This concert flamenco guitar, worthy of an artist, was made by Juan Alvarez Gil (1932-2001) in Madrid in 1998. Juan Alvarez began building guitars with his elder brother Lorenzo, a cabinet maker in 1946. As a young maker, Marcelo Barbero (1904-1955), one of the great guitar makers of the last century, became Juan's mentor, giving him advice and counsel from which he benefited enormously. In 1952, Juan Alvarez established his own workshop where he continued to work until his death in 2001. This is a truly an exceptional instrument: explosive power, bright, clear, and responsive in every register. Fast flamenco action and authentic sound.

 Juan Alvarez played by Paco de N.