Description
This guitar was made in 1977 by Francisco Fernandez Ruiz.
Although he was born in Baza, Granada in 1930, the family moved to Granada when he was still a boy. There he began his working life as an apprentice art conservator. However, after doing military service, he decided to become a guitar maker, and apprenticed with his brother-in-law, Manuel Martinez de Milan (1922-1967). In 1954, the brother-in-laws decided to move to Madrid, where they opened a workshop on the Calle Rodas 11 in the Rastro. Soon after, Miguel Robles (1902-1970) another builder from Granada joined their workshop, working there till about 1958. The brother-in-laws continued to share this workshop until about 1964.
At this point, Francisco decided to go to work for the widow of Santos Hernandez, Dona Mitilde Ruiz Lopez, in the workshop on Aduana 23. Manuel then went to Paris, where he worked until he died.
Francisco Fernandez Ruiz guitars have enjoyed a certain prestige, and won a medal in the International Chicago Exhibition in 1962.
This flamenco guitar was entirely handmade and built in the style and tradition of Santos Hernandez. It has a sharp and dry flamenco sound, with these typical booming basses and fast attack.
A guitar to fall in love with!
The scale length is 662 mm and the nut width 52 mm. It has a cedar top and cypress back and sides. The hight of the strings at the 12th fret is comfortably low at 2.9 mm E6 and 2.6 mm E1 – unbeatable good in playability.
It has been played and enjoyed throughout the years. Recently the guitar has been restored and now it looks nice again.
It comes with a suitable hard case!
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