loading
reading
writing
saving
searching
Fernando Gonzalez M. Luthier Classical - $1,800 (Northeast)
QR Code Link to This Post
There are some things to note about this guitar - there's a 3/4" sound hole on the side to get a little volume up to the player's ears. It's got a three-hole bridge fastening system, and a finish mark behind the bridge where a scratch protector was removed. The neck also has three discoloration marks that were native to the wood used for the build.
This guitar is super-light - never had a guitar so incredibly void of weight. Also, comes with a hard shell case.
Pickup or audition is at Walgreens, River and Craycroft. Feel free to ask any questions about this instrument - I am the second owner, and obtained it via a trade with a guitar professor at the UofA.
Please note: will consider trade for a high-end, luxury watch (Rolex, Omega, Tag, Seiko, Citizen, etc).
Texting works best for me.
------
Luthier Bio:
Fernando Gonzalez Magana is considered one of the master luthiers of Paracho, building instruments in the tradition of Torres and Hauser. He studied and worked under master Luthier German Vazquez Rubio in Los Angeles, along with the Hill Guitar Company (Ben Lomond outside of Santa Cruz, CA.) Fernando Gonzalez Magana was the 1st prize winner of the 2022 Paracho's National Guitar-Maker Competition in the top the "Grandes Maestros" category, as well as:
- Second place in the Studio Category in 1997
- First place in the Concert Category in 2012
- Honorable Mention in the Concert Category in 2015
Fernando Gonzalez M. learned the luthier's art from his father, as he relates:
"My first contact with guitar making was through my father (Guillermo Gonzalez Perez), who has been building guitars since he was 14; he is 76 now. After that, I learned from many friends, some more famous than others, like Arnulfo Rubio, Rafael Granados, Abel García, Guillermo Rubio, and many more who have been kind enough to share their valuable experience with me. All of this happened here in Paracho. In the United States, I worked with German Vazquez Rubio (Los Angeles). There, I gained a lot of experience, as we did many repairs on world-class guitars, such as Hauser, Santos Hernandez, Ramirez, A. Marin, and others. This helped me refine my skills and learn about different styles and building techniques, as well as develop a broader perspective and understanding"
He has also worked with Fender Mexico’s R&D department as well as with Kenny Hill of the Hill Guitar Company where he developed double top construction methods. Fernando has participated as an exhibitor in festivals in Mexico: Paracho, Saltillo, Coahuila; Taxco, Guerrero; Monterrey, Nuevo Leon; Jalapa, Veracruz; Tepic, Nayarit; Culiacan, Sinaloa; Colima, Colima and in the United States in Texas, Arizona, Florida, and at the GFA, as well as in South Carolina in 2012 and California in 2014, receiving great acclaim and very positive feedback.
Paracho is a small town in the state of Michoacán, Mexico, and is known as the guitar-making capital of Mexico. For more than 450 years, since the Spanish conquistadors arrived, building instruments been a way of life in Paracho, high in the Sierra Nevadas. The locals estimate that 90% of the 35,000 people who live and work in Paracho make guitars or guitar parts. Most are made in factories, but a small portion like this instrument are entirely crafted by hand, in around 20 artisanal workshops many consider the finest luthiers in the New World.