Archive for the ‘Guitars’ Category

Alhambra 4P

Alhambra 4-P Classical Guitar
Here is the best selling Alhambra.
4 layers of light varnish highlight the solid Red Western Cedar top and a gorgeous one-sided Rosewood laminate on back and side.
The fingerboard is made of gorgeous Ebony!
You notice the Machine heads (aka tuning keys, tuners) are superior quality. They allow you smooth and precise tuning.
Ebony knobs… [...]

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Matteo Carcassi 25 Etudes Op. 60

Friday, February 5…
The weather is still cold – to me at least but not if you came from Montreal – and there is nothing like staying home and when the kids are not around, just cooking, baking, reading… and play music!
Fortunatly, Carl Fisher Publishing asked me to do a very interesting work:
- revise and finger [...]

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Alhambra Guitar’s Story

About Alhambra Guitars

Alhambra 4-P (buy it online)

In the early 60’s a man named Mr. Martínez Clavel who was living in Valencia, was looking from his balcony at the street. There was a big queue of lorries and trucks waiting in front of a guitar factory to pick up instruments. His first thought was that [...]

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Alhambra Luthier Rio

Luthier Rio Spruce

The Alhambra Luthier Rio is a beautifully crafted by two of the master luthiers at Alhambra, Javier Mengual and José Margarit. Just touching it was a sensual experience, the beautiful finish; I should say the perfect finish, the incredible quality of Solid German Spruce top with very tight and regular nodules all across [...]

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Alhambra 8P

Alhambra is a well known palace in Spain and, for the guitarists, it’s also what inspired Tarrega to compose one of the most beautiful tremolo piece.
But did you know it’s also a Spanish Guitar Brand? It is actually one of the most famous in Europe. Can you dream of any better than a Spanish guitar? [...]

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