2020 Felipe Conde Crespo CD/AR

Felipe Conde Crespo (Felipe Conde Jr.) made this concert classical guitar in Madrid in 2020 – No. 42 of that year – with a cedar soundboard and African rosewood back and sides.

Above you'll find two interviews in which Felipe Jr., María and their father talk about the Conde family and its guitars.

Conde Hermanos Design, Esteso Roots

Together with his sister María, Felipe Jr. carries the Conde name into its second century – the family marked 100 years of guitar making in 2015. This guitar follows the same plan as his father's classicals: proportions that go back to Domingo Esteso's soleras, refined by the changes Conde Hermanos made in the 1970s and 1980s.

Felipe Conde Jr.'s Own Rosette

The craftsmanship reflects the years Felipe spent apprenticing at his father's bench – clean, precise and elegant. The rosette is his own design, set off by the traditional Esteso headstock.

A Big, Hearty Madrid Sound

The voice is big, hearty and full while remaining balanced and clear, with the great power you expect from the best Madrid makers of the past half-century – just like his father's classical guitars. The neck has a graceful shape that makes it very easy to play. A beautiful, powerful Madrid guitar with a rich, full sound.

Felipe Jr. and María Conde in Vanity Fair magazine

The Conde family history (Felipe Conde)

Felipe Conde in Iberia Magazine

Orfeo Magazine No. 25 – Flamenco: Origins of the Flamenco Guitar
Felipe Jr. talks about his apprenticeship, his workshop and the "Conde sound" in this Spring 2025 issue.

Felipe Conde Crespo: Fourth Generation of the Esteso–Conde Line

Felipe Conde Crespo – Felipe Conde Jr., or Felipe (hijo) – is a Madrid guitar maker, the son of Felipe Conde and, with his sister María Conde, the fourth generation of the family tradition that began in 1915 with Domingo Esteso. He learned the craft as his father's apprentice, starting during summer vacations from his sociology studies in the United States with jobs such as gluing tops, and today he builds classical and flamenco guitars in his own independent workshop in Madrid.

The Esteso and Conde Hermanos Legacy

After Esteso's death in 1937, his nephews Faustino and Mariano Conde – Felipe Jr.'s great-uncle and grandfather – carried on the workshop at Gravina 7, first as Viuda y Sobrinos de Esteso and later as Conde Hermanos. Their guitars became the standard of the flamenco world, played by Niño Ricardo, Sabicas, Melchor de Marchena and, for nearly his entire career, Paco de Lucía (see a few of these players on their Condes). Conde guitars are known for a dry, woody, very firm tone that stays clear and punchy even at the limits of speed, and the "Media Luna" (half-moon) headstock has been the symbol of the family's top flamencos since 1960. In 2015 the family celebrated 100 years of guitar making.

Felipe Conde Crespo's Own Label

Felipe Jr.'s first guitars, in 2016, carry his father's printed label, signed "Felipe Conde (hijo)"; from 2017 on he has used his own "Felipe Conde Crespo" label. In 2015 he and María were profiled together in the Spanish edition of Vanity Fair, where he summed up what it means to carry on the dynasty: "Having this last name is a big responsibility."