In today's article, our colleague Isaac Álvarez is going to talk about some of the amplification systems we have available for our range of studio...


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...
8 chains of Ramirez guitar makers
Many years ago, I had a strange dream in which, to make a long story short, Rank Xerox's daughter had to take care of certain matters relating to...
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...
The phonographic cylinders of Luis and Simón Ramírez
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....
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...
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...
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 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...
Women guitarists: Who was the first in Spain?
I have been asked several times if I was the first woman guitar maker, and at first, I thought I was. Of course, it was known that in the guitar...
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...
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...
Manuel Babiloni Award for Musical Excellence
Last Thursday September 9, 2021 we had the honor of receiving one of the awards city of Castellón: Award for Musical Excellence Guitarist Manuel...
Black-and-white photographs of our workshop in 1927
We recover these photographs of our historical workshop of Concepción Jerónima street number 2 published in Black and White in 1927. In them you can...
The José Ramírez Guitar Shop in 1967
Thanks to Bruce Berkow for this wonderful photo taken in 1967 at the front of our store. How beautiful the centre of Madrid was back then! With its...
Ramirez in Musica No Claustro
Few festivals have shown such an interesting vision on the craft of musical instruments, Música no Claustro has given us an enriching space for the...
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...
Serranito Farewell Tour 65 years on stage
Víctor Monge Serranito has taken the brave decision to say goodbye to the stage and to his audience in a last great tour that began in...
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...
Paco Vidal in Friends of the Guitar of Valencia
On Saturday 19th June 2021 we had the pleasure of attending the concert of our friend the guitarist Paco Vidal in one of the events organized by...
Farewell tour of Víctor Monge “Serranito”
Photo Paco Manzano https://fb.watch/69Sn1DMRnw/ Last Thursday June 10, 2011 took place the presentation of the farewell tour "Como un sueño" of the...
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...
Historical hints (C.13): 10 string guitar and its author
It is not the first time that authorship of creation is attributed to people who have had nothing to do with it, as is the case with the 10-string...
Historical hints (C.12): Fair competition
The work of a guitar maker or instrument builder is very beautiful: it requires time to become skilled with the tool, to understand the wood, to...
Historical hints (C.10): Ramírez and flamenco
The romance between Ramírez guitar makers and flamenco dates back, as long as my family memory can remember, at the time of my great-grandfather...
Historical Hints (C.9): Studio Guitars
When my great-grand father, José Ramírez I, opened his shop in 1882, he did not only sell the guitars done in his workshop (there were different...
Historical Hints (C.8): The Auditorium guitar
In the year 2001 I heard for the first time about a new material called Nomex, and about its utilization in the double top, which is also called...
Historical hints (C.7): Andrés Segovia’s Manuel Ramírez guitar and the artisan workshop
It was 1913 when the young Andrés Segovia went to Manuel Ramírez’s workshop in Arlabán Street; his intention was to get a high-quality guitar for a...
Historical Hints (C.6). It all started in Salvatierra: José Ramírez I’s history
It all started in Salvatierra of Alava, a town founded in 1256 by Alfonso X the Wise, a villa of great importance in the eighteenth century, a...
Historical hints (C.5): The last Ramírez of Andrés Segovia
March 14th 2013 has been set as a memorable date, a day to celebrate in Casa Ramírez. And if I am especially keen on telling this story, it is...
Historical hints (C.4): Anecdotes 1
Here we have some funny anecdotes related to the guitar. To have some fun. With no other hope. It is only an invitation to have a nice time. This is...