Ariel Ameijenda Concert Guitar 2016

Details:

• Year: 2016
• Country: Uruguay
• Back & Sides: Indian Rosewood
• Top: German Spruce
• Scale Length: 640mm
• Finish: French Polish
• Nut Width: 52mm
• Case: Yes
• Marker on the 7th fret
• In early 2020, a small shim was professionally added to straighten the nut by luthier Luis Fernandez de Cordoba. This can be seen in the photo of the headstock.
• There is a small ding on the back as shown in the last picture.

About the builder:

Ariel Ameijenda is a Uruguayan-based luthier who learned his craft from his father, Manuel Ameijenda, one of that country’s most famous guitar makers. Ariel’s father had studied under Juan Carlos Santurion, who had studied at Fleta’s workshop in Barcelona, Spain in the early 1950’s.

Ariel started out by helping his father in the workshop, where ultimately at age 14 he built his first instrument. He went on to study Musicology at the University, where he paid special attention to the subjects of Acoustics and Music History, which have greatly influenced his approach to the construction of guitars and ancient instruments.

With over 50 years of experience, he has also made adjustments and done maintenance work on guitars by Hauser, Simplicio, Santos Hernandez, and many others that have come through his workshop. He has built guitars for by Guitar Salon International and Siccas Guitars, which were included in "Masters Guitars" category.