ oI demand of

lhem roda,

whnh .ai be dribd€d 10 he hish ons and

rr.k

ot

5u.h adini. lBUrea

Utrder he .rumsran.$

ihe iop

arns

eave

e$ons

o ihe puns peope.As

a

resuli

guhar

aes

espe.allyrmei.o,

s.aEd io

a

peik

unheanl

ol i h or/ Added

io ih s wa5 lre rad

ihat in

dose

days, here were

o^l/ a

Gw

3u

or ha[eu

(Pdmir.ez

stesoBarberc

rnd myse ) rhar

ms n 9r5

My f

nl

su

bt sSned

and $e ed

bt

me

w* i iamen.o gudar

mar

ano

so

d

for

500

peset*

wdh thai m.ney I

atsobouehrmy

fd 1a,or maoe

suL

I was lres'nnnB o be known,wbi.h war quitean

accorp

ishmenr

-h€n

ou.oas

defrhal

hylaiherneverw.*€d

or h m.ett

bur dher

madenfu-

nent5 ror

other

pmp

e n the r workhops.

and theretoE n*r gor

to

pur

n ihose

rea6

ev€ryrhng

waj aare wood. varn

$

shella.was

/

nner

:nd

sprdswere

of tu a ohol ontenr

arodry

wou

d

gve$d

nunon.se

rriera. ro€u

a r dru

ous

variish

for ouf da,l

)

flr

poor

larher had

a hecr

of

Pimi/ezl w6begnnnBroma[ehseli]uisite.oi.edguutrThefamr

,.otrd,Dr. .

r.op e rer. r

SongthDughrhepaffJponwrera.

Germant

he naioi

thar had atda)s

supped rhe ndunry

wirh vionn

and

; (r

harerak trid

a(e$ores had

mt

)d

E.deEd tDm

fie n&$eu

or

asr o

obranGfriin r.o.d

de woods

Cie

.ould hlM€a

obu:n somep newood

ops, oune5y

of rhegudf ra.1o

-.s

nv:ren.ia

Bub saand

€mi on re€ used or

heba.k 3nd

3des,nd

saigu

aforthen{[xA

rhese

Vpes.Twood

mE broughr

fbmGuiea

;.r rhe fn€erboard;

w usd ihe

ha'ten ood

we coutd

a/

our hands

on.

Con

ig ba.[io ihe go.d

u.k Lharo

owen ome

peop

e, re.at/

oie day

-

1he 9 o5

aswe ME wo

jncin

rheRamirez

khop on con.ep.dn

:ajn mr

5trd ihe li€hts

eni off in ihe ial

above he shop

swii.hin8

otr

-e srt

wr ihe

rgna used

by th6e rcrk n3 n Lhe

sh.p ro .arr

n6e n

-ew.rksrrop

ai surer/€nough,ihemaesuolosdRimiEz

,.rtedourour

_4es:

Pepe lmolo

.omedownt'

And sowedidirewenrdown

,Unload

r.ad n

ne nreei d

rake hewoodup

ro rheMrkshop. n

adua a.r



twa a.aieobx a moto.ed .art

hai.ou d b€ renled n

any qum n

fadrd. Pepe,on.h and sl10rc|trMon.h

or Ramdn eaaEiwE

quire

characrermset

He wa borne€f't daF atur

lwat on f'lnnrller

9iEer n ihe rlai la.ing thal ol

my

hmiys

He naded Mrkjng as a chld, at

Ramire:

a rew

'€ais

atur had and he must have@|ked

with ihen u.tr

he d ed n ihe m n 305 f'ly

poor

ff end

nerer

eot

abuid 1o maling

gu'l trl

he ony mademedium n.edbanduras nd u1es hi.h $rws io.onim

ihal fne amouit or

natu€

ta eni

ir requ Ed 1o becomea

gutd mar€f

wel

qe

got i. the mdorzed c/t and

starten uncding rhe Moden

boards

We

.ou d not be ew

our q€' a Miderfu sPru.ebodd c(n

o ihe

sme r .be* asa p do lop oI ai old .olof dd

lne

8ra

n wlrh a w dlh of nor

es than 21 .m.Irere

ws

sough

nalertr io male at

lean

s@ra loun

guiuE with

Mnnerfu

iopi and he @od

mu( haE beenat east50

yems

o d

Among the remainng

ords we

routrdmorc Mnderru surPrs6:

naturen rosewood bm Rq cedarne.k frcm Cuba,and more wood5 hat

L

annot eal Obvous,

our

queion

to the maestro

s whe€ ft had

obbineda ihs wood.Don

Jos€

ansered ne. tyig

'flanoq

do

/ou

remember hat

riend of

your

ftrlher's d oI

Marelo who wis .a ed Seior

l'lanolo and who lired

n Vallect Th s wood ms hir He has died, and

a

friendsied me md r. d me hal he/ ookedeoodtorhakngguan.He

askedme whd,her

w6 rterened Ca.

