Born in Almería, Gerundino Fernández grew up in his father’s workshop. He had his same name and was one of the best luthiers in Spain. His father built guitars for great artists such as Paco de Lucía, Vicente Amigo and Eric Clapton. Since he was a child, he has observed how the building of each […]
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David Peña, the guitarist who became the luthier of great flamenco artists
Born in Jerez, David Peña received training as a flamenco guitarist and played semi-professionally. Curiosity and the desire to play an instrument built by himself, moved him to open a guitar to see what was inside. From that moment, he quit everything to become a luthier. After a hard beginning, currently he can say that […]
Alejandro Ramírez, a journey from rock to crafts through guitars
Necessity and curiosity moved Alejandro Ramírez, from Almería, to build his first electric guitar at the age of 18. He was in a rock band and could not afford to buy good guitars because they were too expensive; so he decided to build his own guitar. That was the origin of a career and a […]
Antonio Bernal, Andalusian guitars for artists such as Alejandro Sanz or Scorpions
Antonio Bernal states that his guitars are cutting edge although they are made using the same techniques artisans used 150 years ago. Great pop stars such as Alejandro Sanz, Vanesa Martín or Antonio Orozco are owners of his guitars; as well as flamenco artists like José Antonio Rodríguez. Even the legendary Scorpions have taken these guitars with […]