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Segovia model: on top of red cedar in lid
The red cedar top has revolutionised guitar making around the world, thanks to its sound quality and stability. But how did it become so iconic in the guitar-making universe? To answer this question, we must go back to 1963, when José Ramírez III, master guitar maker...
Joan Manuel Serrat with a white flamenca by Ramírez
An unforgettable concert at the Teatre de l'Aliança del Poble Nou In 1974, Joan Manuel Serrat gave one of the most memorable concerts of his career at the Teatre de l’Aliança del Poble Nou in Barcelona. This live recital captured the essence of the Catalan...
Puntadas Históricas
Historical Stitches (C.11): The initials on the Ramirez Guitars
When my great-granduncle Manuel Ramírez died, his journeymen, Modesto Borreguero, Santos Hernández and Domingo Esteso, continued for some years in his workshop with Manuel Ramírez's widow. Filomena Vera Cervelló, Manuel's widow, as far as we know, was not a guitar...
Historical hints (C.14): beautiful and imperfect
I grew up hearing about the defects in the woods used in guitars, the knots, the cocas, the veins of irregular tones... and for me it became something quite normal until I began to see that woods whose appearance was not adequate were discarded in the search for an...
Guitarrería Ramírez
Segovia model: on top of red cedar in lid
The red cedar top has revolutionised guitar making around the world, thanks to its sound quality and stability. But how did it become so iconic in the guitar-making universe? To answer this question, we must go back to 1963, when José Ramírez III, master guitar maker...
Sabicas and Segovia Models (Sherry Brenner and 2nd guitars)
Between the 1950s and the 1970s, my father, José Ramírez III, bought large quantities of wood in logs and, very especially, of Brazilian rosewood, which, when cut, was selected from among the first (1st) quality cuts and those that, for not complying with the...
Curiosidades
Choose a guitar
Nowadays, there is a very good level of handmade guitars. People with more tradition or new people have achieved such a good quality that the competition becomes very interesting and entertaining. I am going to talk about how I, as a guitar maker, would choose a...
A history of varnishes: Chapter 1 – Urea-Formol
Urea-formaldehyde varnish in history Urea-formaldehyde varnish, also known as urea-formaldehyde varnish, was a type of varnish widely used in the past, especially in the first half of the 20th century. It was mainly used in the furniture and woodworking industry to...
Eventos y noticias
International Instruments Fair in Cremona (Mondo Musica)
September marked, once again, our participation in the international musical instrument fair in Cremona: Cremona Musica. This prestigious event, considered the number one in the world for high quality stringed instruments, has become an unmissable event for music...
Why isn’t there a music museum in Madrid?
The question has become almost rhetorical, asked so many times by different voices and ignored on numerous occasions by those in power who could make this beautiful project a reality. The lack of response is incomprehensible, as is the indifference in a city that...
Entrevistas
Tradition and craftsmanship on every string
Guitarras Ramírez is much more than an instrument workshop; it is a true emblem of Spanish musical culture and the Spanish guitar, forged over five generations of guitar makers in the Ramírez family. Since its founding in the 19th century by José Ramírez I, this...
The officers of José Ramirez III
The story of Ramírez Guitars cannot be told without talking about the journeymen who have passed through its workshops over the years. From the earliest days of the company, these talented craftsmen selected and trained by the Ramírez family have been the backbone of...
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Joan Manuel Serrat with a white flamenca by Ramírez
An unforgettable concert at the Teatre de l'Aliança del Poble Nou In 1974, Joan Manuel Serrat gave one of the most memorable concerts of his career at the Teatre de l’Aliança del Poble Nou in Barcelona. This live recital captured the essence of the Catalan...
Tribute to Oscar Ghiglia in Ravenna
On September 13th, I arrived at Milan Airport, where I was greeted by Pietro Camera, representative of Guitarras Ramírez in Italy. We visited Gino, where we discussed the Segovia guitar and the reason we use shellac varnish, unless a specific request is made to apply...