rlu

imagnel when saw

t

r ms

spee.hles

'So

Pepe here

you

are

here s mon 6r

/our

su

bdl R:mirez

And with ihe Mod Ramrrezll .on<ruded rcndedu suta6 wh ch are

a vn3 esrmonto hs sk u .raftsnamhip nddescn

Btn who was rh s seiiof

Ntno o ihe reBeradail A

lek

ol all Edes and

maner of none An a\,e€d bache r

who

had a 5ma

n.ohe $ar arMed

him to

lE

.onfonabl/

He mun haveboughl these spe.ia.u

ar

pie.es

oi

w.od (

stl deliehi

n rhe memores rihem)

rrcm some

piano

maker f

olher oJanan . vad.

d n the 920s And he must have

kept

them

k€ a

rexure n rhe hope har oie da/

he

wou d,

n h s neii€ to be a

Suitaf

Lnh'e4

be abe to u€ them

H

s

dreamsd en w $

h m,

blt

R:miEz Lenio'€d usng

theh for hs exdusire UraEt deli8himadeMateo BalbeDb ndwrh

Ege

'rr

s

Mf Mano

o

a fr end of Ha(elo and m/

falreE wd a

po

te and

atrab manwho ntodu.ed

MaEelo o a vegftran d el He often d

d we

not throw away

ementen whear n varce o\

houlHhed whi.h he ks

supposeno eai s

part

ol

h s nduclin diet on the recommendal n5 ol thc

genrieman he wgdran

(guitar-mal€fs

pp€rtne

in hs magnalon

maestrc n hn dream, shred

meas ai m/ housea. rel

asai rlare o He

wa5

evena witnss

d the Barb€rc. wedd

n3:



Thr

se{em

rauia

€al

iidgir:.i r

th.

arba6 rim

r

ard obv

ou:y

;n

m f . asw.

.

s .. iiiurncdouiihtriale hav s €d withu dur

:

,ose

.ig

)€

or e.oiom .

pre.aiousne$

ana .horiage

.r

de.eit wood

f. hadkeF,t:nd ,ldenih5pr.ousm*ef a rird suedex.usrylorire

ur i id

sLheararof a ly luurmarerLuthe.rr .n 'hc

l95i l r . iwd

r.rEw

he lrurd or ofwani ng male ihe

,lea' gu

i bi l hrv ng on

y

har

ned o.re matera a1 he r i spo.a

By C.ds

sra.c

n i e eary 950s heE

yrere

nverer. omnE rr.m

Glrmai/ \rho rou

n br

ng

u.

woodwh h s.merrora .v aied he

hadsh

.i the ;de h;€

persarr

mimor35.fi Ceanai af.oiaa. wh. ved n

Bn conllr:i s.nn:agan . p-"d i

,oi

d $id 6

qoid3rlur

Cr-ai

p..1ops

aid bing ui

leieer

ofih.

Pr

€n .. or

you

rn m:g n.

Ihe year: weit

br d the *mirez.s and Ramircz

g' w

o der Fis sons

:o.[ moE andm.]t .ortrc] .l tlre bu:ner The RamiEz riheE weE

morc

.ea n.

i

t.ef.oi.epl orwo* cElL

wer. . h.Pes

and

q.

re

n.d

lo

-;c

gubrTh.scw.rcihc dtrys,,trcn.re xpefmenicd,whcne

crerml

or ihe b

g ia.torr prcle.t

or rhe

qra

ry

hrnd.mried produ.:ioi

of

:he f,.l.ry lor ntrk lg sLrdeni

su

h:

'

,

..me

btr.k .

ihe 9J0s.Ma..e o ient depeniled ag, n ailj Alfonso

Befrto..dnuel d naea,. al Pamnu'

n lole d:|s g€nihe pE.rfou Mrk..ndi.ns ih.rc wasa

d E need

brexta i.oiie

geiL

a...oinrudea

iiu .a n$umeils

aite.hs darr

rorL

ai Rami-.zs c a had . d. cn a

r.b

v/he.e€f,€ .oud r'h:

recuse

i ihe 40s 5pan was s|trer

ng nom

both ie eiie.rj of lhe Word

lvar

anil 1f.ealierma$or rhe c r

warTiere

wr ar a.utesirortace.l

evertth ig F.oo was

ft1 one.l an.l

roo.l

l..ain8

M. ir egi

A1 the me .heap, ucr

gutE

M .otrtu.tel

f., Ramitz

by he

;

crte r;ry ompmy n vrrm.n r;by hims. r w.u d scnd us h. gulds

br

:he douetu w

pped

i nraw nd

pr.k3d

n hug. r.oden .ases He v/ourd

: ;o send s

pa.td

Dl .e bund d n {re n ar t]nt the rd,entoldemo.

t / i the 970swea [aa1cr]onorcrhai . ie joL)

seior Ben o good haniFan ihar he lvA ..nnru. ed woncefr rntu

naitslowh.h he

rgiea

hr iare

aid

hs

C.l,eo 5teai

rddrc$

behnd

];miEzr

bi.k trs hal flaE o m|set inn mary oiieE T.day ih.sc nnrL

Teis

aE.o..tor

pe.e.

