2006 Mariano Tezanos "Maestro" SP/CSAR

This 2006 Mariano Tezanos "Maestro" is a spruce and CSA rosewood classical guitar made in Madrid, Spain, one of the early guitars from Mariano's own shop after the Tezanos-Pérez partnership.

Straight-Grained CSA Rosewood

The "Maestro" is the only model of his that we have seen. It features beautiful materials – particularly the back and sides, for those who like high-quality, straight-grained, quartersawn CSA rosewood.

Sound and Like-New Condition

The tone is big and recognizably Madrid in style. For its quality of sound, materials, playability and workmanship, this guitar was extremely hard to beat in its price range. Condition is like new, with only minor signs of playing wear.

Three Generations of Tezanos Guitars in Madrid

The Tezanos name in Spanish guitar making goes back to the first Mariano Tezanos, a respected maker of the Madrid school in the 1950s who built guitars for well-known concert players in a small workshop in his home. His son, Mariano Tezanos Castro, was born in Madrid in 1949. After finishing his studies in 1963 he began working with José Ramírez III, first as an apprentice, and in 1984 he started building his own instruments inside the Ramírez workshop, signed "MTC No. 10".

Tezanos-Pérez and the "Maestro" Model

In 1991 Mariano joined forces with another Ramírez veteran, Teodoro Pérez, and the two built guitars together under the name "Tezanos-Pérez". In April 2005 they parted ways on friendly terms and each set up an independent shop. Working under his own name at Calle Vicente Camarón 19 in Madrid, Mariano built his "Maestro" model in the big, powerful Madrid tradition he learned at Ramírez.

Sergio Tezanos: The Third Generation

Sergio Tezanos, Mariano's nephew and the grandson of the first Mariano, has worked alongside his uncle since 1995. He went on to build guitars under his own label at the same Vicente Camarón address, developing his own models, which have been exported to countries including Japan and the United States.