Modesto Borreguero started as an apprentice in Manuel Ramirez’s shop in Calle Arlaban when he was very young. He had the priviledge to work in the best shop at that time together with Santos Hernandez and Domingo Esteso.
He also trained and inspired other famous guitar builders (Hernandez y Aguado, Felix Manzanero, Vicente Camacho …) and was a key person in the Madrid school of guitar building.