Ar

Rrmirez

5

do*5[.p Beniowasthe.of

:en,p.?

r

oflr in C6ne: R Pafae, a5amhrque Carh andAniDno

I

ud. obv ou y h-a rs he

y.lneen

ot he r.uiA thcsc anoFer

ena.

: rded themse es rch Famnezand .ened $en owi

gu

a6 n ihc r .wn

r.*shop5 wth

a.gniiureanaar

dertir.rir oin



. .o.8-, .nr

dnPr

"

q"/o.eo

eelo tO e.\o

hore, and

he

was

he maeeD of maeslros.He ed€d enh us, ben.h io

bai.h

and wa a wa}l w ling 1o ofer erds ol adv.e.

nei Maestro

sqovia

when he

retumed to 5pain n the earr 950s

Therewa

a €iewed deren n

payng

asubrbuh

ta

Spanishh

ef and

the

gent

emanl/ And d5

Sqovia

'51ed

the

few

uth eE that etlned al rh-a

ime in ladnd Rami?.Ene$ and ,lareo Barberc

Forso.trrreasonssedorAndris.hoseRtrmir.zhoso

rea(

re

had d

ouEves

oircLnne andwerc.onnruclng he ben.oiced and men.o

3u

ar one.ou d.Eale n l'ladrnTherewassome ivah/

and.ompetit n

betren frndo Er|bercand

Estesosneph$s.

.rn

re.rll hoq ii thoi

yeaE

rhe l'ladrd

cu

tu makeE wou d

re.ete

vnib fr.m amon a $e provin.rl luiheB M

de a Chna and f.lgue

Rodrleuez

enerb

(o

d and boi/) fte fahous f,la. ano Cubas rhD rred on

Concep. dn

ler6i'ha

SiEet up the nEet frcm Ramne

s, brcught h s

gu

af

we an wanr io see thn wndelfu y .oni.uden gubr Sedor Rodrieuez

Benetto

had a EneeFiopped

3u

bi €ry trll .a brned and with a pefed

sound hough

some*r,at

meral

c.

Those

Grc ihe

|€ar

n

wh ch we had mmy visits,and t wr a i me

ol

d

(overy

far manyAi ihe iime Robed Bouchet

he a|l

prore$oi

.ame io

see 4arclo

BadeD

|

remember har f4are o ms nol i ihe worlchop and

Robed Bou.het a[ed for h m d ihe eniEn.e Ths gentleme

did

not

speak

mu.h spannh

and

ry

rather

1ned o i6h od h s ong forgor€n FEn.h but

We

wre a so v s ed br Tenorio a rr end or m/

ratheis

wno .ime lrom

Buen.s

A res and b/ l.lanue tul€1 who was

un

srt ng

ou1

They

all .me

to r1adfid10

8ei

io know fie Madrd lulh

etr crtumansh

p

beter n those

yeaE Madr

d was he Gdt, ofihe gu 4 and had he mon pren

Aous

guitd

consetuatory

of the

mus.a wor

d The teaches then were Reg o sainzde

' .

9i

ao"Id ' '

, iu"o

Hererc d. The Madfd naf dre ihe ateni

on ol

man,

who d d .ot hes

iatu o.ome

and eainhow .

p

ay he

suiir

wth them,md who n iurn

becne future rcnAousea.heE

In i955.

dendedo setdp

ry

Ni workthopn m/ house n f1 nif es

5treer n 957, mov€d my rc.khop io

les'rs

lrani

51reer

n

tho.e

/edi

I eni

ry Curar

10 man/ counhes

Frd.e

Eigaid andUSA)Thr.ugh

Dme Uii€Ehy of Ca fom a LosAn8e--s profeso^ rd a a,lef ldend

of

mie, wd

abe 10em

gEte

o the U5. arri€d

in

LosAnseesnlur 1959,



ryralherwhorclredi.

953ded

n 95S,bulhadthepeasureofreeng

ii. srt od n my

prcfer

on and he satdad on of [nN ig thai mf gutaE

Mre

appre.aled

ludg

g om

lhe orded hat

e€f(e6edpourns

n for

b

srqer

nd b gger

tudi

t es

ry

c.n gra.e. ved my rh tdhood nd m/

ano

es.en.e w

tlr

my fam

/

Mr rdhef was nor

lust

mr m:stef-s

a mai aid d

; pofen oia bur ako h/ €rr sood fteid We shmede€l1hing we n s

.u$ed rnd rkedabour vef/maro and LihaiM d d trn we

dd rheben

e.oud.

hopelobe$etorepeatthr€xpenen.e$l ving wrhm/son

Hf tu n LosAnceeswrmarve us hadordetrwaincwhen

afved

;.d evenbefo€ had&.e$ io

rymdenalsandr.oh

wh.h weE b.n

sh

pped

heE lesb shedm/workshop,l& n he own.eniei nthe

moe

..mmer.

a and ch . a€a or the c tr

wai v

ed

4

m/

Cu

ar $ ft endswho

n€re

aready6m ar w th m/ work and dheE who i<newndh |g about me

e.e ved

a or of ordef,

rof gu

ran.

