The Spanish luthier Vícente Carrillo Casas was born in Casasimarro in the province of Cuenca in 1963 into a family of luthiers that included:  his great grandfather, D. Blas Carrillo Alarcón (1836-1919); his grandfather D. Vícente Carrillo López (1881-1962); and his father, D. Vicente Carrillo Cantos (1926-1971). n 1984, after military service, Vícente decided to learn the family business, studying not only with the various luthiers in their shop-- but also with a number of guitar makers of the Madrid school, among them Angel Benito Aguado and Jose Romero, whose friendship and professional advice he continues to value. The design of Vícente's guitars are based  on those of Santos Hernandez (1873-1942) with some slight modifications of his own. His classical and flamenco guitars have that old Madrid tone that is characterized by a certain warmth, deep basses, and sweet trebles. This guitar was built before Vicente reopened the family factory, and was built personally by him. It is in amazing near mint condition.