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 Julián Fornieles and Lorenzo Alonso, and is the origin of the so-called Escuela de Madrid de Constructores de...
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 great-great-grandfather, because in short he is the great-great-grandfather of my nephews, and because great-great-grandfather is a...
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 instruments we use wood that have had a natural drying, since this provides stability to changes in humidity and the...
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 workshops it was quite normal for there to be women who varnished with gomalaca with a stump, even sometimes the wives of...