Bernd Martin
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The luthier Bernd Martin was born in Stuttgart, Germany in
1954. Drawn to the guitar from an early age, he
came to
Granada in 1976 to study guitar making. As have so many Granada guitar makers, he
began his apprenticeship under Eduardo Ferrer in the "Casa
Ferrer," the shop established in 1875 by Benito Ferrer. He also
studied with Antonio Duran and Jose Lopez Bellido. Eventually, he opened
his own shop, becoming the first non-Spanish guitar maker to establish a shop in
Granada. He builds in the Spanish tradition and specializes in building concert
classical guitars using only the finest,
carefully selected, and aged woods. His continued efforts--in close
contact with outstanding guitarists--to build world class guitars
have won his instruments increasing recognition. In 1999, his
classical guitars were awarded first prize and a gold medal at the First National
Contest for Stringed Instruments in Sevilla, a contest juried by Jose L.
Romanillos. Like other luthiers building fine handmade instruments, his production of
guitars is very limited, and a wait of 6 months to a year is to be expected.
Martin guitars are light, aesthetically pleasing instruments. They easy to
play with lyric qualities, and possess a clear, balanced, precise tone, rich in
color, that projects well.
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