Th

s td Mrkhop ms n ihe dh,er shop ai 04m W shire Bou

yail

.

wen Lo5Angees,

he so{a ed

MiE.e Mb fts

shop

wrs pad

or r fai

.aied lo me br l'1r Ban

(Brcwn

V o

'i

Shop) a subs arl ofthe Wlr leaf

.o edon rnd repreetuiva n LosAneeesm Br nwaISuaraibrror

mr

ent/ lo lhe USA a.d thaik Lo rhe imigement or mr dear frend

A UrurE.Ma.b€ih m eminert hw)prM ertered with a

prefe

€nta

v$.

Mf

BDwnwasarread/ der/ aid infm,so ht wfe mnihe $op We dd

rorsyiheE

on8sn.eiherewasnoienouehrc.miohanSmycuraEann

+n s more her @€ nteior premesAid

rer

the .ve aid graltune

e

ror

ft Srownand his

am y

r ro deep A ihey heped irn.h mr

(re.

, hen

w m€d nhseslabshment

enlored

wsdom and

knowledge

oi vo nslorous vol iB th* wasable lohod myhaidsf tetee ola

srtrdvarrus.r ai Amaii s baFnd words.

-a5

inr.d .ed io

d n

ngu

shed

.

o

nis$

and erns who

vsited

he $op aid who are now .onsdered

My.e.onds| | 'hopwsar

0l0No{htsghannAvenue.Horyood,

:r,ree bro.k nofth or Ho , oo,l Bo aard lt was : so a ha a I ometef to

:i.

south or the

ramousHo

r6od

Wor

d and he enlfan(e 1o theventlra

;€eway

ihe usua ctret Strn erntrndoVa/ and he.nemtrdld

os

Man/

-$

and

mlsnans

of the .nema

ndu$ry

.red u5al lhal houF.l]roe

re€

the

rea6

n wh'.h my

popu

r y war at b hshen

pont

F.omhe summef f t959 ni Apr r97l when ..scdddnnywork

:rop

to rtum ro f4adrd sedomhad he hai.e to dsplrya

gurr.on

rrded bt me J.. more ihr tuo morths ihe nercsr/

reri8

peiod

: 'ore

lhe bur€r uia

lr

.ame for I

n

the Un Gd nates, alv/aysM*ea tr

.onnruded

SuibE

for mair drle€nr



peop

e, bm . neiii

pore$

onas i Hd\Mod 10 rdired

peop

e wbo

'i

the r

lons

awated lree

nme,

Iet the need . expres ihemsel€s ihrcugh musc.

Ho y 6od

was he dp h ol c nena andmusc Ma/ orihe

greal

maestosol

th s certur/ wd md M'[en d ihe ad n th s.V llon of hemsped he

da}5

n

the f m rund nud os aid someorthem

plar€d

he dasi.a

Cuur

A few morths atei mr workh.p and my rcaionshipwrh LheLos

Anee

s €ached ecam€oEo daled

Famencowasa5ofdhon i.

those

y€ar

and he lan llmen.o .ohpan eswe€ eijor ns

great

su..es n the us

In hem€antme, wasbu drg glbr after uh4and mu< have een.haE

ng

h€e lnes nore thanm/ coleaeles

n

SpanMre.harg,n&

Al ihatime, was sien bya Mndedu .omposer

Suitr

n lrn rorin

n

olthe

Lor Aige es S/mphonyand a

rriend

ofAidres sqda dd Shavifut

Theodore .man He rked me howM .ou d mpr iheiunneolihe

e

b Unti

lhen ihere

had

been

much

a

t

on the sublectblt

rittle had

ben

done.lll€ d tr.u r/ abse t6h the fad that 1]l€ reb od the fngedtoardaE

fxed ponts

A

nry

coleaguesbefore

me had

rcrked accordng to the

Aguado aw; wh .h nded

rlrd

ihe irst ld had o be equa to l/ l3 ihe d e

bn.e ofthe

bf dge o the

nlt Th

s s

how my mryab

e bf dgewE bom,6

Bdimewedbtandonedaywirhod anywamngwewE nformedihal

our buiding was

o

ig

to be toro down 50 re mov€d o our tun tuuse ai

S4lowestThrdStEd LosAqees n 963nYlrnson f'1anue

w6bom

vr

/ i . "

