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Spruce top, indian rosewood back and sides. New.

 

Matías Ezequiel Rojas and Carmen Sanzol were born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where they began their training as guitar makers. In 2007 they took their first serious studies in a school located in the historic center of the city. After meeting there, they finished their internships and began professional activity together. In the following years they deepened their knowledge with different teachers, both in the world of guitars and violins, thus participating in various specific seminars on luthiery (including learning about traditional varnishes used in bowed and plucked string instruments, setups of electric and acoustic instruments, physical and acoustic properties and influences of woods and bracing throughout history, methods and materials suitable within conservative restoration, etc). Starting in 2016, they began teaching to supplement their construction and restoration work. Two years later, research work began on the functioning of ancient keyboard instruments. In collaboration with distinguished specialists within the field, they made an “Italian Polygonal Spinet” inspired by the model of the Renaissance luthier Dominicus Pisaurensis, made in 1540. From 2019 they specialized in the construction of multi-string and flamenco guitars, acquiring great experience with Rodolfo Edgardo Luis Cucculelli, with whom they worked together in the construction of a variety of instruments.

 

In 2021 they moved to Cremona, Italy where they had the opportunity to analyze, restore and write reports based on Italian guitars built in the 19th and 20th centuries. In 2023 they began to frequent Suji Kim's workshop in Parma, acquiring knowledge about the violin-making method of the Scrollavezza School. They continue to live and work in Italy, in a small town located deep in the Appennino Piacentino called Santa Cecilia (like the patron saint of music), located in the Val Trebbia, Coli. Their instruments are made entirely by hand with traditional construction techniques and exclusively with all-natural, organic materials.

Rojas & Sanzol 2022, Cremona, Italy

3 800,00C$Price

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