Juan Miguel Alvarez del Olmo born in Madrid in 1960 is the son of the Juan Alvarez Gil (1932-2001), a friend of Marcelo Barbero from whose advice he benefited enormously.

Juan Miguel began working with his father in 1977, but because Juan Miguel has a B.A. in aeronautical engineering, his approach to guitar making is methodical—paying careful attention of the guitar’s geometry, consistency of materials with the aim of getting the kind of sound he really wants, one with the right balance between basses and trebles, perfect intonation, and comfortable action. This guitar is no exception it is wonderfully balanced, and has the power, push, rasp, and comfortable set up that professional flamenco guitarists demand.