Ip f- i -nd"

odr" of

,c

d.. .db rh

' i r " , '

p@

ous .o aborabr was also my bd .rit .. H.r sp€ien.e make5hef

lulgement

a nde*m/

p/t

of

ry

wor[ Hore@r she

paints

w rh

g€at

6ste

and eni. and her rc* rouses ihe adm d on of our art n fr ends.Our rn

Norman

{6 bom n

1965 n

lnose

teaE,

Mest6

se8da sa, m/

CuitaA

and togetherwiih hisw fe Doia Em a

(whom

I nd when she w6 a

|oung

g r w(h her athei

eiof E Cora

),encou.aged

e

n

m/ wr[ seitto

hm.

wh e he was n NeYo* one ol my

sribE

with my mNab€ brdge and

se8d a was photogrphed p

rying t

Ld€f

on the

pi.iure waspub

shed

n h

s

book Segod le.hirq,e Page 2 ofthal book has a

pdrre

oflhe haenb

shN ng

he

pos

ion 10

p

ay he dd5i@

guflr

on an

ns1rumenl hoe h€'l

andnovabe brdse .ointucted

Annr6s eEd

a

g@ ih s guui whi.h hope s nilgvng p easure,to 5

d s. p

e and iend sedo.5 va a

prcfe$or

frcm a u. ven ty on lhe rhe Ean

YeaE

at€i €il

him

Mothef

Cutaf

hrcueh

my

brctheE and

he has

kept

11o h s darh warg€d to hih n Fadrd.aid thema€n6,whows su.ha

n .e

eent

emai, wrcte

me

a bnef

lrcm vun

ch acknowedeing

is

rece

pt



n 971,lpad

hm a vst in fradd.

ar(

he

1.d n3 rfft he n hadthe

qubi

but h:i he panned

o ex.hinrr,e L a b.tur on. Mu.

mik i

$a

tuturc.But .w.rn a

s

drmak trg

nrrsnri h;€ r seresolCU r(

I

fe onehe ,ked ,enrry

surarpmdu.

:.

{ €rr

pe:ontr

mrea

l i o$ me:. halego.d

irm.tr

ndcpendei...

d.ol eioush . a ow mc iD hM haf

a d.z:n

:rb.

oi

dsplar .f

pe.p€

r..hoose l.: Fof

his

eaoi

thc, lstr

i:ed

guhE.oinrrbd

h11fe d\ai/ rrfrer otrhe guitr fam

/

n iher

ran

re.r:

f,e

ha mi i

y

usel hc s.r.e ol i

.oin.u.to.

v/

th r rn.klo..e

Yers rent

4

andou'.h drcns.

.r

n

we lred

ourAold.n

ptri

nefl

deafnieidsniheUSA nih. 960s

: e

liprns

boombegr,rHr

worLh.p was s4 0wen rh .d

51rcdon.

rreet

aiar

rr.m

LaC nar]rwhi.r.ie.ny ha.l

o.oi t.

ser

o Berefr

: i We hador shopanCw.rkho. on h. gEU d rloorcl rhr buiing

:id .ur ial

oi the ioor trbor The,e .ou

d

not

hive bee. I betier ..it

oi

:

i.s

|r I

pfa'd.d

.r r.n rnn

e6r .t(€5r ro the fEeva's

b..ame

a.quaiLed.rrfr he

apaiese,i lnf/

thDughne wfc olml

'

:,d |1r

R |1antr puLi.n

-ro

orera

n

e d ; barsi r

pi.e.

$e

rat

- ,ob

Gr mode

. b3

put.n

show i fs. : d.a.rs.h.p

1s4 ler

: n r

to th€sed ofih.*

yla

5

I

mag:nehd r.dry i w.ud b.:

.. e.

::rr mod.r rhosewer

rhe

ohn

F knnedy

|eaE

i

ihe u5A

lrpaiwa be;nnnstomarerepr.d ldonsolr Indrol t rrcadt Frr

:: id.cs rrd trntrhe

es.

masMb€.

n.ud'nsou gLfAiihal

rnc ih.

m. rrom

5Gdei the

':iEaa

ard

the

a.r. rrpciCemar.oinrudon

_:.

ihe

boi,

roltung

ihe mode

ol b.wed ninged Bltuhenr Gul.r

" . 'o .o ' . ' ' ' 'o '

:_.. i

i[ai.oui1ry everybodyons ud.d

e

rarFrom

rhenripr io

rhe

]

bo/Theben cur ir.ne5

reE 1[o*

t

Pmeniean,l9oiis.

