An Evening with José Romanillos - Part I

Luthier and Instructor, Robert O'Brien, visits with José and Marian Romanillos in their home in Spain. In Part I of "An Evening with Romanillos" José discusses how he got his start in lutherie.

[@johnmckenna6203]

Wonderful video. Rest in peace Maestro.

[@lynpugs]

I never saw this before. What a privilege

[@lawcch]

Jose L. Romanillos is a great luthier from Spain. Every luthier learnt a lot from his own experience of guitar making. His English is quite ok to me if you listened carefully.

[@locngo]

with the Maestro Romanillos himself wow...

[@JackCamino]

Thanks for posting!

[@pansaeng]

Thank you.:)This interview make me know more about Master Jose Romanillos.

[@robertbdesmond]

Very nice interview with Maestro Romanillos. I have always loved his guitars and have repaired a couple of them over the years. I have always enjoyed his craftsmanship and the fact that his guitar "look" very handmade. Some of his guitars have a high level of marquetry in them, but they still are never "perfect", but always look handmade. I also love the tone of his guitars. I met Jose many years ago at a GAL convention and photographed his seminar for the GAL. Very humble man :-)

[@milance2111]

Robert thank you very very much for everything you done for us luthiers that are on the begining of our careers.Do not think me ungrateful,but a have problem to understand Joses english,and I'd really love to hear all about what you're talking.Once again, do not get me wrong.

[@Tranquillomollo]

Grazie moltissime from italy!

[@wardcheryldarcie]

looking forward to part 2. I recently became the owner of a guitar built by the Canadian luthier Pat Lister. Made in 1966. Lister was one of the early builders to develop the lattice bracing technique.

[@madhurjyasbgj]

A great artist behind...

[@OBrienGuitars]

Unfortunately, putting in subtitles is a lot of work. Can't afford to do it now. Sorry.

[@franciscoacosta255]

fortunately now youtube offers subtitles!!! Thanks for the video!! too few views for this great material!!!

[@MrMinimalSWN]

If you stand open for everything, want to learn from everyone, do what you think is best, you can be the guy ppl want to learn off. greets

[@OBrienGuitars]

haha! Thanks for the compliment.

[@jnacev]

Robert quando for possível faça a legenda pq essa do youtube é horrível! só pelo que consegui aconpanhar está demais!

[@OBrienGuitars]

Infelizmente da muito trabalho fazer legendas. Então vou ficar te devendo.

[@seanman22001]

I think Jose does not use bridge patches anymore, said they serve no purpose. any verification?

[@OBrienGuitars]

You are correct. The guitar I made with him doesn't have a bridge patch.

[@macleod41069]

Julian Bream bought a Hauser for £5...about the same as a pint of beer these days !!!

[@hni4053]

Yes, I heard. I really reacted; JB fell quite a bit in my regard - you don't do it that way. The guitar was much later sold for a six-No figure. No, it wasn't right. Nothing to make jokes about like he later did.

[@macleod41069]

@@hni4053 that’s easy to say if you have a good income, as an impoverished music student it’s understandable

[@hni4053]

@@macleod41069 And the elderly lady that sold the guitar then, probably off a dead relative. The lady had it in some darn sack, two paper bags like. You won't hear me comment any more macleod, but JB fell in my world. Gonna check with my daughter, she's a lawyer, what she says. Please note that I have made disgusting things as well in my youth, haunting me on occasions, but JB boasted about it much later - called it his five-quid guitar...