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La historia de la guitarra española está llena de curiosidades y misterios. Los luthiers que han dado forma al instrumento en sus orígenes, no siempre han quedado correctamente documentados y sus guitarras se encuentran, aun hoy, viajando por el mundo en forma anónima. Quizás en manos de un gran guitarrista, de un niño que da sus primeros pasos con la guitarra o también olvidada en un armario.En este post, nos centraremos en la figura de Vicente Arias, un luthier español del siglo XIX, y en...

Guitar tops with audio samples and analysis of their acoustic properties are now available. To familiarize ourselves with some technical concepts we talked to Giuliano Nicoletti (Luthier and Software Developer) and asked him for a guide to help you select a piece taking into account density, frequency, sustain, stiffness and radiation coefficient.

The way you buy wood to build guitars is changing, from now on you can choose the top of your guitar by its sound and not just by a picture.

Imagine having the power to select the density, rigidity, frequency, sustain, and other fundamental data of your guitar's top while creating your instrument. Just think of the possibilities and how it could transform your guitars. Have you ever dreamed of having this level of control over your guitar's sound?

Registration for the flamenco guitar building course organized by Solera Flamenca and Maderas Barber is now open. Throughout this post we will tell you the first details of what will undoubtedly be a great experience for those who want to build their first guitar and also for those experienced luthiers looking to improve their building technique.

Bernat Mercader is a specialist in Chip Carving, a wood carving technique that has gained the acceptance of a large number of new fans. Find out all the details in the interview we have conducted with him and be encouraged to enter this exciting world of craftsmanship.

Martin Guitars will build a Custom Shop series with our treasured Dalbergia nigra (Brazilian Rosewood). We have recently had the opportunity to meet and interview Mike Dickinson, representative of Martin Guitars. During the interview, Mike highlighted the unique quality of our woods and Martin Guitars' commitment to sustainability.

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Every skilled guitarist needs to perfectly master the tuning of his guitar and every good luthier must equip his instruments with the best machine heads. After all, both are looking for a clear and defined sound that can only be achieved with a quality machine head.

What if we told you that you could travel back in time, back to the first half of the 20th century and discover the most emblematic guitars of that time? Thanks to the aged wood, nowadays we can bring the most historical models of classic, acoustic and electric guitars to the present day. How? By creating perfect replicas of the guitars of those times. 

There is no doubt that looking for the perfect wood to create a guitar is an arduous task that every luthier must do before starting to make it. At Maderas Barber we want to make your work easier and we launch MB exclusive, our own brand of unique pieces and finished parts. A project born at the request of customers. A project in which the exclusivity of each instrument is the goal.

Almost at the same time as the founding of Maderas Barber, was appearing in the USA a company that would mark the future of the electric guitar for the next 60 years. Its legacy continues to this day, and it is still one of the most important brand in the world market. We are talking about Fender, undoubtedly the brand that has had the greatest influence on popularization, innovation and renewal of the electric guitar since its creation.