Posts Tagged ‘José Romanillos’
JOSÉ ROMANILLOS | Classical GUITAR MAKER – Part 01
CustomGuitarVideo.com José Romanillos became famous by building the guitars for Classical Guitar Virtuoso Julian Bream. He his one of the last icons in Spanish guitar making tradition. He wrote numerous books about the Spanish guitar and the man who defined the classical guitar as we know it today, Antonio de Torres. We spent a whole week in Següenza, Spain close to Madrid to document his last guitar. This film had been made by the Bournemouth & Poole College of Art. Gourmet Guitars restored and digitalized this old 1980 master-piece. It is an extremely rare film-document, well worth to be preserved for future generations. Presented with explicit permission of the Bournemouth & Poole College. www.thecollege.co.uk
Duration : 0:9:15
JOSÉ ROMANILLOS 04 | How to make the BETTER GUITAR TOP
CustomGuitarVideo.com | José Romanillos talks about the option to make the top of a Classical Guitar out of 3, 4 or even five pieces. José Romanillos became famous by building the guitars for Classical Guitar Virtuoso Julian Bream. He his one of the last icons in Spanish guitar making tradition. His guitars are among the most sought after classical guitars. José wrote numerous books about the Spanish guitar and the man who defined the classical guitar as we know it today, Antonio de Torres. We spent a whole week in Següenza, Spain close to Madrid to document his last guitar. In the first part José talks about how to select wood and the validity of old methods. This is right from the workbench. Spanish “Guitar Making” at its best.
Duration : 0:9:54
