Antonio de Torres remains a central figure in my work. An extraordinary innovator, he is the man to whom we owe the guitar as we know it today.

Much of my understanding comes from studying his instruments: light guitars, with a quick response and a low resonance pitch that continue to guide my own approach to building.

I build Torres-inspired instruments using the plantilla of the FE 09, the celebrated guitar once favored by Miguel Llobet, a compact and well-balanced shape, comfortable for players of different builds.

For these guitars I often choose maple or cypress, woods that were particularly loved by the Maestro.

Another fundamental influence for me is Hermann Hauser I. By applying a more rigorous and methodical approach to the Spanish tradition, Hauser gave the instrument a new voice, creating what Andrés Segovia famously described as “the greatest guitar of our time.”

His work is the starting point from which I developed my own personal model.

I often build Hauser-inspired instruments using a variety of dark woods for the back and sides, including Indian rosewood, Brazilian rosewood, and ziricote.