Antonio Raya Pardo
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Antonio Raya Pardo was born in1950 in Huelva (Jaen), but moved to Granada when he was ten. Before becoming a guitar maker he worked as a weaver. He learned the art of guitar building from don Jose Lopez. In 1972 he began his own shop. He uses traditional methods of construction. He builds a Torres model classical guitar using Figured rosewood and sitka spruce, 650 scale length. This guitar is not only responsive and easy to play like the Granada School instruments, but has good clarity, lovely tone, and the power to project well. Antonio is the youngest of the five living Spanish makers Summerfield includes in his list of the finest classical guitar makers since 1800. |
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