At the end of the 19th century, Luis and Simón Ramírez printed a series of phonographic cylinders with the guitar and the bandurria as protagonists....
The phonographic cylinders of Luis and Simón Ramírez
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José Ramírez and the Madrid school
The association of the "noble art of violeros, guitar makers and all kinds of stringed instruments" was founded in Madrid in 1761 by the violero...
Chronicles and anecdotes of the great-great-grandfather
When I talk about the founder of our family saga of guitar makers, my great-grandfather José Ramírez I, I like to refer to him as the...
Tour presentation of Secondary Roads VOL.2
We met Diego on a trip, specifically at the NAMM show in Anaheim (L.A.) and it was a crush at the first touch, just like those who stopped to see...
Women and men in the Ramírez guitarrerias
I have already commented on some occasion that it was very common that the finishing of guitars, which was traditionally done with shellac before...
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...
NEW BOOK CENTENARY BUSINESS
On December 10 at The Westin Palace in Madrid was held an event for the presentation of the new book on the Centennial Shops of the capital and the...
TOUR TO ITALY FROM 5 TO 9 OCTOBER 2021
On October 5th I landed at Malpensa airport, and our representative in Italy, Pietro Camera, was waiting for me to take me to my hotel in Milan....
Cremona Fair (Mondo Musica) 2021
The fair in Cremona (Mondo Musica) is one of the most important in this sector and, of course, this year we have also attended after the break in...