MaderaGuitarras goes to Rome, Italy and interviews one of the most important classical guitar tuning machines manufacturers in the world today. The Italian Alessi. He tells us that during his career he has made more than 50,000 tuning machines. Many of today's great classical guitars use their tuning machines because of their high quality. In this interesting interview he shows us his tuning machines models, how he makes them and their characteristics. And he also talks about what a tuning machine must have to be of high quality and maintain its precision over time.

We meet in MaderaGuitarras with the classical guitarist Marcus Toscano who is going to tell us about 5 historical guitars of the highest quality:

Santos Hernández 1939
Viuda de Santos Hernández
(Widow of Santos Hernández 1945)
Marcelo Barbero 1953
Manuel de la Chica 1955
Manuel Reyes 1972

Marcus is not only a guitarist but also a historical guitars collector. And he tells us why historical guitars are so special for him and the sensations they give him when he plays them.
We will also have the opportunity to listen to them in his hands.
Marcus tells us much more, for example, why he finds the division between classical and flamenco guitars "ridiculous" when it comes to their use by the classical guitarist in concerts or practicing. Or his favorite guitars and guitar makers in history.
I hope you enjoy this very interesting interview.

Vicente Coves visits us in Madera. Concert Guitarist and President of the European Guitar Foundation, Director of the:
- "Antonio Marín" Granada International Guitar Festival
-Antonio Marín" Granada Guitar Building Competition
-Malaga "Pepe Romero" Guitar Festival
One of the most knowledgeable and experienced in the world of classical guitar as a guitarist and guitar lover in Spain. He had the chance to see, own and play a large numbers of great classical guitars from nowadays and from the history of the guitar.
He gives us advice on how to value guitars and many observations, knowledge and experiences that will allow us to "seeing" a guitar in a different way.
Also talks about, in his opinion, the best guitarists in history, best ever guitars and guitar makers, and his favorite guitar strings. And much more...

Guitar Maker John Ray explains here a very interesting topic that I think many of us have wondered about at some time or another.
What is the difference between a handmade guitar made by a guitar maker and a factory made guitar?

This time we enter the workshop that belongs to one of the most important families of guitar makers in Granada. The Bellido family.
We talked to the most important representative member of this family today, Jesús Bellido. He talks to us about his work, about the tradition he has inherited, about what is the tradition in Granada and the so-called Granada Guitar Making School have meant for the history of guitar making.
And much more.

We spoke to John Ray, a Canadian guitar builder who has lived in Granada, Spain for 35 years and has spent his entire career in the city.
He talks to us about the tradition and the guitar makers of Granada. He talks about his different guitar models, both the concert model and the copies of Antonio de Lorca, Arias, Santos Hernández and Simplicio that he has made in his professional career.
He tells us why he considers Santos Hernández to be the best guitar maker in history.
He also talks about the book of the guitar makers of Granada, which was one of his projects.
And much more.

Making a Classical Guitar. In this video you see the first 6 days of the course.
When we made part of the Neck
and the whole Rosette