Ho,.vef Amer

.ans did

ioi

so

m:y .rr th. Va.n. rn g

i.^. rnil iher

.d .o- .v"" g .od. o.

rrNndpryie, . ( . idshownsrhem:nd

mpr/

d

io1 h.€

the m.

en

s..sven he d.mard ome

busne$niiCed.xhocsacr sqr:.

e

-

senJcd guur ro

la

ai

rorreprodud.n

The irn.tthese

dd ioi m..t

r. Tnnun

dtu EmerE bd were ha

.heapen

$2s

airr 35t r.f

rhe

::i.':

publ.

lun

ma8 e aa.r

he udo:|

pr.c

wDU hrvcb.. r

Naiura

r

lhe

lapaier

rways rc rlra)s . + ln].

aw thal rhedemaid

: 1,er

gunrs,as

hgh

andobtiied modesorpibE lmm pEnrgcus



makeB md rathfu y

.oped lhem fo. a

good pr.e

The od.ome? They

,nvaded

he

luibr

had€l Ar the same he they be.me ntere5ted

n

gunar

maknsand :me

10

span

10

eam Fof

a

fq me6/ pesers

aid out or

vantysome

utheB iold or ad andour ad t on

re.a

r

ihal ih. saes a8en.y hat represenr€d

he

mo{ pren g

our

p

ano

andeuiaf lirn s e as arhe nnrumert m.keE han no idea wlrabe€f

or,hd

a

su

br was.Thse

eert

emen.alled

0dk me

I l.ou

d show hem

the bas. omponents

r a

guiErThey

ame o vls , and snpr splained t

to ihem

TodayhE lirm snl ma[ng

CU

B Pe6ona haE hadvaous

Equens rom

lap4e*

companes

who

were w ng 10

par

he v€r} hdd

$me

/

io

reach hem I ha€ ah{ar6de. nen.M/ knov,ledge

nn sk be on8

to

ry

.h ldEn and my s.h.o and my

rad I'on belongso rhe maenDs who

n

pieaen

o a.lne alge ihd ihe

apanes

ndunry h6

done a

go.n

lob

m rre.mstudoi ol olf c s(a gu{arBr spudlng he hde mund ihe

rcrld. ihe/

nai4ed io

sd

manyguihri* ex.ited

aboutdf

gutar

Morefti

laPd

nrq€d ilre gutr

thDugh the .ulion of musi. a.adem6 mn n{itu

i trs

whichha€ aBe numbe6of nude6 under he guinm.e

ol dirrngunhed

pbres$E

Today

md/ of th6e nudenb e con.ed ad *s rheffie €s.

For

{onomic re6oft, spa

n

loday s io ongef he

Bred

mduladuref

or

br8an goods

or so manynduies. N@ it

s other.ountrieshal ha€

openedh.nrnes

wi, .heap abor and are

podu.

ng rh€ r mer.handis lof

lne

whoeword.

n. lned in those ems areguitaE

ltaduona

lapanese

lirmsmrde n (oeaid C€ron

As

a Bu t oflhe

pr.e

.ompet on

pM[ed

4

rlre

apanese

utai

many

peop

e s mp

I

bought ndusrra ry pfodu.ed nslrumeits,

s ce rhe haid.Eri

ed guibE

.o5l lwce as mu.h Obvousy ich bu)€6 reE not

a@re of

these

guilais

tue va ura

$.100

guitaf wE acquired

ry the reta er at haf

lrai pr.e,

the who esaef orned 4C%w th ldnspod and d and lrus

the

Eal value fihe nnrumentwr nd more han

$100

Howerei

he uthers

guitar

s much

mo€ expens e e ng to the h

sh-qua

rywoods ihe psMn

a dedtraton

fiheadst aid he

s, that wien a s sad ann done.an ndusuan/made mitat on hand.Efted

lutu

@n be

lun

ar Mdhy md mel ihe ide of ihe guitarn

n 971, dumen b Madrd $d opmed m/

w.khop on H.tul% streer

where t is

st

llooted

ioday 4r ins rere at an d€a age o maLehe mde

lwlanue

ms Nomr 3 and I,

al

46,

5t

had

enoughxrength b nff a I

det aaan frcn uadna, ny

Eutus.

re

for

rhe ren ot i,heMnd Th I was he

d€ that spurredus 10 Erm 10 f.ladrid ewn rhouSh

@ ure slares,and



we .ame

back nd

my

orde^, Cod

sra.e.

