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What are Ramírez handmade guitars?

If we take into account the meaning of craftsmanship as the "art and technique of making or elaborating objects or products by hand, with simple apparatus and in a traditional way", we are talking about very different concepts to objects made in series, as is done in...

Types of wood for handcrafted guitars

As a centenary company, we have inherited from previous generations wood that we have stored since the 1950s. In the construction of our handmade instruments we use wood that have had a natural drying, since this provides stability to changes in humidity and the...

What is a 1A guitar?

There is a bit of confusion among our guitarists when they talk about the 1A guitar. 1A is what we put on the label, where the class rating is listed. What do we mean by 1A guitar? By 1A we mean first class. These are all our handmade guitars, from the Aniversario to...

The Ramirez Labels of our handmade and studio guitars

Today we are going to talk about the labels of the guitars handmade in our workshop, our Ramírez Labels. Until 1967 there was no real control of the labels, therefore, the dates will be approximate and surely there are some labels that are not reflected in this...

Factories and Guitar Workshop

On some labels and stamps of my great-grandfather José Ramírez I and my great-granduncle Manuel Ramírez, the name of guitar factory appears. This makes sense if we take into account that the word factory comes from the latin factory, which means art or craft, artisan...

Differences between a classical guitar and a flamenco guitar

Cristina Ramírez explains, in the video below, the differences between a classical guitar and a flamenco guitar. Both are Spanish guitars, but the fundamental difference can be found both in the woods and in the construction. What are the differences between a...

Spruce or cedar top guitars: We tell you the differences

In this article, Cristina Ramírez and Adrián Baratech will tell us the differences between a spruce or cedar top guitar. Do you want to discover them? Keep reading 😉 What is the difference between a guitar with a cedar top and one with a spruce top? For this purpose,...

Manuel Ramírez and his Torres

My great-granduncle, Manuel Ramírez de Galarreta, must have been a very interesting character and also very daring, because of the things that our father told my brother and me about him. And you only have to see the only portrait of him that we have (apart from the...

New guitars José Luis Montón

As you already know the relationship between Casa Ramirez and its guitarists is very important, the friendship that develops over the years leads to endless chats that invite us to discover what they are looking for. From the first time José Luis had one of our...

New models of handcrafted guitars

In Ramírez Guitars we have added 2 new models of handmade guitars to our collection, both very significant for their relationship with the history of our workshop. Learn about their characteristics and the peculiarities that define them! Segovia Model The Segovia...

History of Ramirez Guitars studio guitars

When my great-grandfather, José Ramírez I, opened his business on his own, after the separation from his brother Manuel, he offered for sale both the guitars handmade in his workshop and those made in Valencian factories: Julve, and later also Vicente Tatay, who made...

The Ramirez Labels of our handmade and studio guitars

Today we are going to talk about the labels of the guitars handmade in our workshop, our Ramírez Labels. Until 1967 there was no real control of the labels, therefore, the dates will be approximate and surely there are some labels that are not reflected in this...

Handmade guitars vs. studio guitars

In this video Cristina Ramirez uncovers this doubt that many of you usually have between these two product lines. In addition, the guitarist Adrián Baratech will give voice to two of the most representative models of each of the features. To sum up, the guitars that...