2016 Luis Fernández de Córdoba SP/MP

A 2016 classical guitar by Luis Fernández de Córdoba, with a spruce top and maple back and sides.

In the video above, Tomasz Fechner plays Chrystian Dozza's "Baião de Dois" on this guitar.

A Partial Tornavoz

Its most notable feature is 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, deepening the bond between instrument and player.

Eclectic but Traditional

Time in dozens of workshops in the USA, Spain, Mexico and Argentina has given Luis's thoroughly traditional guitars a slightly eclectic style. The sound is rich and lush.

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.