2016 Luis Fernández de Córdoba SP/WN

A 2016 classical guitar by Luis Fernández de Córdoba, with a spruce top and walnut back and sides – an excellent example of his best work, pre-owned and in like-new condition.

In the videos above, Alexander Milovanov plays Villa-Lobos's Étude No. 12 and Josh Moore plays Guido Santorsola's Sonata No. 4 on this guitar.

Herringbone and Lava-Lamp Walnut

Herringbone against a green background runs down the head, around the top and through the center of the rosette, and the walnut is three-dimensional in texture, moving like a lava lamp when tilted in the light.

Light and Powerful

Very lightly built, it is ultra-responsive and powerful, like the southern Spanish guitars of the mid-20th century, with a rich, lush, balanced sound. The tuners shown in the photos have been replaced with a high-quality set by Graf.

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.