Jose Antonio Lagunar - Heir to the Contreras Tradition

I wanted to introduce everyone to José Antonio Lagunar, who will be making the guitars for Contreras going forward. As you’ll see, José Antonio has been working with Contreras Sr. (Manuel Contreras I) and then with Pablo (Manuel Contreras II) all his life, and is clearly the right person to be making guitars under the Contreras name. The new labels read “Guitarras Manuel Contreras – Luthier J. Antonio Lagunar” and everything is done with the approval of the Contreras family. As you can see in the photos, Jose Antonio has all of the original Contreras plantillas and soleras, as well as their stock of wood.