2010 Bernd Martin SP/MP

This 2010 Bernd Martin is a classical guitar in spruce and bird's-eye maple from Granada, Spain, with a snakewood fingerboard.

Why Players Love the Granada Style

Meticulous players are drawn to the "Granada style," and this guitar shows why: it plays easily for both hands, responds quickly in every register, has excellent volume and projection and – above all – a beautiful, lyrical voice.

Bird's-Eye Maple and Snakewood

Craftsmanship and materials are superb – the bird's-eye maple for the back and sides is absolutely stunning, as is his generous use of snakewood, not just in the decorative elements but also for the fingerboard! This is a feast for the eye as well as the ear.

Bernd Martin (1954–2018): The First Foreign Guitar Maker in Granada

Born in Stuttgart in 1954, Bernd Martin moved to Granada, Spain, in 1976 to master the art of guitar making. He apprenticed in the workshops of Antonio Durán and José López Bellido, and also received the tutelage of Eduardo Ferrer. Bernd was the first (of many) non-Spaniards to establish himself as a guitar maker in the city of the Alhambra, with a workshop in the Albayzín district. In 1999 he won first prize in the "Concurso Nacional de Luthería" (National Luthiery Competition) organized by José Luis Romanillos.

Father and Son in the Sacromonte

From 2006 Bernd worked together with his son, Lucas Martin, in a new shop at the very top of Granada's Sacromonte. Bernd – "Martin" to everyone in Granada – passed away in the late summer of 2018; Lucas carries on in the same workshop. During Bernd's lifetime GSI was the exclusive US dealer for both Bernd and Lucas.