Romanillos book on torres

Another effect of romanillos book has been to bring many otherwise lost or forgotten torres instruments out of hiding, adding a lot of information to the catalog of extant instruments. Maybe the most important and interesting document that accompanies this guitar however is a historic photocopy of a handwritten letter from santos hernandez to. Torres model ambridge guitars bespoke guitar maker. Romanillos, in his book on torres, speculates about the many interesting possibilities this suggests, and recently indicated to me that he had seen an authentic torres guitar with this label that had not had the date altered, presumably made in 1852.

Although other luthiers picked up on the use of this internal device, torres virtually abandoned it in his second epoch. Discover book depositorys huge selection of jose l romanillos books online. By dedicating this edition of orfeo to jose luis romanillos, we hope to pay. I made this copy of the torres se83 back in 1999, although i chose to use different woods. Magicka formularia, a study in formulary magick by sandra cheryl richardson. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.

I found the dimensions in romanillos book, as well as a very tiny photograph. I proceeded to enlarge the plans from romanillos book to create a plantilla pan. Staggeringly thorough text on the spanish luthier who undoubtedly had the most profound influence on the shape of the. Romanillos states that 17 of the 39 known guitars in torres first epoch had a tornavoz fitted, while only two out of the 49 known guitars in his second epoch as of his book s 1990 edition had them. Liam romanillos england classic guitars international. Home romanillos guitar books making a spanish guitar. The works you find here represent the fruits of a lifetimes labour and accumulated knowledge, and the unwavering devotion to the spanish guitar. Jose romanillos 04 how to make the better guitar top. Torres created a spanish design, with light materials supported by fan bracing. Most acoustic guitars in use today are derivatives of his designs. Includes full size guitar plans in this book i have endeavoured to explain the path that i. Guitar makerhis life and work yehudi menuhin music guides by jose l.

Staggeringly thorough text on the spanish luthier who undoubtedly had the most profound influence on the shape of the modem classical guitar. Using the torres design relieved me of a lot of responsibility in coming up with a body shape etc. The book covers in great detail the life and professional history of torres and future generations of his students. Five years later he made his first spanish guitar in london. It is one of his smaller models and counted at that time to one of his better and more expensive guitars with an integrated tornavoz. Torres 11 string copy this instrument today is considered to be a nylon or classical harp guitar because it has a number of strings that are not on the fingerboard. Guitar makerhis life and work yehudi menuhin music guides, by jose l. All of the other torres guitars including several in my own collection which have this label. Guitar makerhis life and work yehudi menuhin music guides. The basis of most modern classical guitar designs was developed by spanish luthier antonio torres jurado in the mid19th century.

Romanillos to thank for his great book which i recommend you read. Orfeo magazine n5 english edition spring 2015 by alberto. It is with his designs that the first recognisably modern classical guitars are to be seen. Guitar makerhis life and work yehudi menuhin music guides romanillos, jose l. During this course another participant, tobias braun from vienna, and i decided that we would like to translate the torres book into german. This torres appears as well in the book on torres by jose romanillos, and also in the book by stefano grondona. Guitar maker his life and work by romanillos, jose l. Earlier guitars were often smaller bodied though there are exceptions. Steiner, 18401906 nicasio juan gallego 17771853, francisco maria raynouard, taver john nicols, mariecharlesjoseph pougens. It became my workbench companion for many years and i still dip into it frequently for inspiration. Romanilloss scholarship has established many of the facts about the life of torres, although as a character he remains as elusive as ever. The photographhalftone quality of this particular printing softcover is horrible.

Romanillos was given to me by robert ruck guitar maker this planted the seed. The outline, head, proportions and interior details are all classic torres work, as illustrated in romanillos book, and it is interesting to realize that at this fairly early date, torres had already established the design features of his models, which did not significantly vary during the rest of his life. In 1956 he moved to england to work in a hospital in epsom and a few months later to a hospital in london. Classical guitar construction in the style antonio torres. Gerhard oldiges classical guitars kent guitar classics. Romanillos foreword by julian bream english language edition softcover, 338 pages, revised edition 1995 revised edition of this famous book. I just received the book and have spent a few hours reading. Romanillos, december 1997, bold strummer ltd edition, paperback in english 2rev ed edition. His life and work yehudi menuhin music guides paperback 1 jan. The guitar has won the hearts of its many admirers through its unique ability to evoke a musical ambience which is both magical and intensely personal. Its raised the appreciation of torres among the buyers of instruments, having the net affect of driving the prices of torres instruments way up. The reduced image that appears in big red book of american lutherie vol. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The full impact of this event was realized two years later when he participated in the romanillos master class in cordoba, spain.