About us
We are a school born with the purpose of keeping alive the art of handcrafted Spanish guitar making.
History
team
We are guitars, we make people
Jose Antonio Cerezo
Founder of the school in 2012, José Antonio decided to share his knowledge of this sometimes hermetic profession with all those passionate about guitar and craftsmanship. After hundreds of students left the school happy with a fantastic guitar under their arm, he now hands over the baton to Manuel de Oliveira and Mikel Sagüés.
Manuel
Coming from the world of cabinetry, Manuel de Oliveira Castro entered the school under the supervision of Jose Antonio and soon proved to be a very successful student. He stayed at the school as his assistant until he now assumes, together with Mikel Sagüés, the direction of the school.
Mikel
After many years working in guitar stores and workshops, he decided to complete his training at the school with Jose Antonio. Later he started working with Manuel and together they took the initiative to continue Jose Antonio's work.
Principles
Strong roots, restless branches
Quality
Openness
We believe in sharing knowledge as a way to nurture a community and improve knowledge about the guitar, challenge our beliefs and incorporate new knowledge.
Humanity
We work with wood to make guitars, but, as a school, our main raw material is people. Generating a climate in which people can grow and offering a good formative experience is one of our values.
Practice-oriented
The guitar was born and grew to be played, not to be admired as an object in a museum.
Therefore, we are committed to the musicians, who are the ones who will ultimately use the guitar.
Por eso, estamos comprometidos con los músicos, que son quienes van a utilizar la guitarra en última instancia.
The space
A cozy oasis for communal work in the center of Madrid.
The neighborhood has all kinds of services, transportation and accommodation possibilities for students coming from outside Madrid.