This flamenco guitar by Francisco Manuel Díaz, one of the most famous pioneers of the world-famous Granada school of guitar making, is an exceptional guitar inspired by the guitars of his teacher Manuel the Chica!
Francisco began his career at the age of 16 in the best workshops of his time. His first master was Eduardo Ferrer. After a few years, his enthusiasm led him to work with the master guitar maker Manuel de la Chica. He founded his own workshop in Cuesta de Gomérez in 1965.
As a professional guitarist, he has accompanied artists such as Fosforito, Fernanda de Utrera, Eva La Yerbabuena, Manuel Liñán and others. He released several albums between 1980 and 1990.
His guitars are known for their good construction and sound quality. Francisco taught his brother Rafael Diaz, Antonio Arroyo, Juan Miguel Carmona and his sons Victor Manuel and Francisco Manuel Díaz Sánchez the art of guitar making.
This guitar has a cedar top and cypress back and sides. The scale length is 662 mm and the nut width is 52 mm. It is from 1980.
It is a typical light flamenco guitar in the old style from Granada. The sound is unbeatably crisp and powerful. The guitar has a very voluminous tone with very precise basses and clear trebles.
The cedar top gives this beautiful guitar a warm vintage character in the sound. We have compared it with our instruments from Manuel de la Chica - these instruments are really similar.
The guitar has been played a lot and has certainly seen many stages in Spain. It has been repaired, checked and reset - it is 100% ready for the next stage.
The guitar is supplied with a matching hard foam case.
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