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Antonio Duran was born in Granada in 1940. He began working when
he was ten, first in an insurance office, then in a pasta factory, later as a wood
worker. So it was that he started working in the Casa of Eduardo Ferrer,
first as a maker of
castanets, then as an apprentice learning the art of guitar making. He
eventually married one's of Eduardo Ferrer's daughters. In 1957, he suffered an
unfortunate accident while working which cost him his right arm. In 1958, he opened his
own workshop. For his classical guitars, he uses Ferrer's system.
His flamenco guitars, however, are built with a very different system. He builds more
classical than flamenco guitars, primarily because there is greater demand for the former.
A number of guitar makers have worked under him, including Juan Lopez Aguilarte, Antonio
Velazques Reinosa, and Rafael Moreno Aguilar. The latter two continued their
apprenticeships under Eduardo Ferrer. Agustin Carmona and his son also work in Antonio
Duran's shop. His son, Eduardo Duran Ferrer, has followed in his footsteps as a builder. |