At Ramírez Guitars we are going to tell you about the Peghead pegs, which imitate the wooden or stick pegs. This way, we keep the aesthetics, but we...
José Ramírez III, a historic guitar
Article by Pablo de la Cruz. Before talking about the history, I am going to situate historically the Ramírez House and its direct origin from the...
How to value a second-hand guitar
As I have already written in another short article on the memory of guitars, I will start by insisting that it is not true that the guitars of the...
Víctor Mongue Serranito Solo Guitar Cycle
On 21 May 2023 (a date which, curiously enough, coincides with the birthday of my father, José Ramírez IV), the presentation of the guitar series...
The 36 mm headmachine we used before the 80’s
Guitars are made up of a set of pieces that, when placed strategically, produce a beautiful sound. So, today we talk about the importance of the...
José Ramírez Tomás, one more fraud
It would be around the middle of the 70s when guitars began to appear on the market under the name of José Ramirez Tomás. It was a fraud that...
Forbes Henderson and The Nose
At the beginning of April 2023, the musician Forbes Henderson came to our store with the intention of greeting me and inviting me to the opera The...
Ramírez: a century and a half designing guitars
Since José Ramírez I began our guitar career, we have contributed different designs to the guitar world, always seeking excellence and favouring...
Online flamenco guitar lessons
The Música Maestros platform offers training in different instruments and musical styles, with the participation of professionals and expert...
Last farewell to Gerardo Arriaga
On 27 April 2023 we attended the heartfelt tribute paid by colleagues and students at UCM to the late maestro, musicologist and musician Gerardo...
We attended the Madrid Flamenco Festival 2023
On 26 April we attend the presentation of the Madrid Flamenco Festival 2023. In this edition, the 1st Flamenco Guitar Cycle has been created, named...
The museum – palace of Alhama de Aragón and its corner for Manuel Ramírez
Antonio and Jacinto Moros appeared in our guitar shop on 16 September 2020, just after that strange fragment of a year that kept us confined and in...
Ralph Towner Tour
Ralph Towner is an American musician and co-founder of Oregon, one of the most innovative and creative jazz groups of all time. Although his initial...
Contributions of José Ramírez III
From the 40's to the end of the 80's, José Ramírez III was a key figure in the evolution of the Spanish Guitar, both flamenco and classical. Amalia...
Documentary of Manolo Sanlúcar
At the age of just 7, Manolo Sanlúcar was introduced to the world of flamenco guitar, training and acquiring an exceptional mastery of musicality...
The different timbres of the guitar
Andrés Segovia gave the classical guitar an instrumental hierarchy, collaborating closely with great composers and showing the different colours of...
Ramírez Guitars in the forum of craftsmanship and musical instruments at Música no Claustro in Tui (Galicia)
Cristina Ramírez, 5th generation of our family of guitar makers, took part in a round table held in Tui (Galicia), on the occasion of the forum of...
Fernando Sor International Guitar Competition
This week we will be able to enjoy the concerts organised in collaboration with the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, the Madrid Casino...
Francisco González, master guitar maker for José Ramírez I
When my great-grandfather, José Ramírez I, entered the workshop of his master, Francisco González, in the second half of the 19th century, the...
Ramírez Guitars on the RTVE programme “Ahora o nunca”
The 31st programme of "Ahora o nunca", which is broadcast on RTVE, has dedicated a space to highlight the richness of our country, showing corners,...
What does fingerboard carving consist of?
Fretboard carving is a fundamental step in the construction of guitars. It determines whether the instrument is of good quality or not. Would you...
Interview with Diego García, the Twanguero
Diego García, better known as "Twanguero" talks to us about the curiosities of his name and explains the creation of his latest album "Carreteras...
Geometry and proportion in the Ramírez Guitar
Written by Jesús Alonso Trigueros. Dr. Civil Engineer and Professor at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. The master guitar maker José Ramírez...
The structure of the Ramirez Guitars workshop
Our workshop has a great history and maintains the essence of its origins. That is why today we want to show you the structure of the Ramírez...
Aguado 170 years later and the Ramírez Collection
It is no coincidence that the guitar found its place in the circles dedicated to salon music, cafés, small theatres and serenades in the palaces of...
We are featured in the blog Revive Madrid
Revive Madrid is a project that aims to raise awareness of the history, legends, locations and most important personalities of the city. Thus, in...
The rose mosaic
Between the 1950s and 1960s, José Ramírez III, filled several notebooks of graph paper with various designs for the mosaics of his guitars. Some of...
How to change the strings of your guitar?
Changing the strings on your guitar is very important because the sound can be impaired as the strings wear out. It is therefore advisable to...
The 5-pointed star
It was 2011 when I had one of those existential crises that we all go through at some point in our lives. Searching for my passion Since I was a...
José Ramírez III on Radio Exterior España
In March 1963, Radio Exterior España went to our artisan workshop, where tradition has passed down from father to son and from century to century...
How did Marcelo Barbero learn his trade as a guitar maker?
Recently, we received an interview with Narciso Yepes in which the interviewer inserted a telephone intervention by my father, José Ramírez III, who...
Influence of varnishes on guitar sound
The period in which my father, José Ramírez III, dedicated the most time to experimentation was between the 50s and the 70s. And, of course, the...
Mark Knopfler with his Ramirez C86 CWE guitar
It must have been in the late eighties or early nineties when Gibson was our US distributor, and my dear friend Robi Johns, then in charge of our...
