Santos Hernandez
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Model: 1918 Santos Hernandez concert classical guitar
Top:
German Spruce
Back
and Sides:
Brazilian rosewood
Scale:
652mm
Nut:
52mm
Finish: French polish
Tuners:
unbranded machines
Country: Spain
Year:
1918
Condition:
Excellent
Santos Hernandez
(1874-1943) is
widely considered the greatest Spanish luthier
of the first half of the 20th century, Santos Hernandez was born in Madrid
in 1873. He apprenticed first with Valentin Viudes II, then went to work for
José Ortega in Granada, but soon returned to
Madrid to work for the Hijo de Francisco Gonzalez. In 1893, he was called up
for military service, and fought in Spanish-American war. Upon leaving the
army, he found work in the shop of Manuel Ramirez. It is accepted that it
was Santos who made the classical guitar that Manuel gave Andres Segovia in 1912. When Manuel
died in 1916, Santos continued to work for his widow until at least 1918
when he opened his own shop on the Plaza Nicolas Salmeron No 8, moving in 1921
to Aduana 27. From 1916 to his death in 1943, Santos is thought to have made
perhaps 300 guitars. His classicals are
highly prized and he seems to have gone all out of this classical guitar, fitting
it with a tornavoz, and an exceptionally fine rosette. The dots on the neck are
probably a latter addition. The guitar has been expertly restored, and is a
exceptionally fine example of his work.
1918 Santos
Hernandez played by
Eduardo
Minozzi Costa
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