d n.r shnnLThe

apa.ese

gunr

boon .|r min ined EelI n ihe

demand

orqua

nr spanh guitaB

The Nbor Aademy

andmaiy other

mporteEpra.ed

aBe numben

or

i urat period r.ladr

d

w&

brewinsw rh

suihr

ir frcm ar der ilre

@nd

*ho were earn'ng rhe ConseRaioryThesenuderts.wrro erodar rea.h

er

'i

ther

pra.es

r of8in.+udied,nMadrd

or ihe €qu red numbef

t

ieaE

md upon dum ns to irrer €sped ve ..unt cs.wou d obta

^

profes

s.6h

p3

n the..neruaiofes

otrhe.ites iwh.hlher

ived

Natura

t

ordea rron Euope mu t'p ed noi r. mert on ihole lbm

rhe

U5A and

ap:n

Our ves be.ame

omrorlabedd

querr

6u E uu

soE/ msed m/ home

and

m/

freids i LorAnseles

The

spa sh

qua

y

su

hr sedor ffi hed n h gh

eneem dd denandwas

i grrArthe Grismen l I'hd.d rere inhigh emiid.n rheate 1960.more

dhetramse,rolownsihe|1idf

s.hoo :nnmrkngnmeslorthemserresa

. er rhe rcr d In he meantme

my soos r€ nudFg and

8le

n3 up,

uil

. Fe

t me ame fof

them to de. de whd thcr

pr.tesion

wourd

be Los.al

Mriuel

w.s the lrn b bke that nap, and he

de. ded o lo tu

ry

fooisteps

rn ma[egu

rs

wth

de i

973

hebegantu.aEerdaCUbrm]G..id,

i

q3r.

-

o. .^ o5"c,rd

n"1"r. . . r ro. t "r i

we

iheErore ad. pared

theWord

l'lus.a

Ftrr n Frtrnkludd

M

: ih:t

orAiahein n $e USA)where

he mosrmagnfi.eiL nrumenr

mon sat

sn(ereir hal owis io iher gnoran.ef whal

a hus.a

lrtonent .ons * ol. mon p.op

e do

not ru

/

appre(aie mus Thar greal

:ound

produ.i4ma.hie

ihe ofthenri.has le be.aueea.h?nd

e€ry one

rirhe

islrumena nd make up

5 a5ophn(ated

pre.roi

loor madso

rldu.e thesound

hat.oreponds o t aid wh.h has een.hosei

trhe

:

redor and.omposer f the orc soih n whar

a

an

n a aboulerving

:: a show.re ror

ts ndunry

provid

s

poteitla

busner for the radesmen.

:"d gvng.uri.usvislotsa.han.eiornowe€rybtaboLnamusca

nnru

At the ra4

we renL€d mediumszen siand

an,l each one or us eghi

-$er

€,hbted oureuur,(d

cM be seenn rhe

phorosdphs

n page3

-

65) without

ay

rvary rhe

.ompanonsol and hus j]e dinercices

::rieen

.ur

gu

16 s rhe liuit of ouf

di€Er/ and our virtue Aid I s

prc

:i/ nihsdveEt/thalour|n4

how s

podEyed

nih.ad'ni( worn.

twas

aspendid air or the

CUb

ndustryAlknds

f

people sred

us

j:

tu mtumen from dhef.ounrres

maiuladureEwhorelaeE

fadeis



and

€uitlf

sts

Dm

a oref the

wor

d

For

a ei8htof ut n

wa

an unforyet

rabe experien.eor some,r]leirn dh bit on ouisde olspan ands oppoF

luniybrakeoneefknen,

on myen nitat ve I vis en he snd ethibitinc

uitarsDm

he reted

fm oflhe fladfd

{h.o

As we ne d.h dher i llndy tuhed he €pre

€ntati€whonannenthesndiovsiroursrmdnisl€dif hewoudlike

io haw a picture

aken

wirh us Hegrufrly efuied o do soThalMr a shame,

beGuse

adr

n

guitd

hislory cu d

hre bod€d or an mpotud phdo

g6ph.

€ord wh.h I

pe^ona

MUd ha€ cherished.someies, nity

ine5@paby

bstru.ts

stof

For nsnce herehthsrcnderlu cture f 'lanue amrEzlc*ihop

wirh hi5hod/men

al the door

wh.h

app@ed

n manypLb dions.



1.1Olrr \Iofkshop:

bnucl ,lr.anrlMNcll'

931ma*€d thc bes'i^'igof a

iew phase ihe RodriguezourAfter

:-rrp io Fdnl4ud.myson

anue imp)wasnoi5risliedwnhrunwain

-

h gubE io be n spayed lhe.hop

urt ihey

gor

sod

Ai 10,hewas

:€idreilrepreieuria

ataiihathasawars.ha'aderzedhm

Ndon dd

_.ror[wthhe n rhe@tuhoP,buiherrsoaforden imserdc I L re

: ido.geraMrr,a.h

asie&hngEng hcases

a iumberof

pub.

:f,oorsand dguage .hoo5

Wlh hi5 rnhss heb.ughi

hLmser rrn.r

: u.ed5eai ll

He.odnuedworknghanl

&d-ithhs n.ohefbmtea.h_

_:;nd

ihe streor hn

gubE. h. wasabe o bur h-

6f5tbranrl ew.ai a

ieiauli I M.rths atei

he

ta€ ed 1o

London wnh one or our

guna(

d

o,o

,do

6.d3Pb

Do

o.

rops a.ailem and he

gula.ltihemeFi He man{edto

€elaa.es

l

tei

ndosk6lbrlld8o:rne and

n

taErzne.rtut

hte'ndtan

He durned 10 .ladid

wth ihe hopellrit|roevho saw

s

8u(ar

-ou

n

.

