Douglas Lora performs "Prelude No. 3" by Heitor Villa-Lobos on a 1974 Hernandez y Aguado guitar
"A New Interconnected Order On Villa-Lobos Preludes" by Douglas Lora recorded on 5 DIFFERENT GUITARS
Description
This 1974 Hernández y Aguado is a spruce and CSA rosewood classical guitar from late in the Madrid workshop's history, with a golden "MH" for Manuel Hernández in its headstock.
A Late HyA in Stunning Condition
This is a particularly beautiful example in amazing condition, with no cracks, no repairs – absolutely stunning. Apart from some very mild wear in the finish, the guitar is incredibly preserved. This is a very late instrument from this workshop, and it even features a golden "MH" – for Manuel Hernández – in the headstock.
Sound: Clarity and Lyricism
Its sound is everything you'd expect from a great "HyA", as distinctive as its looks: a crisp, "snappy" attack, almost like a snare drum, followed by an airy, lightweight body to the note. Those qualities bring a high level of clarity and precision to quick, busy music, while slower music comes across as very expressive and lyrical. Very rare and very collectible.
Background
Hernández y Aguado: From Pianos to Guitars in Madrid
Manuel Hernández (1895–1975) and Victoriano Aguado (1897–1982) met and became friends while working together in a piano factory. They eventually formed a partnership and set up their own piano (and furniture) repair shop in Madrid. As legend has it, their great interest in the art of guitar making was secured sometime in the 1940s, when they leased out some space in their shop to Modesto Borreguero (one of the famed Manuel Ramírez workers) and became intrigued with his guitar making skills.
A Unique Shape and Sound
Hernández y Aguado instruments remain unique in the canon of great makers – they have an almost pear-like shape (or as we say, the plantilla is "pregnant at the hips"), the interior is typically varnished just like the exterior, and they are decorated with unusually thin rosettes and ornately carved headstocks. Very responsive and musical, these guitars have been played throughout the decades by such greats as Regino Sainz de la Maza, John Williams, Julian Bream and, in more recent years, Graham Anthony Devine.
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