La Perla - A Treasure Among Guitars. An audio documentary about the 1882 Antonio de Torres SE 30.

[@Hola.Hiszpania]

beautiful movie💞 thank you my friend❤️🤗🎼🙋

[@RodyvanGemert]

Gracias

[@sagomezlo11]

I feel so hart-touched. I am a sixty two-years-old amateur guitarrist born in Pamplona. I have come across this story by chance and I realized that I learnt drawing from José Antonio Eslava when I was a child. The Pearl guitar was likely there where I was taught in Plaza del Consejo atelier. Music is really a global language that flies over borders and times. Thank you for preserving La Perla. I am a proud owner of a La Leona copy made by the luthier master Carlos Juan Busquiel.

[@RodyvanGemert]

Eso es realmente algo. Gracias por compartir. Antonio Eslava es un gran artista. Su trabajo es muy impresionante y hermoso y creo que fue un excelente pedagogo también porque realmente se preocupa por los niños y su poder creativo e imaginativo. Me alegra que hayas disfrutado el documental y es emocionante pensar que tú, buen guitarrista y amante de la música, hayas pasado muchas horas aprendiendo a dibujar y apreciar el arte en la misma sala con La Perla. Suena maravilloso tu ejemplar de La Leona, lo escuché en internet. Saludos desde Helsinki y os avisaré cuando actúe en Pamplona o cerca de ella.

[@zororosario]

Bless you and your modern ideas ❤, Cheers. With good intentions this is an admiringly good !😊

[@RodyvanGemert]

Thank you very much!

[@DSW964]

The most beautifully told guitar story I have ever seen. Having been a race car driver I’d just imagine playing the instrument knowing it’s history to feel less like an F1 and more akin to a classic endurance sports racer taking on the Targa Florio❤

[@RodyvanGemert]

Thanks! That is a nice comparison!

[@RuiNamora]

This is an incredible story. Thank you, Rody! Long lives La Perla.

[@RodyvanGemert]

Thank you Rui!

[@davidperry3752]

A wonderfully produced documentary that also brings to light the great music of Tarrega and it's inspiration that the sound of Torres guitars had on him. Beautiful performance from Rody van Gemert.

[@RodyvanGemert]

Thank you!

[@terrymckenna3502]

Thank you for this wonderful story. A sound has been reawakened ...

[@RodyvanGemert]

Thank you

[@vartannazarian2437]

Thank you so much for this beautiful video. It's a great pleasure to see such dedicated people who spent so much time in reviving this guitar and giving it a new life. In our chaotic world it's so wonderful to see artists like these. Bravo to both the luthier and the guitarist. La Perla sounds so worm and cozy.

[@RodyvanGemert]

Thank you!

[@arnhemseptember2009]

That was great! Thank you!

[@RodyvanGemert]

Thanks

[@josephpetrino1741]

It's good to see we are not letting everything from the old world perish. Great documentary.

[@RodyvanGemert]

Thank you

[@robinterkzer8128]

Wondrous !

[@RodyvanGemert]

Thank you

[@ignaciomartinez839]

¡Precioso! Un documental digno de un/una gran director/directora de películas. Muy bello e interesante. ¡Enhorabuena!

[@RodyvanGemert]

Muchas gracias

[@Mezilesialan]

I enjoyed every minute. Thank you.

[@RodyvanGemert]

Nice to hear that, thank you.

[@StephiSensei26]

Kiitos Palion! Beautiful! Viva La Perla!

[@RodyvanGemert]

Arigatoo! Muchas gracias!

[@christopherlord3441]

Really beautiful. Kiitos!

[@RodyvanGemert]

Thank you Christopher

[@christopherlord3441]

@@RodyvanGemert But thanks to YLE and to Uwe and everyone. Such a nice story. And the recordings of the guitar pieces are exemplary.

[@RodyvanGemert]

@@christopherlord3441 Thanks, I'll tell them. Most of the Tarrega pieces I recorded in a 100 year old Villa in the mountains of Spain. It is the direct sound, no effects or anything added. Only 2 close mics and slightly mixed in 2 mics that hung from the ceiling.

[@Tjaztah]

Heel interessant om allemaal te horen Rody! Wat bijzonder dat de gitaar op deze wijze bij je terecht is gekomen.

[@RodyvanGemert]

Bedankt Chester. Toen ik jou ontmoet heb in Lappeenranta in 2010(?) was Juan José ook aanwezig in het concert. Ik speelde zijn Under Construction voor gitaar en live electronics. Juan Jose Eslava is dus de achter-achter kleinzoon van Pedro Aguilera (1861-1910), de eerste eigenaar van La Perla.

[@rmlevyPhD]

what an amazing sound. Who makes an classical guitar today with such a sweet tone?

[@RodyvanGemert]

A lot of the music played here is performed on the copy that Uwe Florath made of the La Perla in 2010, because when we where making the documentary the original La Perla was not yet playable. Towards the end the original La Perla can be heard. Or listen here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2Knlahqr9xlj7s Best wishes, Rody

[@malunaoto]

Thank you. I am very touched by the whole story. I wonder what the scale length of La Parla is? I hope you will come back to Japan, so we can listen to you and the Torres. 😊

[@RodyvanGemert]

The scale is ever so slightly less then 65cm, actually Torres didn't think in centimetres, he used an old Almeria way of measuring length. Uwe Florath, the luthier who did the restoration printed a ruler with this scale and it turned out that the number 7 is everywhere in Torres's design. It is a holy number. Most probably I will be in Japan again autumn 2025

[@epameinondaspapamichail9896]

Very interesting!!!

[@RodyvanGemert]

Thank you.

[@epameinondaspapamichail9896]

La perla will live forever!!

[@ronjinks8932]

Value that transcends currency and sentiment ...

[@RodyvanGemert]

Well said

[@ConnorKreitz]

Beautiful story. What is the name of the piece around 12:20?

[@RodyvanGemert]

Thank you. The piece is preludio number 7 by Francisco Tarrega. You can find the score here: vmirror.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/9/92/IMSLP24156-PMLP54783-Tarrega_-_Preludio_No7_for_guitar.pdf

[@RodyvanGemert]

Listen and watch the guitar here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2Knlahqr9xlj7s

[@docdoc]

So much drama