Romanillos Guitar
Books
The Vihuela de Mano and the Spanish Guitar - A Dictionary
of the Makers of Plucked and Bowed Musical Instruments of Spain. (1200-2002).
The much anticipated reference work on the Spanish Guitar and Vihuela
by Jose Romanillos and his wife, Marian Harris Winspear. It is really a
monumental reference on Spanish musical instrument makers, and contains
over 1500 entries illustrating what is known of the lives of the makers.
This book, along with the biography of Torres, is the product of an unprecedented
amount of research on behalf of the authors that has spanned over decades
and is the basis for which all other histories will be written.
Granary Guitars
The guitar collection of Alun Morgan. His collection includes
instruments by Romanillos, Hauser, Simplicio, Manuel Ramirez, Santos Hernandez,
Archangel Fernandez, Daniel Friederich, Hernandez y Aguado, and many others.
This collection is unique in the fact that all instruments are playable
and viewable on designated days by inquiry.
Cite de la Musique
Music Museum in France that houses Robert Bouchet's notebook
and guitars by Torres, Simplicio, Friederich and others. Many great pictures
in their database.
Tobias Braun
The website of Tobias Braun. Tobias is a very talented and sought after guitar maker based in Austria. He was one of the instructors on the Romanillos Guitar Making course and an all around great person.
Gerhard Oldiges
The website of Gerhard J. Oldiges. Gerhard is a great guitar maker and posesses an absolute wealth of knowledge (much of it first hand) on the guitars of Torres and Hauser. His work along the lines of Hauser Sr. has been receiving the highest of praise recently. It was one of Gerhard's Torres-style guitars that first inspired me to attempt a tornavoz guitar.
Luca Waldner
The website of Luca Waldner, a maker of very fine guitars from Italy and co-author of "La Chitarra di Liuteria - Masterpieces of Guitar Making".
Jun Nakano
The website of Jun Nakano. Jun is an excellent craftsman, and
though his website is in Japanese, it is well worth viewing on account
of his amazing inlay work. One guitar featured on the website is a copy
of the 1858 Torres guitar for which Antonio de Torres won a bronze medal.
The copy is magnificient and flawless. I have seen this guitar in real
life, and it is a true work of art.
Guitar Salon International
The largest purveyor of fine classical and flamenco guitars.
Be sure to see the guitars by my friend Tobias Braun.
Guitar Houston
Promoting the Classical Guitar in Houston, Texas.
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