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Classical Guitar since Torres1850-2005


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Spanish Guitar Era since 1860 Antonio de Torres (

Torres, Arcas, Tarrega & Llobet ) Torres Madrid ( Manuel

Ramirez, Santos Hernandez, Domingo Esteso, Ramirez III Flamenco ), Barcelona ( Enrique Garcia, FraciscoSimplicio, Ignacio Fleta )

Tarrega Torres 3 Barrios, Ramirez I 1911 Manuel Ramirez 1912 Segovia Hermann Hauser I Andreas Segovia Jose Ramirez III Igancio Fleta John Williams Romanillos Torres Smallman, Humphrey, Damn


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Antonio de Torres ( 1817-1892 ) Made first guitar around late

1840s

Famous Guitars in 2 :

1st Epoch ( 1852-1869 ) and

2nd

Epoch ( 1875-1892 ) Several Types Wood were

made: Spruce, Rosewood,

Maple, Cypress & even Paper!

300-400 Guitars were made

whilst 70-80 Survived Classical & Flamenco?


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1852 Torres


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1858 Torres


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Label of 1st Epoch Torres


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1886 Torres


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Torres1862 ( FE14 ):Cardboard Guitar

Spruce with Paper on

Side & Ribs

The experimental

guitar by Torres This is reputed to

have bolonged to firstTarrega, the Llobet


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11 Strings Torres ( 1885 )


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Francisco Tarrega ( 1852-1909 )


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Francisco Tarregas Guitars3 Torres Guitars

1st Epoch : 1864

2nd

Epoch: 1883,SE49 2nd Epoch: 1888, SE114

A 1906 Enrique Garcia Guitar


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1864 Tarregas Torres Spruce & Maple with

Tornavoz

Acquired in 1869

Played till 1889 Repaired by Enrique

Garcia in 1897

Collection of Prat

Pallares, Barcelona Spain Emilio Pujol considered it

the best instrument he

had ever heard


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F.Tarrega with 1888 Spruce & Rosewood

Different to the previous

two: no Tornavoz

Sold in 1920 ( second to1864 which was 1917 )

At his final years, this was

Tarregas favourtie

instrument: because of

its excellent sonority andideal string tension.


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1906 Enrique Garcia :Tarrega Enrique Garcia (

1868-1922 )

His famous disciple is

Francisco Simplicio (1874-1932 )

Start exporting guitars

to Latin America in

1912


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1901 Enrique Garcia


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1920 Enrique Garcia


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1926 Francisco Simplicio


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Madrid School GuitarFrancisco Gonzalez

c.1820-c.1880 Jose Ramirez I

1858-1923Jose Ramirez II

1885-1957 Julian Gomez Ramirez

1879-1943

Manuel Ramirez1864-1916

Jose Ramirez III 1922-1995 Robert Bouchet Santos Hernandez1873-1943

Domingo Esteso1882-1937

Marcelo Barbero

Conde Hermanos

Arca

Paulino BernabeManuel ContrerasFelix Manzanero


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Francisco Gonzalez ( 1818-1880 ) Generally given the

honor as founder of

Madrid School

Jose Ramirez Isteacher


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1867 Gonzalez Guitar


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1867 Gonzalez Guitar ( 2 )


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The Ramirez Dynasty Concepcion Jernimo 2 : the

most famous shop in history ofguitar

Jose Ramirez I ( 1858-1923 ):older brother of the famous

Manuel Ramirez Jose Ramirez II ( 1885-1957 )

Jose Ramirez III ( 1922-1995 )

Jose Ramirez IV ( 1953-2000 ) Amalia Ramirez ( 1955- )

Manuel Ramirez( 1864-1916)

Two famous disciples:

1.Santos Hernandez ( 1873-

1943 )2.Domingo Esteso ( 1882-1937 )


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Jose Ramirez I & Manuel Ramirez


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Agustin Barrios Mangore( 1885-1944 )

Paraguayan Guitarist

First Recording in

1911

Met Segovia during1930s

Composed more than

300 Songs which 100survived


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Barrios Ramirez I : 1911


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Barrios Ramirez I: 1911 ( 2 )


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Barrios Ramirez I: 1911 ( 3 )


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Andreas Segovia ( 1893-1987 ) Born in Andalucia

The most famous &

succesful classical

gutiarist in 20th century

2 most famous guitar: a

Manuel Ramirez 1912

and Hermann Hauser I

1937

Since 1960 switched his

guitars to Jose RamirezIII


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Andres Segovia


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Andres Segovia: Manuel Ramirez( 1912 ):Santos Hernandez


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1908 Manuel Ramirez


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1913 Manuel Ramirez


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Hermann Hauser I: 1884-1952 Built guitar in Vienese & Italian

Type before meeting Segoviaduring 1920s

Segovia started using hisSpanish Guitar since 1929 &

with the most successful &famous 1937 ( The guitar ofour epoch quoted by Segoviahimself )

Two generations followed:Hermann Hauser II ( 1911-

1988 ) and HermannHauser III( b.1958 )


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Andres Sovias 1937 Hauser I


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Andres Segovia 1937 Hauser I


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Santos Hernandez &Domingo Esteso


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Hernandez & Esteso( Flamenco Guitar )


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Manuel Ramirez Shop


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RAMN MONTOYA 1879-1949


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Jose Ramirez III ( 1922-1995 ) Segovia started using

Ramirez III guitars onearly 1960s till his death

Ramirez III was creditedto use Cedar for Guitar

Top during 1965 Many disciples are later

becoming the fomousluthiers : Contreras,Bernabe, Manzanero etc.

The most well-knownguitar maker in 20thcentury


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1960 & 1963 Ramirez III :Segovias Guitars


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Narciso Yepes ( 1927-1997 )& 10 Strings Ramirez III


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Cedar Ramirez III Guitars


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Ramirez III Labels


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John Williams ( b.1942 )

1961 Ignacio Fleta ( 1897 1977 ) :


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1961 Ignacio Fleta ( 1897-1977 ) :John Williams


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1972 Fleta : John Williams


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1957 Fleta


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Julian Bream ( b.1933-)

J li B f


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Julian Bream famousRomanillos 73


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Jose L.Romanillos ( b.1932 )


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1973 Romanillos


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Eliot Fisk & Manuel Barrueco


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Thomas Humphrey


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Greg Smallman Guitar

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