JOSÉ ROMANILLOS | Classical GUITAR MAKER - Part 01

CustomGuitarVideo.com José Romanillos became famous by building the guitars for Classical Guitar Virtuoso Julian Bream. He his one of the last icons in Spanish guitar making tradition. He wrote numerous books about the Spanish guitar and the man who defined the classical guitar as we know it today, Antonio de Torres. We spent a whole week in Següenza, Spain close to Madrid to document his last guitar. This film had been made by the Bournemouth & Poole College of Art. Gourmet Guitars restored and digitalized this old 1980 master-piece. It is an extremely rare film-document, well worth to be preserved for future generations. Presented with explicit permission of the Bournemouth & Poole College. www.thecollege.co.uk

[@kaugusta1]

What a fascinating artist. Just beautiful. I just learned of his passing. Rest in peace, Mr. Romanillos. You've inspired me.

[@1777DK]

The sharpness of that scraper is unreal!

[@lorenzodecarbon9914]

Here we see a bit of the key to great tone quality- shaving the soundboard and fan braces, flexing, and tapping, with more shaving interspersed until the ideal tap tone and flexation is acheived. Notice how he was shaving the soundboard between the braces after they were installed and shaped. What a priviledge to watch a master at work.

[@Aweway]

He's not a maker, He's an Artist.

[@sminhle]

Behind the success of great guitarists (whose guitars are totally hand-made), there lies invaluable, yet silent contribution of guitar builders. God bless you !

[@SuperOlds88]

Best part is he mentions his father.

[@fannyingabout]

Really nice video of a great guitar maker.

[@Dagrond]

You have sure hands and it is a joy to watch you work.

[@luthiermarciano]

É um verdadeiro Mestre para todos nós, uma lenda viva, que Deus o abençoe.

[@chocrivechoc5555]

Soy de Guatemala y hago guitarras felicidades por ese talento

[@norsangkelsang7939]

Bravo...

[@Adamfront]

You can learn a great deal by watching. Notice for instance how well his scraper removes wood from the sides. Razor sharp.

[@soundpainter2590]

This. IS REAL LUTHIERIE !! I, was Blessed to Appreciate of apprentice of Jimmy D'aquisto'... Who App, from D'anglico. ( Sadly.. all 3 suffered from the same ( Inhalation of Nitrocellulose ) Cancer. It is a commitment of passion, to create these ( Objects that become Living Singing things) .. In the right hands, become an Ultimate vehicle of expression ! I must find & play an example of this man's work & passion. ( I am a Player) Thank you for the opportunity to know of this builder !! ( "Paco" is not real name)

[@DavidRomanilloLLDM]

Saludos desde Tijuana Mexico

[@vihuelamig]

Wooden smoothing Plane, 'Granny's tooth' and a wood Spokeshave. My kind of maker :-)

[@AntonioGomide-tg8qn]

Muito bom

[@walterrider9600]

thank you

[@gingerjam2192]

RIP José

[@metalorg]

Wicked how he bends the wood for the body by hand. No molds for that guy.

[@carloshenaorequinto]

master de la lutheria don jose romanillos

[@longbow4856]

Dark isle Piper: Siubhail (Original)☘️☦️She Moved Through Fair:Bagpipe#SlowAirSunday. Thanks 🙏🏻

[@ScorpionGB]

wisdom.

[@sukadukaku]

Nemothan@ name of composition is " prelude no 1 " by Hector villa lobos ...

[@Magic_Battlegrounds]

Splitting the log. Wow.

[@seanman22001]

I wonder what's the rolling pin was for

[@ClasesDeGuitarraCL]

R.I.P. máster.

[@keat2869]

World best luthier

[@frankienorthtroptriton4771]

What about Estaban Guitars

[@BassBruce]

Somehow I don't think the Chinese models are made this way

[@gsgleason]

China has been woodworking for thousands of years and has plenty of masters. If someone wanted to pay them and give them the tools and time they absolutely could. However, when production is moved to China, it's usually for cost savings, and when cost savings is the number one priority for a company, the specs are low to begin with. In short, they make it according to specifications of the company. Cheap Chinese products are due to what's ordered, not the skill of the maker.

[@Dalmato1000]

How does he get the measurement so exact on each cut right?

[@michaelolding7270]

Do you the name of a supplier for that circle cutter you were using in the video? I can't find anything in the States like that. It looks heaving and accurate. Great video! Thanks!

[@thibaultjaberg4658]

+Michael Olding Make it yourself!

[@fatbeats101]

whats the rolling pin for?

[@nemothan]

please tell me what's the name of the song in 0:02

[@behradgorgani]

anybody else noticed the wooden roller at 4:25? I wonder if it has any guitar making purposes?

[@soundpainter2590]

Behrad NG Ha ! He is Likely an amazing cook !

[@SomeDudeOnline]

I know it's common for a soundboard to be two bookmatched pieces with the break being vertical but what about horizontal? I've got a piece of wood that I think would make a beautiful soundboard and probably has the right resilience but it's only 11 inches or so tall. So I'm thinking I could just cut two pieces out of it and add the second piece to the bottom. It should match well visually but I'm not sure how that would affect the sound.

[@UkuleleIsle]

Because of the pull of the strings you need the strength to run the long way. I think you'd find it would not be satisfactory. But a Concert sized ukulele might work well.

[@SomeDudeOnline]

Oh I see, thank you.

[@jadeivanromanillos992]

can you teach me how to do that

[@laffytaffy1879]

I love it when I don’t see power tools.

[@fatbeats101]

anyone know what those wire clampy things are?

[@davidsalais3850]

fatbeats101 probably springs from a old mattress

[@KimCyunHi]

It's Heitor.

[@jeremiahwilson1781]

This is the luthiers "solo".

[@orestesdd]

Too bad he does not explain what he's doing, or material he's using, nor does he explain the woods or the tools he uses. I would have preferred an instructional video where I can learn something.