Vícente Carrillo Casas
Vícente Carrillo Casas was born in Casasimarro in the province of Cuenca in 1963 into a family of luthiers that included: his great grandfather, D. Blas Carrillo Alarcon (1836-1919); his grandfather D. Vícente Carrillo Lopez (1881-1962); and his father, D. Vícente Carrillo Cantos (1926-1971). Following the death of his father, when he was only 8 years old, his mother, Gabriela Casas Fornier took over the Carrillo shop which at the time employed a number of master craftsmen. In 1984, after military service, Vícente decided to learn the family business, studying not only with the various luthiers in their shop-- but also with a number of guitar makers of the Madrid school, among them Angel Benito Aguado and Jose Romero, whose friendship and professional advice he continues to value. Since his mother retired, the quality of their guitars has increased. Each instrument is built by hand using traditional techniques. The design of Vícente's guitars are based on those of Santos Hernandez (1873-1942) with some slight modifications of his own. His guitars have that old Madrid tone that is characterized by a certain warmth, deep basses, and sweet trebles.
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