Antonio Duran (Ferrer)

The Granadian school of guitar building has much

history to offer as they mostly stayed close to the

great guitarreros of the past. Even Antonio de Torres

seemed to have studied in Granada. In later times

the influence of Jose Ramirez III and Rodriguez

can be detected. The Granada guitars normally

have a quite modest plantilla but when the popularity

of builders like Jose Ramirez grew, one of the leading

luthiers of Granada, Eduardo Ferrer and his son

in law, Antonio Duran choose for a bigger

plantilla. The scale of this guitar is 66 cm.

It has a 7 fan bracing with two closing bars,

in fact very traditional, especially in combination

with the French polish technique they often used.