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The red cedar top has revolutionised guitar making around the world, thanks to its sound quality and stability. But how did it become so iconic in the guitar-making universe? To answer this question, we must go back to 1963, when José Ramírez III, master guitar maker...
An unforgettable concert at the Teatre de l'Aliança del Poble Nou In 1974, Joan Manuel Serrat gave one of the most memorable concerts of his career at the Teatre de l’Aliança del Poble Nou in Barcelona. This live recital captured the essence of the Catalan...
At Guitarras Ramírez, every instrument has a story to tell. Recently, Javier García, grandson of José Jiménez, a member of El José and his Rumberos Gitanos, visited our workshop with a very special piece: a Flamenca Blanca from 1969. This model, full of history and...
We went to the Fundación Juan March invited by our friend José Luis Montón, to enjoy a marvellous show: "La Argentina" in Paris, ballets by Óscar Esplá and Ernesto Halffter", included in the cycle Teatro Musical de Cámara directed by the brilliant Antonio Najarro. The...
Hello, I am Amalia Ramírez, and today I would like to share with you the fascinating story of the Segovia model, one of the most precious jewels of Guitarras Ramirez. This model is not only significant for its quality and sound, but also for its deep connection with...
Maestro Segovia and the Traditional guitar model In the classical guitar world, the name Andrés Segovia resonates with particular reverence. Not only did this virtuoso Spanish guitarist elevate the status of the classical guitar to unprecedented levels, but he also...
In this interview, we are honoured to discuss Paco Vidal, a talented flamenco guitarist who has dedicated his life to music. Paco plays a traditional Serranito, which he has named ‘Candela’. It is common for flamenco guitarists to name their guitars after their...
In the universe of music, there is an important place for the passion and mastery that goes into making a handmade instrument. At Ramírez Guitars, behind every note, every chord, there are centuries of tradition and an unwavering commitment to excellence in...
On some labels and stamps of my great-grandfather José Ramírez I and my great-granduncle Manuel Ramírez, the name of guitar factory appears. This makes sense if we take into account that the word factory comes from the latin factory, which means art or craft, artisan...
Today we show you the alternatives that we had to use in the construction of guitars due to the shortage of cypress that occurred in the 70s and 80s. In addition, we explain the transition from the split butt to the full butt and we highlight the importance of the...
As many already know, the guitar headstock is like a signature, a sign of the guitar maker's identity, designed to be recognised without the need to see the label or any other identifying marks. So, today we show you the evolution of Ramírez guitar headstocks. José...
The evolution of a musical instrument as iconic as the guitar can be a process full of debates and challenges. So, in this article, we will explore the history of our old C86 guitar model. Want to know how our C86 Guitar evolved into our Tradicional Guitar? We'll tell...
In Ramírez Guitars we have added 2 new models of handmade guitars to our collection, both very significant for their relationship with the history of our workshop. Learn about their characteristics and the peculiarities that define them! Segovia Model The Segovia...
The RTVE podcast "Andante con moto" brings together young musicians to create forums for opinion and debate, interviews and, of course, to play a lot of music. Thus, the guitarist Adrián Baratech has been invited to the programme to present his album "Romanticismo...
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 get the precision of a mechanical headmachine. Discover the characteristics of the Peghead pegs, which we have...
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 School of Madrid created in 1761 and from which José Ramírez I and his brother Manuel descend, both of them are the...
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 Ramírez tells us about some of his most significant contributions. Inclination and size of the head of the guitar Among...
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 guitars, sent us a photograph of a smiling and happy Mark Knopfler with his brand new Ramirez C86 CWE guitar. Considering...
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 manager Miguel Martínez, a worker who retired in 2000 and was the second generation in our company, since his father, Jesús...
My great-granduncle, Manuel Ramírez de Galarreta, must have been a very interesting character and also very daring, because of the things that our father told my brother and me about him. And you only have to see the only portrait of him that we have (apart from the...
On 3 December 1988, the journalist Andrés Aberasturi interviewed the great Spanish musician Narciso Yepes in the programme Figura y paisaje. In this interview, José Ramírez III spoke about the 10-string guitar. The 10-string guitar was a guitar developed by José...
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 and concluded with a Ramírez instrument in his hands. Following in his footsteps, a stream of concert guitarists kept the...
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 channel that we will leave at the end. How to clean your guitar? It is very important to be careful with the cleaning of...
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 mind it was not uncommon for him to come up with things inspired by everyday situations, turning every day into a quarry...
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 labels, therefore, the dates will be approximate and surely there are some labels that are not reflected in this...
Cristina Ramírez explains, in the video below, the differences between a classical guitar and a flamenco guitar. Both are Spanish guitars, but the fundamental difference can be found both in the woods and in the construction. What are the differences between a...
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 listed. What do we mean by 1A guitar? By 1A we mean first class. These are all our handmade guitars, from the Aniversario to...
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 apparatus and in a traditional way", we are talking about very different concepts to objects made in series, as is done in...
In this video Cristina Ramirez uncovers this doubt that many of you usually have between these two product lines. In addition, the guitarist Adrián Baratech will give voice to two of the most representative models of each of the features. To sum up, the guitars that...
As you already know the relationship between Casa Ramirez and its guitarists is very important, the friendship that develops over the years leads to endless chats that invite us to discover what they are looking for. From the first time José Luis had one of our...
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 Friends of the Guitar of Valencia under the direction of Juan Grecos at its new headquarters in the hotel SH Valencia...