Project description
Flamenco “blanca” guitar, inspired by the designs from Santos Hernández and Antonio de Torres.
Spruce top and cypress back and sides, following the tradition of the finest guidelines in guitar construction. As a result, a light guitar with punchy and deep sound.
Technical specs
Scale: 650 mm
Fretboard wide on 1st fret: 52 mm
Strut pattern: 7 fanned pyramidal struts, following the innovations of Antonio de Torres and Santos Hernández.
Top: german spruce
Back and sides: spanish cypress
Bridge and purfilings: indian rosewood
Neck: spanish cedar
Fretboard: ebony
Mechanical tuners by Perona
Finish: french polish
Year of construction: 2020
The most remarkable…
Complex and brilliant sound, with the genuine attack of the best flamenco guitars.
Traditional design
For the construction of this flamenco guitar I’ve followed both the design patterns from Antonio de Torres and Santos Hernández.
Prize: 2800 EUR + shipping
Video test
This video was recorded in Caravia (Asturias, Spain), on January 2, 2021.
No post-processing sound was done to the sound takes, recorded live, just with an Audio Technica AT 2020 microphone.
The process
Images of the building process
A plenty handmade work. My philosophy on building classical and flamenco guitars is based on the attention to each part, so it could be possible to obtain all the best from each wood piece.
