José Manuel Fernández Enriquez
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José Manuel Fernández Enriquez was born in
Granada in 1969, and was trained by his father, Manuel Fernández Fernández.
He work side by side with his father from 1987 until his death in
1997, and since taken over the shop. Like his father, because his workshop is not on a public
street, and is hard to find, José is forced sell his guitars for less than other makers
in order to attract clients. Thus, José continues his father's
tradition of building high quality, but very affordable guitars.
His father, Manuel Fernández Fernández, was born in Sevilla in 1930. Like many guitar makers, he began his working life as a cabinet maker, apprenticing when he was nine years old. He was twelve when he came to Granada to live, and started his long apprenticeship with Don Eduardo Ferrer. In 1952, he opened his own shop. Even then, because he his an inquisitive man, he set out to investigate the methods, designs, and ideas used by other builders in Cordoba, Barcelona, Madrid, and elsewhere. He worked in almost every workshop in Spain, even though at times it cost him money to do so, since not everyone paid him. Finally, he reached the conclusion that the traditional system of building worked best, and has used it ever since. |
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