Ancelmo Solar Gonzalez was born in 1918 in Valle de Nalon, and as a self-taught luthier was already winning prizes at Expositions for his guitars by 1938. In 1943, he moved to Madrid and went to work for Santos Hernandez, who unfortunately died soon afterwards. Ancelmo, however, continued to build guitars for Hernandez's widow until 1948, when he decided to open his own workshop. This flamenco guitar is a wonderful example of his work. While it received a wound to one side, it has been expertly repaired. Note this guitar is currently in Italy.