The origin of the bandurria Calvete model
We are extremely lucky to have the memory —when it fails us or we fail to have it because we did not live at that time— of our historic store...
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...
José Ramírez III talking about Narciso Yepes in the Figura y paisaje programme
On 3 December 1988, the journalist Andrés Aberasturi interviewed the great Spanish musician Narciso Yepes in the programme Figura y paisaje. In this...
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Protected: A family legacy in “La cabaña del Luthier”
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Old guitars in the history museum in Madrid
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GUITAR FESTIVAL 2024 | Community of Madrid
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Factories and Guitar Workshop
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Música Maestros by José Luis Montón
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Guitarras Ramírez podcast
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Our deconstructed guitar in the exhibition Flamenco Chipén
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Interview with the Ramírez women
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Which strings do we recommend for our guitars?
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Guitarras Ramírez on the RTVE programme “Ahora o nunca”
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Mark Knopfler’s Ramírez guitar up for auction
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New amplification system at Guitarras Ramírez
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Ramírez Guitars in the newspaper “El Mundo”
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José Ramírez III and the varnish
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Book “Made in Spain” by Suzanne Wales
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Christian Saggese’s album with Ramírez’s guitar
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Project for the revalorisation of the traditional guitar
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XXXVII Andrés Segovia Festival
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Guitarras Ramírez on RTVE Radio 3
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We collaborate with Mad Cool Festival
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XXXI International Guitar Meeting
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ExpoFlamenco interview with Serranito
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5E, 5CWE and SP
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Tribute to Ramírez in Cremona 2023
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Half block and half double side
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Ramírez Guitars headers
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The C86 Guitar
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New models of handcrafted guitars
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European Guitar Foundation Award to Serranito
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The Manuel Ramírez of 1912: talk at UNED
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The varnishes of our workshop
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The memory of guitars
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Presentation of the album Flamenco Extea 2 in RTVE
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Interview with Serranito for his tour “Como un sueño”.
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The work of the master
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Podcast with Adrián Baratech and his Ramírez guitar
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Peghead pegs: operation and benefits
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José Ramírez III, a historic guitar
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How to value a second-hand guitar
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Víctor Mongue Serranito Solo Guitar Cycle
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The 36 mm headmachine we used before the 80’s
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José Ramírez Tomás, one more fraud
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Forbes Henderson and The Nose
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Ramírez: a century and a half designing guitars
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Online flamenco guitar lessons
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Last farewell to Gerardo Arriaga
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We attended the Madrid Flamenco Festival 2023
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The museum – palace of Alhama de Aragón and its corner for Manuel Ramírez
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Ralph Towner Tour
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Contributions of José Ramírez III
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Documentary of Manolo Sanlúcar
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The different timbres of the guitar
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Ramírez Guitars in the forum of craftsmanship and musical instruments at Música no Claustro in Tui (Galicia)
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Fernando Sor International Guitar Competition
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Francisco González, master guitar maker for José Ramírez I
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Ramírez Guitars on the RTVE programme “Ahora o nunca”
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What does fingerboard carving consist of?
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Interview with Diego García, the Twanguero
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Geometry and proportion in the Ramírez Guitar
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The structure of the Ramirez Guitars workshop
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Aguado 170 years later and the Ramírez Collection
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We are featured in the blog Revive Madrid
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The rose mosaic
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How to change the strings of your guitar?
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The 5-pointed star
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José Ramírez III on Radio Exterior España
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How did Marcelo Barbero learn his trade as a guitar maker?
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Influence of varnishes on guitar sound
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Mark Knopfler with his Ramirez C86 CWE guitar
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The origin of the bandurria Calvete model
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Manuel Ramírez and his Torres
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José Ramírez III talking about Narciso Yepes in the Figura y paisaje programme
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We attended the Spanish Guitar Exhibition
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A brief history of the Ramírez family, guitar makers
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He regalado ella a George de los «Beatles»” (“I’ve given her to George”): the Beatles’ Ramirez
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José Ramírez, the flamenco guitar that conquered the world
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We were featured in the Cámara Abierta programme as an example of small business digitalisation
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Around Pedro Antonio Ramírez de Galarreta Planell
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We participate in the project Maestros del Tiempo of Cervezas Alhambra and Movistar +.
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Talking about the history of the guitar on the Hoy Toca Podcast
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How to clean your guitar and its fingerboard?
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Cristina Ramírez talks about the success story of Ramírez Guitars with technology on Hoy por Hoy
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Interview with Amalia Ramírez: Lady of the guitar
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Sabicas and Segovia Models (Sherry Brenner and 2nd guitars)
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The Cámara Guitar of José Ramírez III
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Goodbye Manolo Sanlúcar
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The Ramirez Labels of our handmade and studio guitars
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Guitar maker’s soul
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Amplification systems for studio guitars
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Differences between a classical guitar and a flamenco guitar
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8 chains of Ramirez guitar makers
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Spruce or cedar top guitars: We tell you the differences
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The phonographic cylinders of Luis and Simón Ramírez
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José Ramírez and the Madrid school
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Chronicles and anecdotes of the great-great-grandfather
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Tour presentation of Secondary Roads VOL.2
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Types of wood for handcrafted guitars
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Women and men in the Ramírez guitarrerias
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What is a 1A guitar?
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Women guitarists: Who was the first in Spain?