Antonio de Torres Jurado
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Antonio de Torres Jurado was a Spanish guitarist and luthier, and "the most important Spanish guitar maker of the 19th century."
1884 portrait of de Torres Jurado
Francisco Tárrega playing a Torres-guitar
Guitar by Torres (1862) at Museu de la Música de Barcelona (MDMB 625).
La Leona (1856) and Wulfin Lieske
Acoustic guitar
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An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked, its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmi
Antonio de Torres Jurado
…important Spanish guitar maker of the 19th century." It is with his designs that the first recognizably modern classical guitars are to be seen. Most acoustic guitars in use today are derivatives of his designs. Antonio de Torres was the son of Juan Torres, a local tax collector, and Maria Jurado. As was common, when…
Classical Guitar
Martin HD28
A reconstruction of a medieval gittern, the first guitar-like instrument
Basic anatomy of a classical guitar