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...
The origin of the bandurria Calvete model
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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...
We attended the Spanish Guitar Exhibition
We are happy to announce that we will be at the Spanish Guitar Exhibition taking place at the Casa de las Ciencias in Logroño. The exhibition runs...
A brief history of the Ramírez family, guitar makers
Given that my grandfather, José Ramírez II, was always rather uncommunicative, I can assure you that we have had very sketchy, not to say scarce,...
He regalado ella a George de los «Beatles»” (“I’ve given her to George”): the Beatles’ Ramirez
We bring you an article written by our friend the musicologist Xosé Crisanto Gándara Eiroa, where he tells us one of the best-known anecdotes of the...
José Ramírez, the flamenco guitar that conquered the world
There is no doubt that it is to Andrés Segovia that we owe the full diffusion of the Spanish guitar throughout the world, a task that he undertook...
We were featured in the Cámara Abierta programme as an example of small business digitalisation
Some time ago Google selected us as an example of small business digitalisation in the Community of Madrid thanks to the actions we put in place to...
Around Pedro Antonio Ramírez de Galarreta Planell
A few months ago, Cristina Ramírez Sanginés kindly asked me to write a short piece about how I discovered the existence of her ancestor Antonio...
We participate in the project Maestros del Tiempo of Cervezas Alhambra and Movistar +.
There are very nice projects that are worth sharing, such as Maestros del Tiempo, in which we have been lucky enough to collaborate thanks to a...
Talking about the history of the guitar on the Hoy Toca Podcast
Today we are going to dedicate our blog articles to telling you a bit about the projects we have been involved in lately because it is also part of...
How to clean your guitar and its fingerboard?
Do you know how to clean your guitar and its fingerboard? Amalia Ramírez teaches us how to do it through this article and a video from our YouTube...
Cristina Ramírez talks about the success story of Ramírez Guitars with technology on Hoy por Hoy
Last week Cristina Ramírez was on the programme Hoy por Hoy on the SER radio station. She told us how we introduced digitalisation at Ramírez...
Interview with Amalia Ramírez: Lady of the guitar
At the Festival International José Tomás Villa de Petrer 2015, our dear Amalia Ramírez was interviewed by the journalist Javier Suárez-Pajares. In...
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,...
The Cámara Guitar of José Ramírez III
My father, José Ramírez III, was a restless spirit, always looking for new improvements for the sound of his guitars, and by always keeping that in...
Goodbye Manolo Sanlúcar
I was 11 or 12 years old the first time I heard Manolo Sanlúcar play, and although I was still a little girl, I had already learned to appreciate...
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...
Guitar maker’s soul
My great-great-grandfather Domingo Ramírez de Galarreta y Martínez de Abad was a multifaceted man: he was a landowner, horse breeder, builder,...
Amplification systems for studio guitars
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...
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Musical Dialogues: Flamenco Chipén
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Christian Lavernier: Platero y yo
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The Ramírez-Marcel Dadi guitar
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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
