Jeronimo Pena Fernandez 1985


The guitar maker

 

Jeronimo Peña Fernandez (1933)

Jeronimo Peña Fernandez was born in 1933 in Marmolejo (Jaen), Spain. He has a background in ornamental carving as was at one apprenticed to be a carpenter when he was a child. He also became interested in the guitar at this time and would begin to build his first guitars in the 1950s.

He has made over 450 classical and flamenco guitars as well as a few violins.

Not having any formal training allowed for his guitars to truly have their own unique look and sound. His training in carving gave us some of the most beautiful headstocks and bridges in all of guitar history. He is man devoted to the guitar as he recounts in his book “El Arte de un guitarrero español”

There is also a chapter devoted to him in Luis F. Leal Pinar's book "Guitarreros de Andalucia".

Artists who play Jeronimo Pena Fernandez: Enrique Montoya, Manolo Sanlucar, Manolo Escobar.


Description

A powerful and exquisite guitar made by Jeronimo Pena Fernandez in 1985.

Beautiful carving and fine detail work.

Body from beautiful rosewood - straight-grained with rich, warm colours of red and gold, accentuated by the coloured finish and with beautiful back centre-strip.
The back of the neck carries the maker's carving marquetry and the end of the fingerboard is also carved.

Front from very even and tight-grained Canadian cedar with the maker's fine-detailed rosette.

Carved bridge with tie-block decoration using the same motif as the rosette central tiles.

Fustero tuners with lyre pattern, black sideplates and white pearl buttons. The headface is ebony with relief carving.


 

 

Origin:Marmolejo (Jaen)
Scale:664
Top:Canadian Cedar
Back & Sides:Rosewood
Tuners:Fustero
Neck width:53
Weight:1805 grams