"d

P'oo

o

l- \ no/ ;g

'F_

i

931 he

rctumed o EnCland

dh hs i6h| Renaut

I andhs gubE

:ra ty

onesandmedum

pd.ed

eunl/

ones.onnruded /.er1ai nai

':d re(

lho weE

a ready upptryusw1h

guilac orse

'n

he otueza

:j..ishopllreseg b*re€.realed

nasFe.a wa,wh.ha oMd

mei.

i+ i a abe

w1h

olrnrmeihdEad

Consru.led

or

One drr |lmue .a ed

me ftom L.ndonandiod he lhar

hehad.detr

'.r rhesemedumpr.ed suitn ind thar r woul.ibe ntercnig b have

=ngeolsutar

pr.ed rrcmmedLumo hgh i addil.n

o ihc h:ndmad.

:

res We

be.ame

somshd iisp €d

:id de.

il.rl

io .reale ouf oli whore

:a3.ohmer.a

ieolhand. f tedSubETo{heveirs,w.de. l .d io 'st

n Eubpe i

FEn.e Engand. egum

Netheraide

-rembour&

German/ swder

and.and ftii(e

th I fiP kePi us on ihe mad

':-

rhreemonihlWe dd

iot

rhik

th* brngnga rew

gutawoud

be

:-ough10.at.h

he atenton andeain f,e ru5t

ofa ihe shopsM were

.riie

so re de.ded .1ake a

our nfeE iode..l

Suitr

Lr ea.h

: .i110 €e, try 5eed :nd buyon the.poi wc theEfore ousht 5fon

'

.mdes ory

Gee

pholos.page6l) wh .h .ou d iLre 500

eu

ar Yy 5on

'':iu3

had

o

gera oq drver'r .eii €ry

q .rly so haL .ou d bke

The

eu

br M iook alonswere made o

orr soec .ari.ns b/ th€e l|un-

.:ihy

maiura.lureE

made .aboguewth

pdu.cs,nd mywfe Em tr

:?s gneda .o ale for the .ovet

i

the spr g or

934 we beeaiour tp

in f4trdnd nd

paied

ihrough

:ae.zr Br.e ona.and Ll lriqueE the spm sh s de oi rheFren.hboder)



our shoP,

vladrid,

983



Sr:n wd ioi

ret

I memberotih. EEC ElmpeaiEcoiom

G C.mmui

r)

Codpr.redsihe

enoDnf'be.auiwheivreanrdtriiheFcnr,oon€i

rhrdt. .boninumberolpemt,.enss

andmakeadvin.eparmenr

j.r

o]1.a d..umenbion leas

hr.L, ha

pnyiiem

ofii.e At ihe

5pan:h

b.rd{Laluiquefiraspa.[edwih

otr. .avng.reiterigrhe..un .r

T.

rcqueaerpoii

permr

we had

o use

nt€rmedrres

who MU

n,er

.ontado .. I Frai.eo. rheorhe sdeoliheborde:Afreroi wrr

Isome.r €s,r ierspendn3ihcnghtd:hole+ewoui. l f iayob

inrh€

re.m t We wou

d lhei

set

b{[ .n ihe rad trn,l dr ve owr d5

Le So u. ger

n.:he

F€n.h.uioms area

dd 5 hann3 over

dotu

nen6b

srqu.dngrn npod pe.n

r llor F n.e) anda

nr.ltarion

e

m i

Oie htrso admtihi Fran.e es

eei

rored

nrobeng: raniil.otnt

I

;.d

rg

rues,n'r

r.

rcs You.ain.1 m4ne whd

one..urdbre bri .rid

:r€ n a ih.sc n.omns

annouqo s mov.menr hai

5,ry

FBi.e

h:il

a .vefthe.o fulTheee

knd heartea

:n.e^ f.rt somemoun.rdsbeieras

iher sawus: r e i olf rtsh|

ony

:rd.d,rth

ouf

gu

b6 and

p.n€d

i.D

c d

quen

io €e.ur

d..umendon on i numb. of

o@uri

made

opei {he

.r/

lor he

iloss

o

itrrof dtulj Oi.n....l

i.

reiiember rr.m arnS

us 10a

po

re sulon where h€y

mrde us

--o: i r

ea.h

aid everoieol ih c gutaslof har i .pe.roi

onebf ore

:1. E hadnoihineo hde ihe to Mie drr fornd usba.k oi rheN

Ari.r .res ig F

ni.e we lno.ked ri ihe

d.on ole€rr mus sh.p .ner

_:

rid se ng ou gubr a

aoig rhewiy ro Eneandowards

Do'e rnd

w.

woud nal of ai Hontpe

erwhendler v€Ea.ir.d a ne,

e c

::l.rse.

oflhe mus. rrouses e

then

wei{

io NiDes

V:en.e:id

yoi

:. :E we

3oi

t. Prr.

and..iliued flm ihe e to L e and

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