Guitar Juan Galán 1931

Guitar Juan Galán 1931

Galán’s instruments are distinguished by their sound and their manufacturing secrets. This great luthier is particularly renowned for the solidity of his guitars and the ease with which they can be played, allowing the left hand to be used without too much effort and without the unpleasant discomfort of fretting. As a guitarist himself, he knows all about the variations that instruments must have in their pulse and keys. An ideal classical guitar for lovers of vintage guitars.

The famous luthier Juan Galán Rodriguez

Famed Spanish guitar maker Juan Galán Rodriguez was born in Malaga on September 23, 1876. He was the son and disciple of the eminent guitar maker of the time, Juan Galán Caro, also from Málaga, who had learned his trade from Antonio Lorca (father). In his father’s workshop (Calle Torrijos, province of Málaga), Galán Rodriguez became a great master luthier. He left Spain to settle in Buenos Aires in 1906. There, he witnessed and contributed to the guitar revival that took place in the Argentine Republic from 1908 onwards. Every guitar enthusiast, great and small, has passed through his workshop.