Paco Chorobo (Úbeda, Jaén) quit his job as a telecommunications engineer in a multinational company to focus on his passion: being a luthier. He began in 2012, building a guitar for a friend and, since then, he has made almost fifty. He continues to be a guitar player and has also begun to give lutherie […]
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Gerundino Fernández, a luthier who follows the family tradition
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 […]
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 […]
José Ángel Chacón, a master that turns wood into music
He is over 80, but he still makes music instruments. Master artisan José Ángel Chacón was born in Cordova, but he moved to Málaga at an early age. As a master luthier, he opened his first workshop in Italy. In 1983 he went back to Spain. In 1993 the Spanish Ministry of Culture awarded him […]