2014 Luis Fernández de Córdoba SP/MP

A 2014 classical guitar by Luis Fernández de Córdoba, with a spruce top and maple back and sides.

In the video above, Irina Kulikova plays Tárrega's gavotte "María" on this guitar.

A Wooden Tornavoz

Like several of his guitars, it has a partial wooden tornavoz fitted inside the soundhole, which focuses the sound outward for added power and also turns it back into the box, so the back resonates against the player's body.

Rich and Lush

Traditional through and through yet slightly eclectic from his years in many workshops, the guitar has a rich, lush sound.

Photos of this guitar being built

Luis Fernández de Córdoba: From Panama to Alexandria

Luis Fernández de Córdoba is a Panamanian-born luthier who works in Alexandria, Virginia, near Washington, D.C. He began building in 2000, opened his workshop in 2001 and, after years of building and repairing all kinds of acoustic guitars, has devoted himself exclusively to classical and flamenco guitars since 2009. He apprenticed in the USA and in Granada, Spain, and has worked alongside makers in Spain, Mexico and Argentina.

Inspired by the Spanish Masters

He has studied the great makers of the past – Antonio de Torres, Santos Hernández, Hermann Hauser I, Manuel Velázquez, José Romanillos and Robert Bouchet – and visited the workshops of Richard and Marshall Brune and of Jeffrey Elliott, another of his inspirations. He is a member of the Guild of American Luthiers.